FEAST OF BRANWEN
Winter Squash
Curried Split Pea and Potato Soup
Herb and Onion Bread
Spinich Ring
Snow Moon Mexican Hot Chocolate
Winter Squash
3 or 4 winter squash
3 tbs. margarine
3 tsp. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
raisins and nuts
Peel, quarter, and boil squash until tender. Mash or beat well with electric beater (or not). Add margarine, sugar, salt, ginger, and cinnamon until at preferred consistency. Garnish with raisins, and nuts if desired.
Curried Split Pea and Potato Soup
16 oz. green split peas, dried
10 cups water
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. pepper and salt
1 bay leaf
2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
In a large saucepan combine the split peas, water, onion, and spices. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Stir in the carrots, potatoes, and celery. Simmer covered for an additional 45 or untl soup reaches desired thickness. Remove bay leaf. Puree in a blender or food processor. Reheat.
Snow Moon Hot Chocolate
soy or dairy milk
Mexican hot chocolate
honey
cinnamon
nutmeg
Heat soy milk in a saucepan until it reaches desired temperature. Chop up Mexican hot chocolate and put in the blender. Add soy milk and stir in blender. Add honey, cinnamon and nutmeg to hot chocolate, stir again. Reheat in saucepan.
SPELLS
FEAST OF MORRIGHAN
Cider with Spices
Pumpkin Bread
Tofu Soup with Pumpkin Shells
Rosemary and Mint Salad
Oven-Roasted Red Potatoes and Apples
Cider with Spices
4-5 cups apple cider
3-4 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
a few different types of apples cut into small pieces
In a large saucepan head cider, but do not boil. Serve in a large cauldron.
PUMPKIN BREAD
2 cups pumpkin
1/2 c. margerine
1/4 c. olive oil
3/4 c. water
4 eggs or replaced eggs
3 2/3 unbleached flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
2 1/4 c. sugar
1 c. pumpkin seeds
Mix margerine, oil, egg replacer, water and pumpkin until smooth. Add flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda
and sugar. Then add pumpkin seeds. Bake for aprox. 1 hour @ 350 degrees in loaf pans that have been greased and floured.
TOFU SOUP IN PUMPKIN SHELLS
Before preparing soup, cut out four quart-sized pumpkins, and one large three-quart-sized
pumpkin to use as bowls and soup tureen. Chill in the fridge until soup is ready to be poured.
3 qurt. vegetable broth
1 pound firm tofu (cubed)
2 cups pureed pumpkin
2 large onions (chopped)
2-4 celery stalks, chopped fine
2 large carrots
2 pinches dried tarragon
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
Add all ingredients except tofu, herbs, and salt to pot. Slow simmer for 30 minutes, then add herbs, tofu, and salt. slow simmer
again for about 20 minutes. Pour soup into pumpkin bowls when ready to serve.
OVEN-ROASTED RED POTATOES AND APPLES
6-8 red russet potatoes
6-8 apples
2 tbs. shortening/margerine
Parboil potatoes. Rub skins with margerine and place in roasting pan along side the apples.
Roast at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
FEAST OF MABON
Mabon Wine Moon Cider
Tofu with Sage, Basil and Thyme
Acorn Squash
Apple Bread
MABON WINE MOON CIDER
4 cups apple cider
4 cups grape juice
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. whole cloves
additional cinnamon
bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer 5 minutes
makes 8 cups
TOFU WITH SAGE, BASIL AND THYME
1 lemon
1 pound firm tofu
3tbs. unsalted margerine
3-4 sprigs fresh sage
3-4 sprigs fresh basil
3-4 sprigs fresh tyme
Experiment , it will be fine! I marinate the tofu after I squeeze lemon and rub margerine on it. then I take the the herbs and a bit of soy sauce and curry and marinate some more. After marinating a while I fry it up or at least cook ifor a while adding vegetables here and there.
ACORN SQUASH WITH CINNAMON, AND HONEY
4 acorn sqash
8 tbs. honey
8 tbs. unsalted margerine
8tsp. cinnamon
Halve squash through midsections (not end to end). Remove seeds. Add 1 tablespoon each of honey and margerine and 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon to squash halves. Loosely cover each half with aluminum foil and place on shallow baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 and one half hours.
APPLE BREAD
3- 4 shredded apples, with peels
2 replaced eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1/2tsp. each: salt, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda
1/2 cup tubinado sugar or 1/4 cup honey
1 handful chopped walnuts (reserve some for topping)
1/2 handful raisins
2 cups flour
2 palmfuls oats
Mix apples and all ingredients exxcept flour and oats. Beat well. Gently add flour and oats to mixture. Stir just until blended. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan. Sprinkle top with the leftover walnuts, patting them down. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
recipes by: laurie cabot, dee and somer
These are some suggestions. Experiment and make your own magickal concoctions using food that is plentiful in your area. Eat whatever you wish and celebrate how ever you choose. Blessed Be!
* If you have any recipes for our next celebration of Samhain, Mabon, Yule or Candlemas please e-mail them to me and I will post them.
dee
