Roasting Sunflower Seeds

1. Remove seeds from the sunflower head into a bucket of water and salt.

2. Soak seeds for 2 days.
3. Remove seeds onto a baking sheet.

4. Bake at 400°F for 30-40 mins. Enjoy.

Chicken and Cheese Lasagna Roll-Ups

2 Chicken breast

3 cups Water
Ricotta cheese

Parmesan cheese

Mozzarella cheese 

1/4 cup milk

Salt and pepper

Fresh crushed Garden Sage

Italian seasoning

8 lasagna noodles

Tomato sauce 

Olive oil

1. In a rice cooker, add chicken breast  and 1 1/2 cups of water on white rice setting. If you do not have a rice cooker then use a sauce pan and boil. 

2. In a large sauce pan boil 1/ 12 cups of water and add lasagna noodles. When done set aside in a bowl to cool off.

3. When Chicken is done cooking, let cool on a plate then cut in pieces. Save the broth. Chop chicken in a food processor. 

4. In medium bowl combine Ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella cheese, chopped chicken, sage, italian seasoning and milk. 

5.  On a plate, lay out a lasagna noodle and cover half of the noodle.

6. Roll lasagna noodle like jelly-roll style. If any filling comes out tuck back in on the sides.

7. Place seam down in a grease pan with olive oil.

8. Cover noodles with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and Italian seasoning. 

9. Bake at 375° F for 30 mins. Enjoy.

Short bread Soul Cakes for Samhain

Leave a soul cake as offering to your ancestors on Samhain.

Soul cakes were usually filled with allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger or other sweet spices. They were traditionally set out with glasses of wine on All Hallows Eve as an offering for the dead.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 stick butter, soft
4 Tbs. Sugar
1 Tbs. Milk

1. Mix sugar and butter together.
2. Add flour, pumpkin spice and milk to make dough.
3. Lay dough on cling wrap and roll out to 1 inch thick.

4. Cut dough with a cookie cuter and lay on a greased baking pan.
5. Bake at 350°F for 25 mins. Enjoy. 

Venison Pot Roast

Garlic is the key to rid of gamey taste. 

Ingredients:
Venison
Potatoes; peeled and cubed
Baby carrots
1 Onion; diced
1 Tbs Garlic powder
1 Tbs Meat tenderizer or Season all
1 Tbs Italian seasoning
Salt
Black pepper
4 cups Water
4 Beef Bouillon cubs

1. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and set on high for 6-8 hours. (crock pots may very)
2. In 6 hours the vegetables will be tender.
3.If you like the meat falling apart cook up to 1-2 additional hours. Enjoy.

Lavender Luna’s Magickal Herbs

Lavender Luna’s Magickal Herbs are grown locally and harvested every 2 weeks.

Garden Sage currently available as 3 oz. lose leaf, 2 small smudge sticks, 1 large Smudge stick. Next year I plan on having Lavender, White Sage and possibly more.

3 oz. Lose Leaf Sage

2 Small Sage Smudge Sticks

1 Large Sage Smudge Stick

Harvest\September\October Birthday Pumpkin Cake

Tools:
Bundt cake pan
Foil
Small metal bowel
small sauce pan
Spoon
Skewer or chop stick
Butter knife

Ingredients:
Water
Non-stick spray
1 12 oz. bag WILTON Milk chocolate or Dark Chocolate Candy Melts
1 boxes Cake mix
1 packs Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Orange Crème Flavor Mix
1 container Icing

1. Prepare Bundt pan to make the pumpkin stem. Flip over the pan and line the hole with foil, dual side in. Spray foil with non-stick spray.

2. In a small saucepan fill with water 1/3 from top and heat on medium-low. Place small bowel in sauce pan and add candy melts. Melt chocolate until smooth.

3. Pour chocolate into foil lined hole. Stir with skewer to remove air pockets. Let cool for a few hours. Place in fridge for 1 hour. Remove foil and place back in fridge.

 4. Mix Orange Crème Flavor Mix in icing container.

5. Mix the cake mix by the box directions. Spray pan with non-stick spray and pour cake mix in to the Bundt pan. Bake at 350° F for 40 mins or by directions on box. Test center with tooth pick if clean, cake is done. (Note: I originally was going to have two layers but my first layer fell apart.) Save 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of cake mix and set aside to bake later. This is for filling in the hole for the stem to sit on.

6. Let cool in pan for 20 mins. Loosen sides with butter knife, place plate over pan and flip.

7. Cool for a few hours before icing.

8. Fill hole half way with cake that was set aside.

9. Ice the cake and add the chocolate stem.

10. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Enjoy.

Tomato Sauce

Garden fresh tomato sauce.

Ingredients: 
10 Tomatoes; peeled and cubed
2 Bell peppers; minced
1 onion; minced
2 Tbs. butter
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 Tb Garlic minced/powder
1/4 oz. Fresh/dried Sage
1/4 ts. Italian seasoning
1/4 ts. Rosemary
1/4 cup Red cooking wine
1 bay leaf
2 Tbs tomato paste/Corn starch with cold water

1. Cut top off of tomatoes with a knife then peel. I find it easier if the tomatoes are really ripe.
2. Remove seeds and cube.
3. Mince bell peppers and onion.
4.Combine tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, rosemary, and red cooking wine in a large sauce pan on medium-low heat for 1 hour
5. Add butter and tomato paste to thicken. Enjoy.

Tomato Basil Mac n' Cheese

Ingredients:
3-4 Tomatoes; peeled and cubed
1 Green pepper; diced
1 Onion; diced
1 cup Water
Basil
1 Bay leaf
Salt
Italian seasoning
Garlic
1 Tbs Red cooking wine
1 box Mac n' cheese
4 Tbs Butter
1/4 cup milk


1. In a Medium pot combine tomatoes, peppers, onions, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, bay leaf,red cooking wine and water on medium heat and cover.
2. When tomatoes are tender remove from pot into a bowl and set aside.
3. Prepare Mac and cheese by the box directions.
4. Add the tomato mix to mac and cheese and mix well. Enjoy.

Mini Pigs in Blanket

Ingredients: 
1 pack Hillshire Farms Little Smokies
2 cans Pillsbury Crescent rolls

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2.Cut each crescent roll in three triangle.
3. Roll up each little smokey. There might be some left over crescent rolls.
4. Bake for 15 mins. Enjoy.

(BEBP) Bacon, Egg, and Bell Pepper Sandwich

Ingredients:
2- 3 pieces Fried bacon
1 bell pepper cut into rings
1 egg
salt/pepper
2 pieces white bread

1. Fry bacon & drain on paper towel.
3. Fry egg sunny side up in a bell pepper ring and salt/pepper to taste.
4. Toast bread and combine the rest of ingredients.

Potato Soup

Scott Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen-Potato Soup
Ingredients:
5 medium-sized potatoes; peeled and cubed
2 medium onions; finely chopped
2 ts. salt
2 cups water
1 Tbs. butter
1/2 cup flour
6 cups milk
5 slices bacon; chopped
Black pepper
1 Tbs. dried parsley

1. In a large sauce pan add potatoes, onions, salt, and water.
2. Cover and heat on medium, boil until potatoes are tender.
3. Drain off water and place potatoes and onions aside in a large bowl.
4. Melt butter in the same pot and stir in flour and milk on medium to high heat until the sauce starts to thicken.
5. Reduce heat to low, stir in potatoes and onions.
6. Fry chopped bacon slices in a skillet until crisp.
7. Drain on paper towel and stir into the soup, adding salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve in individual bowls and sprinkle parsley flakes. Enjoy.

 Magickal uses: Protection and healing.

Scalloped Potatoes

Creamy scalloped potatoes in 80 mins.

Ingredients:

4 cups Potatoes; thinly sliced

1 Tbs. All-Purpose Flour

1 ts. Salt

1/8 ts. Black Pepper

1/4 cup Onion; finely chopped

1 1/2 cup Milk

3-4 Tbs. butter

2 Tbs. Mozzarella

1. Heat oven to 350° F.

2. In a baking dish, lay one layer of  potatoes then add onion, salt, pepper, flour, and 1 tbs butter.

3. Add a second layer of potatoes and continue with each layer.

4. On the last layer, heat milk, pour over potato layers and add butter. 

5. Cover and cook for 65 mins.

6. Uncover and cook for 10 mins.

7. Add cheese and cook for 5 mins. Enjoy.

Favorite Blackberry Cobbler

Family and friends love this recipe.

This recipe is doubled. During the summer I add raspberries and wild black raspberries to this recipe.

Ingredients with Magickal uses:
8 cups Blackberries-money, sex/Raspberries-happiness, protection, love
3 cups Sugar-love
4 Tbs. Cornstarch
2 sticks Butter-spirituality
1 cup Milk-love, spirituality
1 tsp. Salt-grounding, stopping psychic awareness, protection
1 tsp. Vanilla extract-love, sexuality
2 tsp. Baking powder
2 cups All- purpose Flour-prosperity, money

1. Combine blackberries, 2 cups of sugar, and cornstarch in a medium bowl; mix well.
2. Pour in a 13x9 in. baking pan.
3. Combine 2 sticks of butter, 1 cup of sugar, milk, salt, and vanilla extract in medium sauce pan.
4. Bring to a boil; cool to luke warm.
5. Stir in baking powder and flour.
6. Pour over blackberries.
7. Bake at 350° for 45 mins. Let cool for 30 mins. Enjoy.

Lammas Bread

Ingredients with Magickal uses:
3 to 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour-prosperity and money
1 1/2 ts Yeast
2 cups Water
1/3 cup packed Brown sugar-love
3 Tbs Butter-spirituality
1 1/3 ts Salt-grounding, stopping psychic awareness, protection
2 cups Whole wheat flour-prosperity, money
1 Egg; heavily beaten-spirituality,protection, grounding, physical fertility

1. In mixing bowl combine 2 cups all-purpose flour and yeast.
2. In a medium sauce pan heat water, brown sugar, butter and salt until the butter melts.
3. Add water mixture to dry mixture and mix on slow to medium speed for 30 seconds.
4. Beat on high for 3 mins.and add whole wheat flour and as much you can of the rest of all-purpose flour.
5. Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface.
6. Knead in enough of the remaining all-purpose flour to a moderately stiff dough to smooth and elastic.
7. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface of dough.
8. Cover and place bowl on a heating pad on high for 1 to 1 1/2 hours to rise in double size.

Directions on how to shape dough to sheaf of wheat go to: http://momsrecipesandmore.blogspot.com/2007/09/world-bread-day-2007.html

9. Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes.
10. Reduce temperature to 350°F and coat with egg whites.
11. Bake for 30-45 minutes till golden brown.
12. Let cool and share with your friends on the first harvest of the year. Enjoy!  

Cold Cut Chicken Sandwich

1/2 cup Chicken broth
1 Chicken breast
1 Collard green leaf
Honey Dijon Mustard
Swiss Cheese
2 slices White bread
1 sliced Green pepper


1. Boil whole chicken breast in chicken broth ahead of time and let cool.
2. Cut breast length ways once.
3. Spread Honey Dijon mustard on both slices of bread.
4. Add sliced chicken, cheese, Honey Dijon mustard, Collard green leaf, green pepper and top slice of bread. Enjoy.  

Dry Sage for Smudge sticks

Need:

Sage

Scissors

Dehydrator 

Twine

Food saver Vacuum sealer

Food saver bags

1. Collect herbs early morning. They have the most oils compared to herbs collected in mid-day heat.

2. Cut the top mature leaves with scissors at the stem of the leaves.

3. Rinse leave in cold water.

4. Pat leaves dry with paper towels.

5. Lay leaves on dehydrator tray and set at 90°F to 100°F for 1 hour.

6. Bundle 10 leaves or more together with twine starting at the stems and wrap the leaves leaving a 1 inch gap . Once you get to the end wrap back up to the stems in a criss-cross to tie the twine.

7. Hang your sage smudge sticks in a well ventilated room for several days.

8.Your sage smudge sticks are now ready to burn for smudging for protection and clearing away negativity.

9. Store the sage smudge sticks in a food saver bag, vacuum and seal all the air out.

10. Label the bag 'Sage Smudge sticks' and the date.

Sage Tea

Sage tea helps the digestive system.

Note: Do not ingest sage if you are pregnant, nursing or have seizures. Do not exceed 3 cups a day.

Ingredients with Magickal use:
5-10 Sage leaves-Longevity, health
2 liters water

1. Collect Sage leaves early morning. They have the most oils compared to herbs collected in mid-day heat.

2. Cut the top mature leaves with scissors at the stem of the leaves.

3. Rinse leaves in cold water.

4. Pat leaves dry with paper towels.

5. Boil water and remove from heat.

6. Add Sage leaves and let seep for 10 mins.

7. Add sugar or honey. Enjoy.