Title:	The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire
	Author:	Melissa Madura
	Published:	December 14, 2021. Nourish
	No. of Pages:	224
	Cover Price:	$35.00 Hardcover, $9.99 Kindle

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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.