The Sacred Hearth

Your Witchy Kitchen Garden

Morningbird Morningbird's Garden

I think every witch should grow a garden. It puts you in touch with energies and cycles that people who don’t garden just don’t know about. If you grow food or magical or medicinal herbs, they are just that much more potent from the energy you put into them. And, if you are learning about […]

Magical Spice Mixes

Morningbird Food, Kitchen Witch Corner, Recipes

Creating your own special spice mixes allows you to tailor them to your particular tastes and magical needs. It also helps build your intuitive relationship with these plant allies. While grinding and blending and smelling and tasting, you will learn more about the herbs and spices in your cupboard than you will ever learn from […]

Potato and Cottage Cheese Pierogies

Morningbird Recipes

We love pierogies and they use up leftovers. Preparation Time: Too freaking long, actually, but an assembly line can get them done in about an hour. Ingredients: 1 recipe homemade pasta 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes 1/2 cup cottage cheese (often of questionable virtue) 2 tbsp. fresh chives, sliced into little green rings Directions: 1. Combine the mashed potatoes, cottage […]

Rescuing the Peppers

Morningbird Food, Kitchen Witch Corner

My family eats peppers several times a week and we are big fans of spicy food, so I try to grow peppers every year. Try is the operative word here as my growing season is quite short. Every year, I start my favorite varieties early: Alma paprika, poblanos, jalapenos, bell peppers, and, of course, cayenne. […]

Pumpkin Spice Magick

Morningbird Food

Love it or leave it, it’s pumpkin spice season! I love pumpkin spice all of the time. I like it in my coffee, I like it in my oatmeal, I like it in my pumpkin pie- which I will eat for breakfast as well as dessert. Pumpkin spice reminds me of grandma’s house and warm […]

Prometheus and Epimetheus: A Tale of Two Brothers

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

After Kronos defeated Ouranos, he called together all of the Titans and he said: “Now that the power of Creation is ours, let us create. Let us cover our Mother with all manner of living things to Her glory.” And he called upon the brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus to fill the Earth with living creatures […]

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Morningbird Library, Poems and Prose

Once upon a lovely spring day a young grasshopper was frolicking in a meadow when he happened to meet a pretty young ant out on a scouting mission. “Hello dear lady.” Said the grasshopper. “Will you walk with me awhile?” The ant considered and said, “Alright sir. I will walk with you, but I must […]

White Beans with Garlic and Sage

Morningbird Recipes

I love beans. I know not everyone does, but they are a staple in my world. This is one of my favorite bean dishes. I like to make a big batch and keep it around for a quick and satisfying lunch during the week. It is lovely with a green salad but I eat it […]

Harvesting and Using Wild Grape Leaves

Morningbird Homestead and Hearthcraft, Morningbird's Garden

There are many species of wild grape in my area and the grapes they produce are small, few, and not very tasty. Their leaves, however, are large, abundant, and delicious. I like to gather them in late spring and early summer over the course of a few weeks and then ferment them in brine to […]

Watermelon Chill

Morningbird Kitchen Witch Corner, Recipes

This magic potion is soothing, sweet, hydrating, cleansing and relaxing. It is the best thing after working hard in the heat, especially if the work was stressful and you were surrounded by unpleasant people. Refreshing watermelon counteracts the damaging effects of the sun and cools the body while lemon balm sooths the nerves. Ingredients Watermelon […]