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    The Kitchen Witch

    The Great Pumpkin…Seed Pumpkins are one of Mother Nature’s many gifts.  It is easy to take this gift for granted especially, when we see them adorning walkways and porches in honor of Halloween.   In fact many of us throw out the most important part of the pumpkin, the seed.  Pumpkin seeds are one of nature’s perfect foods.  The nutritional value of pumpkinseeds makes them a powerhouse of nutrients packed with most of the B vitamins, as well as C, D, E, and K. They contain essential minerals including magnesium, calcium, potassium, niacin, zinc and phosphorous.  Holistic practitioners have used Pumpkin seeds for centuries to eliminate various types of intestinal parasites,…

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    The Kitchen Witch

    Samhain- and the “veil” thins In this issue I will share my Coven’s favorite Samhain recipes.  We will bake with pumpkin and make a wonderful cocoa. Samhain, the Witch’s New Year.  It is the third and final Harvest Festival.  It is a time for contemplation, looking back as well as looking forward.  Perfect timing for all kinds of divination.  It’s a special time to remember and honor our recently departed loved ones and to look farther back and honor our ancestors.  The veil that separates the world of the living with that of the dead is at it’s thinnest this won’t happen again until Beltane.  This is why divination is…