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February 2021

Pasta e Fagioli for Feralia

Jenn Campus2021-02-19T18:04:22+00:00February 19th, 2021|Culinary Anthropology, Food, Italy, Kitchen Witchery, Land, Magic, Monthly Guides, Recipes, Seasonal Celebrations, Tradition|

Pasta e Fagioli is one of those dishes where looks can be deceiving. What seems like a humble bowl of pasta & beans has, in fa [...]

January 2021

Befana, The Winter Witch

Jenn Campus2021-01-04T10:31:41+00:00January 4th, 2021|Folklore, Food, Italy, Kitchen Witchery, Magic, Monthly Guides, Old Powers, Recipes, Ritual, Seasonal Celebrations, Tradition|

“La Befana vien di nottecon le scarpe tutte rottecol cappello alla romanaviva viva la Befana!”"The Befana comes at nightwearing ol [...]

October 2020

Samhain, Samhuinn, Sauin…Halloween

Jenn Campus2020-10-20T10:23:42+00:00October 20th, 2020|Ancestors, Culinary Anthropology, Folklore, Food, Italy, Kitchen Witchery, Land, Magic, Monthly Guides, Old Powers, Recipes, Ritual, Sardinia, Seasonal Celebrations, Tradition, Traditional Skills|

What is Samhain? Samhain pronounced "sow-en," means "November" in Gaelic. There are a couple of iterations of the word, depending [...]

Rowan: The Sacred Witch Tree

Jenn Campus2020-10-12T09:33:35+00:00October 12th, 2020|Ancestors, Folklore, Food, Herbs, Kitchen Witchery, Land, Magic, Old Powers, Recipes, Ritual, Tradition, Traditional Skills|

Rowan, Mountain Ash, or Witch Tree. Rowan is a tree native to the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In European [...]

September 2020

Mabon! Happy Autumn Equinox!

Jenn Campus2020-09-14T08:24:56+00:00September 14th, 2020|Folklore, Food, Land, Magic, Monthly Guides, Recipes, Ritual, Seasonal Celebrations, Tradition|

Enjoy monthly seasonal guides with ideas for how to celebrate the changing of the seasons. The monthly guides are generally 25+ pa [...]

Part 3: Live Like a Sardinian: The Key to Longevity

Jenn Campus2020-12-04T07:47:18+00:00September 1st, 2020|Culinary Anthropology, Food, Italy, Land, Magic, Sardinia, Tradition|

The welcome sign entering my mother in-law's village, Gallura region of Sardinia In Sardinia, people tend to live longer than in o [...]

July 2020

Saint John’s Wort: Shine Your Light

Jenn Campus2020-09-14T09:31:04+00:00July 10th, 2020|Folklore, General, Herbs, Kitchen Witchery, Modern Peasant, Recipes, Sardinia|

Once upon a time, there was a fierce young girl whose strong heart burned as bright as newly burnished steel. She was one of Freyj [...]

October 2018

Saffron, Ricotta, and Honey (Sardinia’s Holy Trinity)

Jenn Campus2020-09-14T08:50:21+00:00October 30th, 2018|Culinary Anthropology, Folklore, Italy, Kitchen Witchery, Recipes, Sardinia|

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August 2018

Ancestral Food: Sicilian Caponata

Jenn Campus2021-01-26T10:12:03+00:00August 14th, 2018|Culinary Anthropology, Italy, Love in Every Bite, My Books, Recipes|

My life has always been intertwined with Italy, Italian culture weaving through each fundamental moment and milestone. I was adopt [...]

July 2018

Bumper Crop Blessings: 3 Mediterranean Ways to Use Zucchini

Jenn Campus2020-09-14T09:28:09+00:00July 31st, 2018|Culinary Anthropology, Folklore, Italy, Kitchen Witchery, Modern Peasant, Recipes, Sardinia, Tips|

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