A Sampling of Menus & Recipes From:
The Thelemic Cookbook: Cooking with Correspondences
By Lita-Luise Chappell
Excerpts from ‘Aleister Crowley’s Greater Feast‘ (December 1)
Intro | English Thyme Popovers | Stuffed Roast Pork and Cider Cream Sauce | Sticky Toffee Pudding with Creme Anglaise | Juices, Teas & Alcohol
Excerpts from ‘Crowleymas – A Feast for Crowley’s Birth and Lesser Feast‘ (October 12th)
Intro | Cream of Broccoli and Hazelnut Soup | Sunday Beef Roast with Caramelized Onions, Carrots, Beef Gravy and Gooseberry Jelly | Bakewell Pudding with Custard Sauce | Beverages
Excerpts from ‘A Feast Menu for the First Night of the Prophet and His Bride‘ (August 12th)
Intro | Menu | Pear, Prosciutto, Goat Cheese, and Honey | Rosemary Chicken with Orange, Hazelnut and Cardamom Sauce | The Prophet & His Bride Anniversary Cake
Excerpts from ‘A Feast Menu for the Spring Equinox‘ (March 19, 20, 21 or 22)
Intro | Menu | Fava and Tofu Bean Dip | Spring Vegetable Soup (served with Poppy Seed Dinner Rolls) | Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Leek Torta | Petite Peas with Water Chestnuts | Rosewater and Orange Blossom Semolina Cake
Excerpts from ‘Three Feasts for the Three Days of the Writing of the Book of the Law’ (April 8, 9 & 10)
- The First Day ~ Recipes For Nuit
Intro | Menu | Blue Cheese Dip & Hot Crab Dip | Peruvian Potatoes with Manchego Cheese | Blue Cornbread With Honey Butter | Nuit Spring Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing | Chicken Boursin stuffed with Mushrooms and Swiss cheese | Caramelized Turnips And Kohlrabi | Blueberry Cheesecake With Silver Almonds | White Chocolate Cake with Candied Lavender - The Second Day ~ Recipes For Hadit
Intro | Menu | Lamb and Cheese Briouat | Moroccan Cigars with Harissa Dipping Sauce | Moroccan Yellow Lentil Soup with Moroccan Flatbread | Moroccan Cucumber, Tomato and Mint | Moroccan Saffron Chicken | Spicy Couscous with Chickpeas and Pine nuts | Asparagus in Dill Butter with Toasted Sesame Seeds | Rozz bel Hleeb ~ Rice Pudding with Orange Flower Water | Gazelle’s Horns ~ Puff Pastry with Almond Cream - The Third Day ~ Recipes For Ra Hoor Khuit
Intro | Menu | Chorizo in Cider | Tomato, Cactus, Mango, and Lime Salsa (served with fresh Corn Tortilla chips) | Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas | Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup with Sunflower Seeds | The Ra-Hoor-Khuit Salad with Honey, Mustard, and Ginger Dressing | Spanish Beef Stew in a Red Wine Sauce | Chili Rellenos Casserole with Pine Nuts | The Ra-Hoor-Khuit Fruit Salad | Mexican Chocolate Cake with Kahlua Chocolate Sauce | Spanish Orange Flan
Excerpts from ‘A Feast in the Sign of Gemini’ Menu
White Bean and Pistachio Dip
Excerpts from ‘A Feast in the Sign of Leo’ Menu
Bison Bake with Orange Barbecue Sauce
‘At the Mountains of Madness’ Holiday Party
What does one bring to an H.P. Lovecraft themed holiday party? Well if you’re anything like Lita, you go all out and channel the Elder Things to create something both horrific and delicious!
