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The following recipe comes from the book; Ostara by Edain McCoy.
Ostara Pasta with Goat Cheese
16
ounces penne pasta
1 cup rich milk
2 eggs, well beaten
12 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes,
chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp basil (use 1 tbsp to 1 1/4 tbsp, if fresh)
1/4 tsp parsley flakes (use 1 tbsp to
1 1/4 tbsp, if fresh)
1 cup mushrooms, chopped, any variety (optional)
1/2 cup black olives, chopped (optional)
1/2
cup bread crumbs (optional)
Grease a 9" X 13" baking pan and preheat oven to 350' degrees.
Cook the pasta until
just al dente, drain well.
Mix the milk & eggs together; set aside. In another bowl, mix the feta, tomatoes, pepper,
basil, parsley, mushrooms and olives. Add drained pasta and blend well. Pour into the baking pan. Top with bread crumbs, if
you desire, then pour the milk/egg mixture over the top, distributing evenly, allowing it to soak down into the pasta. Bake
for 30 - 45 minutes, or until top turns golden.
The following recipes are from; Cooking by Moonlight
by Karri Ann Allrich
Lemon Hummus
This light and tangy version of the classic chickpea
hummus is perfect for waking up your tastebuds after a long winter.
4 to 6 large garlic cloves, peeled
2
tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp organic, plain, nonfat yogurt
1 (15 oz) can garbanzo (chickpeas) beans, drained
Juice
of 1 fresh lemon
1 tsp ground cumin, or to taste
Sea Salt
Garnish
Fresh cilantro sprigs or chopped
fresh parsley
Sprinkle of cayenne pepper or paprika
Swirl of extra virgin olive oil
In a food processor,
mince the garlic. Add the olive oil and yogurt, and pulse to blend. Add the garbanzo beans, lemon juice, and cumin, and process
until the mixture becomes a puree, occasionally scraping down the sides of the work bowl. Season the hummus to taste with
sea salt and cayenne pepper. Transfer to a storage container, cover, and refrigerate. This hummus will keep well for 2 to
3 days.
Place in a serving bowl and garnish with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro sprigs, cayenne pepper and a swirl of
olive oil.
Serving Suggestion Surround the bowl with crisp carrot sticks, celerty and your raw veggie of choice,
or slice some fresh pita bread into triangles.
Serves 4 to 6.
Orange-Walnut Scones
You'll
love these traditional scones laced with the fresh taste of citrus, inviting happiness, fidelity and affection. Visualize
love and contentment as you stir the batter deosil (clockwise).
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled
and cut into pieces, or 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 tbsp freshly grated orange zest
1/2 cup of milk or soy milk
1
large egg, lightly beaten (fresh organic is best)
1/2 cup organic, plain yogurt or sour cream
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
or pecans
1/4 cup turbinado (raw) sugar or light brown sugar
Preheat the oven to 400' degrees.
In a large
mixing bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the chilled butter, orange zest, milk,
egg and yogurt, and blend until ingredients are mixed, taking care to to overbeat the batter. Fold in the nuts. The batter
for scones should be a bit dry, but if it's too dry, simply add a splash of milk to moisten it a little. Turn the dough out
onto a lightly floured board, and knead for 1 minute.
Roll the dough out until about 3/4" inch thick, and cut into
wedges. Sprinkle the wedges with raw sugar, and place them on a baking sheet. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, until they
are a light golden brown color.
Makes 6 to 8 scones.
Things to do for Ostara
- Dye eggs. You can get really elaborate with this, as I am finding. Besides the standard hard-boiled-eggs-dipped-in-food-dyes,
you can do some pysanky. Pysanky is the term used in the Ukraine for coloring eggs. It is done with raw eggs, or eggs that have been blown out
(empty egg shells). The dyes are not edible (and some are toxic - there are warnings to keep them off your skin), but they
are incredibly brilliant colors. The egg is decorated with lines of beeswax and dipped in progressively darker dyes. After
all the colors are on, the wax is melted and rubbed off, and the resulting egg varnished for extra protection. I don't have
photos of the pysanky I did in 2001, nor the eggs - one exploded around Samhain, and the smell was so bad, I had to get rid
of all of them.
- CandlesYou can also decorate egg-shaped candles. We found some at a craft store, and they had yellow wax inside
that acted like egg yolk as the candle burned. We also obtained square sheets of colored beeswax. The colored wax can be cut
and placed on the egg candle, where it sticks quite nicely.
- Make your own mobile. (This idea comes from Circle Round) This emphasizes the balance between day and night, and you can make these as simple or as elaborate as you like. Items to
create or find to balance on the mobile are suns and moons, eggs (real, empty shells, plastic eggs or paper eggs made by your
children), thematic designs for the season, or anything else, really.
- Start seeds indoors. It's time to do this, anyway, so include your children. Remember to also plant something that
sprouts quickly and spectacularly - like beans - that your children can see in a couple of days.
- Decorate flower pots. This can go in conjunction with starting seeds.
- Make a bunny doll. A while ago, I found a really cute pattern for a beanie-baby sized bunny stuffed animal pattern
(I found the site - but the bunny pattern is no longer there. Another bunny doll is there, but it's more complex http://www.sewing.org). It only took about 90 minutes to throw together, and it makes a great gift to add to the altar for your ritual, and kids
love it because it's so cuddly.
Egg Shell Mosaics
This is something I did once as a child, and I always wanted to do it again, but I never had the opportunity.
You will need:
- Colored egg shells
- Contstruction paper
- Pencil, crayon, or marker
- Glue
- Your imagination
How to proceed:
- Carefully peel the shells from the colored eggs. Remove the membrane from the inside of the shell (otherwise, it will
smell over time). The shell pieces should be large enough to handle, and small enough to lay mostly flat when placed on paper.
- Group like colors together.
- Draw an outline for the mosaic on the construction paper (this may be necessary for younger children, or if you can't
complete the project in one sitting). You may want to use Sabbat-appropriate designs, or just whatever takes your fancy.
- Coat the mosaic area with glue.
- Place eggshells on the glue in the patterns you desire.
- Allow the glue to dry.
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