A witch's kitchen is the center of her home. There is a very logical explanation for this, it is the one room of the house where all four elements come together most of the time. Fire, water, earth and air. The fifth element, spirit, can be brought into this room as well. Look upon your kitchen work as putting magic into your belly, and you have instantly brought spirit into the kitchen.

As I have said in my housekeeping page, if you want a truly medieval feel, avoid plastic whenever possible. I use earthenware plates, bowls, and mugs. Also, many of my bakeware is pottery, rather than aluminum (just be sure it is leadfree and able to withstand the oven). I use earthenware mixing bowls, wooden cutting boards, etc...Use cloth napkins and kitchen towels, you can find them in great patterns and colors, and you help reduce waste by not using paper. There is a wonderful outdoor Farmer's market near my home every weekend. There is a Mexican family there consisting of the mother, her son, and her father who sell handmade wooden cooking utensils. They sit right there and carve these amazing, heavy, smooth spoons, slotted spoons, butter knives, rolling pins, spatulas, mortars and pestle, and many more. They are dirt cheap, and last forever. I have several, and hardly use anything else anymore. Find local artisans in your area, and support them by buying their products. You help them, and you give yourself a unique, interesting handmade item to add to your home.
While we are on the subject of farmer's markets, I cant think of a more fun way to shop for food. Why hang out in a sterile, flourescent supermarket when you can buy fresh foods outside in a bustling, atmosphere full of colorful people and sounds and scents? Of course I do shop at grocery stores for things I can only get there, but I love my markets so much more.

Keep bunches of dried flowers and herbs hanging in your kitchen. They can be used for many things, and add a definite old-world feel. A handful of dried lavender or cloves and cinnamon in a pot of simmering water can make a whole room smell great. Be sure and have a mortar and pestle around to grind the dry herbs you use in cooking.

A glass fronted medicine cabinet hung on an empty wall filled with teas and interesting coffee tins, as well as spices looks great.

Keep amethyst crystals on your stove to help ward off any negativity from your food. Use teapots and lemonade pitchers as flower vases. Everything in Wytche's kitchen has many jobs, nothing sits idle for very long. If you have good sun in your kitchen keep a small container garden of herbs or vegetables there. Or a window box outside the window.

• Never waste bread, it is considered very bad luck, and your family will go hungry. Give it to the birds instead.
• A dash of salt in your food will help ward off hexes, but you must never run out as this is bad luck.
• If you are having to add lots of water to food that you are boiling , it is a sure sign that rain is coming.
• If you drink tea you have a very good oportunity to do a little divining. Use tea leaves, not bags, let them settle in the bottom of your cup, and after you have drunk the tea look at the different images and patterns formed by the leaves. Let your mind go blank and allow your psychic self to determine what these images mean to you. You can also do the same with coffee if you are a coffee drinker, but the best coffee to use is turkish coffee as it is heavy enough to settle at the bottom of your cup. No one wants to drink coffee grounds.