Fortuna Noir - The Witchs Cookbook: 50 Wickedly Delicious Witchcraft-Inspired Recipes

Wickedly Delicious Witchcraft-Inspired Recipes

FORTUNA NOIR

As the kitchen (or hearth) is the center of the home, magical energies are naturally drawn toward it. Let the magic of meals conjured in your kitchen spread love and sustenance beyond the walls of your abode. When we can share our good fortune (no matter how much or how little), our bounty grows threefold. Fuel those energies by encircling yourself with crystals and stones while you cook, but also celebrate the empty spaces and stillness. Use equipment you adore in order to infuse love and care into your cooking. And above all, cook and drink with a grateful heart.

With a mindful heart I honor Earth. Her bounty never ends.

And blessed be, we share this meal with family and with friends.

The foods we eat, the wine we share, clean water that we have,

Are gifts bestowed, for much we owe, which multiply when shared.

The planets play an important role in our lives. Their activity is believed to affect what we experience here on Earth. Use these quiches to celebrate the entire solar system, or customize them to your liking and enrich yourself with their properties.

Makes 16 quiches

INGREDIENTS

Flour, for dusting

1 (7 ounces, or 198 g) refrigerated piecrust

2 large eggs

cup (120 ml) whole milk

teaspoon kosher salt

teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Fresh planetary vegetables and herbs, to garnish or include (optional)

Dill for Mercury

Thyme for Venus

Allspice for Mars

Nutmeg for Jupiter

Chives for Saturn

Carrot for Uranus

Hemp hearts for Neptune

Mushrooms for Pluto

cup (40 g) finely grated Gruyre cheese

2 slices cooked ham, chopped

TO PREPARE

1. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
2. Flour your work surface and a rolling pin. Roll out the piecrust to 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter and about the thickness of a coin.
3. Stamp out sixteen rounds from the dough with a 2- to 3-inch (6.5 to 7.5 cm) scalloped cookie cutter. Press each round into the holes of a 24-cup silicone mini muffin pan (you can also use a greased regular mini muffin pan).
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, black pepper, and the corresponding planetary herb, if incorporating rather than using as garnish. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mixture into each pastry shell and sprinkle with the cheese and ham.
5. Bake until puffed and just set in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
6. Arrange the quiche on a medium serving board. Garnish with the herbs (if using).

In witchcraft, the elements are important, each having its own properties. Buckwheat, as an herb of the Earth, has several Earthlike qualities, such as the ability to attract wealth. As you eat these crepes, concentrate on what kind of wealth youd like to attain.

Makes 8 crepes

INGREDIENTS

cup (60 g) all-purpose flour

cup (60 g) buckwheat flour

teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon kosher salt

3 large eggs

1 cups (350 ml) milk

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for the pan

TO PREPARE

1. Place the flours, baking soda, and salt in a blender and pulse to combine. Imagine the dry ingredients coming together and harmonizing into exactly what you need.
2. Add the eggs, milk, and melted butter. Blend for 30 seconds. Let the batter rest for at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. During this time, you can conceptualize what kind of wealth you want and how to get it.
3. Heat a 10- or 11-inch (25 or 28 cm) crepe pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat and brush with butter.
4. Once the skillet is hot, pour cup (53 g) of the batter into the center of the pan. Tilt and swirl the pan so that the batter covers the surface. Cook until the underside is golden, 1 to 2 minutes, then flip as soon as the bottom is set. Cook for another 30 seconds. Transfer to a large plate and repeat with the remaining batter.

Lox and bagels, a widely popular dish, has its roots in Scandinavia, where fishermen perfected the preparation of the briny salmon thousands of years ago. Njord (a.k.a. Njrr), Scandinavian god of the sea, guided these men through rough seas and helped them with their catch. Thanks to him, we have this delicious meal with us today.

Serves 4 Use a 13 20-inch (33 51 cm) board

INGREDIENTS

1 lemon, sliced into thin rounds

8 bagels of your choice

16 ounces (483 g) plain cream cheese

cup (70 g) capers, drained and rinsed

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

1 large heirloom tomato, sliced

1 hothouse cucumber, thinly sliced

12 ounces (340 g) lox or smoked salmon, thinly sliced

2 radishes, very thinly sliced

Fresh herbs, to garnish

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to serve (optional)

TO PREPARE

1. Layer the lemon slices in a diagonal across the center of the board. Place the bagels around the edges of the board and on a plate to the side. Slice them for quick and easy topping.
2. Put the cream cheese and capers in serving bowls and anchor them at the top and bottom corners of the board.
3. Place the onion, tomato, and cucumber slices on the bottom half of the board.
4. Add the lox on a diagonal above the lemon slices and place the radishes on a diagonal above the lox. As you set this out, give thanks to Njord and the people who made this dish possible.