Jun. 25th, 2006

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For Lughnasad, a spell to bless your oven

The oven is the ancient emblem of transformation. Raw bread dough is one thing, but baked bread is clearly another; what comes out of the oven is quite different from what went in. We can honor the oven and its almost alchemical magic – its ability to change things in order to nourish us more deeply – with this simple spell.

You will need:
A cookie sheet
Flour

On the cookie sheet, which represents the earth, sprinkle a tiny amount of flour. Flour combines all four elements – it was rooted in earth, nourished by rain, warmed by sun and harvested by air. Give some thought to this as you use your index finger to draw a simple sun-shape in the flour. The oven is like the sun, a small, personal source of fire and heat. Breathe your own energy over the cookie sheet and then say the following:

A blessing on food and fed,
Earth and sun. All are one.
A blessing on your power,
Bless fire and food and maker,
Bless seed and plant and baker.
Nourish us deeply,
Change us completely,
Teach us to nourish each other.


from Witch in the Kitchen, by Cait Johnson
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The basic ingredient for these recipes is olive oil, with varied additions to produce different flavorful delights.

In every case, whisk the ingredients together and allow vegetables to soak in the resulting marinade for at least 30 minutes before grilling. Each recipe may be doubled or tripled as needed.

Hot Mama Marinade
1/3-cup tamari or shoyu
1/4-cup olive oil
1-tsp. dried mustard
1/2- to 1-tsp. cayenne pepper (or more, depending on how hot you like it)
1-Tbsp. Tabasco sauce (optional)
2 or 3 garlic cloves

Sweet & Tangy Marinade
1/3-cup tamari or shoyu
1/4-cup olive oil
1/4-cup maple syrup or honey
Juice of 1 lemon

Herbed Red Wine Marinade
1/2-cup full-bodied red wine
1/4-cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1-tsp. sea salt
1/2-tsp. each of any of the following dried herbs (or 1-tsp. each, if fresh; or place whole sprigs of fresh on vegetables as they grill) – choose from: rosemary, marjoram, thyme, oregano, basil, sage, or any combination of these

from Witch in the Kitchen by Cait Johnson

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