This book was picked up very tongue-in-cheek as acknowledged it wasn't going to be amazing, based on the fact I hadn't loved her oracle book. But I deeply love that they are velvet covered. So this was a cookbook and I wanted to pet it and it was on the sale shelf at my local Half Price Books while I was buying Christmas presents.

I was amazingly surprised to see how good this book was. It blew my socks off entirely. These chapters are broken down by sabbat (which is a favorite of mine!) and then each section started with 2-4 pages on how to lay a table for a party of 2-to-many, differences and things to do, from activities to decorations. This was a holiday book and a cookbook all rolled into one.

I'm so, so, so pleased with it and it makes me want to make holidays meals with my friends. ( )

Hrmmmm.........what to say about this book? This is my first book by Titania Hardie. I was originally attracted to the pretty, velvety cover and didn't really take a look inside before buying it. At first, when I got it home, I was a bit dissapointed. Not with the recipes. Those are fabulous, and I can't wait to try a lot of them. Although, I must admit, this book was written more for a gourmet cook than anything else. There are a lot of ingredients that an average person will probably not have in their cupboard or even afford. This book is also not for the inexperienced witch looking for the traditional feasts; it's more for those witches looking for something different or less traditional. And if that witch is looking for a lot of specific info for that sabbat/esbat, forget it. What I found dissapointing were the photos. When I have a cookbook, I want to see either a pic of the actual dish, or pics that fit in better with the theme. Don't get me wrong, the photos were beautiful and well done. It's just that most of them didn't really fit in well. I mean, come on. One of the pics was of an Italian gondola with ice cream cones that had plants coming out of them for the Italian Ice Creams. Or, LOL, of a salmon in a bathtub for the Salmon Baked in a Tent. But, since I love unusual and nontraditional cookbooks, this little beauty has already found it's niche in my kitchen. ( )