Mixed Recipes to celebrate Ostara...

Spring is knocking our doors and to celebrate the nature's rebirth (and Ostara), what better way to welcome it with a plate of fresh leaves and sprouts? Although this recipe is delicious, it is not for everyone...Try it!

Ingredients:

1 cup Mung bean sprouts
1 cup alfalfa sprouts
2 cups baby spinach
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup dried cherries or raisins
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp honey
A dash of lemon juice

Ostara recipes

Merry Meet everyone! It has been a while since I've posted here. However, today I was inspired by the upcoming Spring Equinox (also known as Ostara - or Easter for others) and I wanted to share with you some recipes that will brighten up your festivities.

So here is the first recipe;

Coconut Carrot Cake 

Ingredients: 
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
4 eggs 2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups grated carrots
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Festival Menus- Yule

Samhain has passed...

Now it is time to think about Yule (Winter Solstice) and what can be cooked to add a touch to our festivities.

Here are recipes to get you inspire for your Yule Menu!

Mulled Wine

1 bottle of red wine (Burgundy or Cabernet)
1 cup of orange juice, freshly squeezed
1 cup apple brandy
1/2 cup of sugar
1 red apple, washed
1 orange, washed, sliced into rounds
4 cinnamon sticks
Clove

1- Gently combine the wine, orange juice, brandy and sugar in a large sauce pan and heat over low-medium.
2- Stud the washed apple with cloves and float it in the mulled wine mixture, along with orange slices and cinnamon sticks.
3-Serve from a warm slow cooker or crock, if you have one, or heatproof serving bowl.
4- Let the merrymaking being!

Muffin Autumn Spices recipes

Have you ever tried the Autumn Spices Muffin at Tim Horton's? Seriously, those are amazing!

I have tried to find a similar recipe. but unfortunately, I was unable to find one exactly like Tim Horton's.

Instead, I have tried another one and modify it a bit to my taste....Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did!

For 12 muffins 

Cream Cheese Filling 

1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar

Whip together cream cheese and sugar very well.

Create your Own Magical Oil

When thinking about magical oils, there are lot of people who decide to buy them instead of making them. Reasons to buy already made oils can be various...Either you don't have the necessary ingredients to create your own oil, or your lack patience to do so or you just don't feel comfortable mixing ingredients. However, creating your own oil is really easy and it adds a touch of your own energy on it.

Before everything, it will be necessary for you to determine your intent; this is really important since you will have to gather the essential oils calling for your recipe.

As a base, you can select one of the following oil:

Safflower
Grapeseed
Jojoba
Sunflower
Almond

Samhain Recipes: Oils

For candles and altars, the following recipes can be used for your Samhain celebration or for specific activities during Samhain (such as to help divination).

Recipe 1
1oz base olive oil
4 drops Pine Oil
2 drops Frankincense oil
2 drops Patchouli oil
2 drops Lavender oil

Recipe 2 
3 drops Cedarwood
3 drops clove
3 drops frankincense
3 drops patchouli
3 drops rosemary

Samhain Recipes: Incense

If you would like to make your own Incenses for Samhain,  I would suggest you to include herbs that have special meaning for Samhain.

For example:

For Remembrance: you can use Rosemary
For Purification: you can use Sage and Salt
For Protection: you can use Marigold, Pepper (for ghostly protection), Cinnamon, Wormwood ( protection against evil spirits)
To Honor the Earth: Patchouli and Pine.
To Honor the ancestors: Marigold

Sage is also a good herb for wisdom. Apple and Apple leaves can be used for the Sabbat of Samhain itself and for fall too. Mugwort is good for psychic awareness and to aid divination. Bay and Bay leaves are good for psychic powers.