Deborah Mesdag

Peanut Butter Cup Frozen Bananas 

I love chocolate and peanut butter together and peanut butter banana sandwiches are one of my all time favorites. So, these frozen bananas were pretty much guaranteed to be a hit! They are so good, and make a great snack or dessert! Here is what you need to make them: Trader Joe’s are my new …

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Pumpkin Pie Spiced Popcorn 

This popcorn is so delicious that I have already made it four more times and it has become my favorite fall snack! The pumpkin pie spice pairs beautifully with the light caramel sweetness of the brown sugar, and it is ready to eat in just ten minutes! Here are the ingredients you need to make …

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Pumpkin Pie Spice

I tried many variations of this recipe before finally achieving pumpkin pie spice perfection! In my opinion, most recipes call for too much allspice or cloves, and not enough (if any) cardamom. This recipe has just the right amount of each of these six spices to give the optimal balance of flavors: Weigh or measure …

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Greek Roasted Dinner 

This is another really easy and delicious roasted dinner that I make often. It is ready to go in the oven in just a few minutes, and the combination of the herbs, spices, and lemon juice smells so good while it cooks!  Here are the vegetables you need to make it: Cut the potatoes into …

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Make a Gratitude Tree for Mabon or Thanksgiving 

The most important part of Mabon for me is showing gratitude for all of the blessings experienced in the past year. To put that intention into practice, we made a gratitude tree. Every day we will write something we are thankful for on a leaf and add it to the tree. On Mabon night, we …

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Mabon (or Thanksgiving) Recipes & Crafts

Mabon, which is the Autumn Equinox, is coming up on September 22nd for those in the Northern Hemisphere. I love the Fall, and all things apple and pumpkin spiced! This morning it was only 54 degrees outside and I made pumpkin pie spiced hot cocoa and pumpkin muffins to celebrate the cooler weather. They were …

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How to Make a Pentagram Herb Dryer

I made this beautiful herb dryer for Lughnasadh, but it is a great autumn craft as well! You might be wondering what the significance of the pentagram shape is. The pentagram has been used for thousands of years and in many religious traditions, but in Wicca it represents spirit, air, fire, water, and earth. While …

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Solar Eclipse 2017

I was pretty excited for the eclipse yesterday! Unfortunately, I didn’t get any of the safety glasses before they sold out, so I knew I would mainly have to watch online. Still, I wanted to be outside and soak up the dual energies of the sun and moon. I prepped some water to take outside …

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Celebrating a Vegan Lughnasadh (First Harvest)

This post could have been titled “How to Celebrate a Holiday When You Don’t Really Feel Like Celebrating.” I didn’t have much energy or enthusiasm for having a big celebration, but I decided doing anything was better than doing nothing at all. Once I got started, it got easier and I found joy in each …

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Life Update – Staying Hopeful in the Midst of Uncertainty

I apologize for not posting for a while. I have been going through a lot medically and emotionally as I try to adjust to a change in my life that I did not expect to face. For those new to Vegan Kitchen Magick, I have something called Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome or CCHS for short. …

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