Happy February! I don’t know about you, but I always feel like a champ for surviving January in New England. Several of you have asked about recipes and party planning for your Sabbat celebrations. So this week I thought it would fun to put together some pagan-inspired recipes and share an easy potluck guide.

The trick with hosting any kind of gathering is to make it fun for yourself. Nothing is worse than cooking and cleaning and setting up all day (or days) and being so tired you can’t enjoy your own party. I find the easiest way to host a fun and affordable gathering is to make it a potluck.

So to help you out, this week’s free printable is a Potluck Party Planner (say that 10 times fast) that will help you plan a lovely gathering while keeping your sanity.

Pagan Inspired Food & Some Recipes (sort of)

Because paganism is a wide umbrella of beliefs and customs, there are unlimited ingredients and recipes that you can incorporate into your Sabbat and holiday celebrations.

Here’s a short list of common foods associated with Wheel of the Year Sabbats, starting with the next Sabbat, Ostara:

Ostara -Eggs, honey, sprouted greens, baked goods, asparagus

Beltane - Dairy foods, honey, oats, mead, lamb

Litha - Honey, elderberry, strawberry, fennel, thyme, fresh greens, mead, light wines

Lughnasadh - Grapes, wine, beer, bread, grains, blackberries, pears, raspberries, black currants, corn

Mabon - Corn, beans, squash, apples, pumpkins, cider, root vegetables, pomegranate, wine

Samhain - Apples, pumpkins, roasted game birds, cider, dark wine, pears, root vegetables

Yule - Cookies, caraway, dried fruits and nuts, pork dishes, eggnog, ginger tea, spiced cider and wassail.

Imbolc - Baked goods, winter vegetables, seeds, dried fruit, butter, milk, cheese, lamb, mutton

About those recipes…

So I’m gonna totally honest here - while I LOVE cooking, I do not really like writing recipes. And I like testing recipes even less. So, rather than spend the limited amount of time I have for Mabon House doing something I don’t love, I decided we’d all just be happier if I curated some of my favorite recipes from Pinterest.

Maybe this is a lazy shortcut? Or maybe it’s excellent time management. You decide. ;)

Ostara Menu Inspiration

I’ve gathered up some of my favorite Ostara Recipes from around Pinterest and organized them into a curated menu on Mabon House. I choose the recipes based on cost, complimentary flavors and incorporating traditional spring foods.

Let me know what you think. If you find this helpful, I’m happy to create more curated menus for the rest of the Wheel of the Year Sabbats.