Diary of a Kitchen Witch

Salad & Broccoli Pesto

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It’s been a minute since I’ve done an installment of Diary of a Kitchen, but I am cooking with more regularity now, and I am finding my groove in the kitchen again. In these installments, if you’re new here, I give the recipe and correspondences for each ingredient. Let’s go!

One little note: I have a lot of food allergies AND texture/sensory issues. Veganism and vegetarianism are not in the cards for me. Please take what resonates, let what doesn’t.

Basic Bitch Salad

I have finally hit my salad stride again… after a couple years, YIKES! I love salads because they’re quick and simple. I guess I need green veggies or whatever, too…

Recipe

• Spring Mix

• 1 Nectarine

• 5 Strawberries

• 6-7 rounds of Cucumber quartered

• 6 Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets, Sliced

• 1/3 lemon, juiced

• 1/8 cup olive oil

• Zaatar Seasoning to taste

Assemble your salad ingredients. Whisk together your dressing ingredients (oil, lemon, zaatar). Cook your nugs. Enjoy!

Associations

• Spring Mix: Abundance, strength, growth, renewal

• Nectarine: Health, peace, happiness, food of the Greek gods

• Strawberries: Divine Feminine, (universal) love

• Cucumbers: Balancing of masculine and feminine energies, water magic

• Chicken Nuggets: Gratitude to the chicken. Always.

• Olive Oil: Greek gods/goddesses, abundance, wisdom

• Lemon: purification, joy, brightness

• Zaatar: Amplification, abundance, luck

Broccoli Pesto

I used to make this by hand chopping as delicately and finely as I could. I am very grateful for the Mini Cuisinart we have now. It has been a decade since we’ve had this dish, and it was just as amazing as we remembered. We paired it with ahi tuna steaks from Trader Joe’s and rice.

Recipe:

• 1 cup of Broccoli Florets

• 2 cups of Basil

• Olive Oil to taste/desired texture

• 3/4 lemon juiced, or to taste

• salt and pepper to taste

Voosh voosh all of that up in your blender or Mini Cuisinart. Unfortunately the little immersion blenders don’t work very well for this one.

Associations

• Broccoli: Strength and leadership

• Basil: Health, luck, protection

• Olive Oil: Greek gods/goddesses, abundance, wisdom

• Lemon: purification, joy, brightness

• Salt: Purification and protection

• Pepper: Banishing negative energy

What foods have y’all been enjoying lately? I am very happy to be back in the swing of cooking as it is something where I put a lot of intention and energy when I am in the habit.

Wishing you well this week! May your life offer what you need in this moment.

With love,

Aventurine ✨