Customer Reviews
Food Magic - By: Pieter, 14 Dec 2003 
Wicca In The Kitchen is the result of more than 17 years of investigation by one of Wicca’s most important authors. Cunningham shows how one can effect changein any area of life by selecting food for its magical properties & consuming it with a specific goalin mind. Wicca In The Kitchen includes lists of magical correspondences for every kind of food. Organized by category & supplies magical diets for certain universal goals, including love, health, protection, abundance & psychic awareness, It also provides 27 of the author’s favourite recipes & their magical applications. It is a delightful book that ought to appeal to all those interestedin bringing a little magic into their lives & especially to Wiccans or to anyone whose hobby is cooking & who is looking for something that is a bit different. The book concludes with a glossary of terms, a bibliography & an index.
Cunningham's Magic in the Kitchen - By: Boudica, 03 Apr 2003 
The original title of this re-release is "The Magic of Food" from 1990. Llewellyn has put this book back into print.
I love the opening lines "Food is essential to our lives. For many of us, the art of cooking & eating is a chore. For others, it is a great delight. And for some, the culinary arts & their products are indulgences. Food is substituted for love. Food is an excuse. Food is a god."
Scott explores all these aspects of food, as well as its magical properties & how this magic affects us & can be worked into our lives. The first part of the book is a small introduction to the magic of cooking, associations, tools, histories, practicing food magic & even some discussion on vegetarianism.
The meat & potatoes, if you will, of the book are the sections on specific types of foods. The foods are broken down into groups, like bread & grains, fruit, spices & herbs, etc. Common names, specific names, ruling planets, ruling elements, energies, lore & magical uses are explored, explained & looked atin its usesin magic & healthy living.
Mini-discussion on uses of saltin foods, substitutes for additives that do not promote overall good health, the healing qualities of foods, little known facts on food usages & food preparation make each of the topics covered interesting as well as useful.
"Nuts & Alleged Nuts . It is curious that one contemporary slang term for insanity is "nuts," as in, "That politician's gone nuts." In the past, these crunchy foods were thought to bestow wisdom, not mental derangement.*"
Footnote "*Then again, wisdom & insanity are often subjectively determined."
Scott's wit & humor are prevalent throughout the book as well as generous helpings of his wisdom & vast knowledge base.
And we are also treated to "Scott's Favorite Recipes". Appetizers, such as magic herb toast, beverages, desserts, main dishes. all here for you to consider & concoctin your own kitchen. Even magical soups & romantic salads are here for you to consider.
The book has a good table of contents, indexed, & contains a good glossary, tables of correspondences & bibliography. There is a mail order resource list which appears to be current, where you can get those hard to find ingredients.
Overall, a good book for your library, a better book for your kitchen & an essential book to havein your Cunningham library.
