[Review of uncorrected page proofs from NetGalley]

I'm inclined to call this a cookbook, but that's an extreme oversimplification. While I can't support the subtitle of grimoire, to each witch their own. Far more than a gimmick cookbook, this is researched and thoughtful, with practical applications and insightful history and backstories throughout.

It's a fascinating read. However, the recipes are not for the novice or budget-conscious cook. Some ingredients are foraged or less common, depending on your location.

An interesting combination of history and cookery.

I enjoyed this book, and felt that there was a good balance of recipes and history, however for me something was lacking - potentially the fact that on kindle the formatting was poor didn't help!

The recipes still sound great and are well researched, with obvious effort being put in to bring them into the 21st century for the less adventurous but intrigued "kitchen witch"!

Similarly, the historical aspects of this book, including the outlining of the various feasts, practices and reasons for these celebrations was very well-written and interesting.

However, I feel for me something was lacking. The recipes don't show a massive amount of variety, and the kindle formatting was very poor (admittedly this may be due to the NetGalley version being an advanced copy? Additionally, some aspects of the grammar were incorrect, leading to a less immersive read.

Pick it up if you are interested in the "witch" culture and looking for something a bit different.

The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire is a fun cookbook filled full of “witchy” recipes. The author, Melissa Madura is apparently a real witch who uses the pronoun “they” even though there is only one of her. An English major, I see this as incorrect grammar and ridiculous. However, I received a sample of the book and while reviewing it, found that it is fascinating, and has recipes that coincide with the Zodiac and planets as well as celebrations old and newer that have significance to witchcraft. There are plenty of notes explaining the holidays, and those of us who aren’t familiar with witchcraft will gain a bit of interesting information and trivia. I have a lot of respect for authors who do their research, and it is obvious that Madura has done plenty.

The cookbook is filled with beautiful photographs of the dishes, which are appealing. Even those who are unfamiliar with witchcraft and just want good recipes to serve on Halloween will find recipes suitable for serving regular people. There are several celebrations that mainstream people don’t celebrate, and this cookbook gives those of us an excuse to celebrate lots of extra holidays and cook yummy dishes more often. The recipes do not follow the traditional rules as far as recipes are written (heat “your” oven rather than preheat oven – how does she know it isn’t your neighbor’s oven? Anyway there is no reason to assume everything is “yours.”) The recipes are written in grams, ounces, and US measurements, so anyone can follow the recipes.

The cookbook is, in fact, beautiful, and could double as a coffee table book. The recipes are interesting enough that those who want a good variety of cookbooks will want this one in their collection.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

While the recipes weren’t for me, this book includes stunning pictures and excellent explanations. I don’t know that our library would own this however because it feels like it’s written for a very specific group of people.

Magical meals are center to this story of cooking with magic as introduced by the witch, cook and bookstore co-owner, Madara.

I enjoyed this book. I didn't make any of the suggestions but enjoyed thinking about them

I love, love this books. so good and helped, and eat to red. its good have, in my library. I'm going to get physically

The Witch’s Feast is another cookbook that was not what I expected! This one took a deep dive into the history of, and the reasoning behind holding feasts. It’s always refreshing when a cookbook explores the history of the topic they’re discussing and focusing on, instead of simply regurgitating recipes. New recipes are great, but understanding the reasoning behind the recipe traditions is so much more fulfilling. The Witch’s Feast took a look at traditional feasts and added the witchy factor that is so interesting and inspirational. I really enjoyed this one!

I liked the idea of this book however ultimately it was not for me. Thanks to netgalley for the advanced copy.

This gorgeous book is a feast indeed, not just for witches, but for anyone who reveres nature, lives by the seasons, and believes in the power of what we consume and share. My most treasured cookbooks are ones with evocative stories, and what I love even more about The Witch's Feast is that it not only tells stories, but encourages and inspires us to craft our own through the power of intention and culinary creation. Filled with interesting history, delicious recipes, vibrant photographs, and meticulous instruction, this is a book I will return to time and time again. For me, this is a cookbook, a spell book, a history book, a reference book, and a book of folklore and myth beautifully woven into one volume. Madara's magical way with words and food has cultivated a new fan in me, and I've added their shop Catland Books to my list of must-visit places.

I received a digital pre-publication copy of this book from Watkins Publishing in exchange for an honest review, and loved it so much that I purchased a physical copy for my own collection.

There are some interesting recipes in here, interspersed with interesting facts. The pictures and suggestions for what to make were very helpful. It was a visually pleasing book with some great ideas for those interested in some of the ideas around witches.

Interesting info and tasty recipes but needs an index

The book is presented more as a interesting history interspersed with some delicious looking recipes. It’s not a long book and the layout didn’t work as either a history or a cookery book for me. While the content is interesting and the recipes are very inviting it would need an index to make the book more user friendly for me. This was the main reason for my only giving three stars.

I was given this book from the author via netgalley only for the pleasure of reading and leaving an honest review should I choose to.

This was a great cookbook and I really enjoyed reading through the recipes. I definitely found some that I will be making.

Personally I have been digging into cooking and herbal remedies over the last few years so this was a great read for me! I loved the recipes and the utilization of nature within each one. A beautiful mixture of modern day witchcraft.

Full of delicious recipes and fascinating lore, The Witch's Feast is a book of insight and knowledge! I found the history given with each recipe very interesting, because it underlines what I think the key takeaway of the cookbook is: that food is a way to connect to your roots and to others. There are a few recipes I'm definitely hoping to give a try, like the Michaelmas Struan. Can't wait to read the full cookbook!

I've never considered myself a kitchen witch, or anything similar. The kitchen is NOT where my strengths lie. However, this book might just get me to try harder. Much more than just a witchy cookbook, The Witch's Feast offers up lore and historical context of the rituals and recipes we use everyday and on special occasions. Seriously, this is a fantastic book.

A mouthwatering and informative book, a fascinating read featuring plenty of interesting recipes and some information about them.
It's well researched, easy to follow and informative.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I love recipe books and I especially love recipe books written by witches. Included with the recipes are details about when and why these are used.. What rituals, when are these cooked, why these? Tidbits that make the recipes even more interesting. No, I have not made everything in this book but the dishes that I did make turned out very well. .Roast chicken with Babylonian spices turned out very good but I left out the asafoetida as I don't care for it..Great book, beautiful photography. I received this book from Net Galley for a honest review..

So this book was different than I thought it would be. It has some history of feasts for pagans. History of different gods and goddesses that you would make offereings to and what they would like. Then it has the recipes. I really liked that under the title of the recipe their was a small history of who it was aimed to and when the recipe was found. The recipes all looked good. They were modernized enough that you should be able to find and make everything. Then it explains a pagan feast and why it was used. I’ll definitely be trying some recipes.

This was a great sample from this witch cookbook. I'm super intrigued by the grouping and description of all the recipes in the table of content. The recipes I could view look delicious and seem doable for people with moderate cooking skills. The pictures of all the food are stunning

This wasnt the full book, so it was hard to get a complete picture of how it was going to go, but what i saw of the sample I liked. It seemed like a good mix of history, speculation on how food, feasting, and religion might have played their parts together throughout history, and recipies. Also lovely photographs. I do have to say that the layout in the sample was often difficult to read and follow, making it sometimes impossible if you wanted to try out a recipe to be positive you were following things correctly.