A soothing, slow-cooked spell for calm, clarity, and emotional renewal.

🪄 About the Recipe

The Moonlight Lentil Stew is a gentle, grounding dish created for nights when the world feels heavy and the spirit needs stillness.
This recipe, featured in Healing Stews & Enchanted Brews: A Witchy Crockpot Cookbook by A.L. Childers, honors the moon’s tranquil rhythm — slow, reflective, and full of wisdom.

Cooked overnight or during the waxing moon, this dish gathers the magic of herbs and roots that cleanse emotional energy, balance hormones, and encourage peace after emotional storms.

It’s more than a meal — it’s moonlight in a bowl.

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🌿 Ingredients

• 1 cup dried lentils (green or brown, rinsed)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon thyme (dried or fresh sprigs)
• 4 cups vegetable broth or bone broth
• 1 cup coconut milk (unsweetened)
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Optional: 1 cup chopped spinach or kale (added at the end)
• Optional garnish: fresh parsley or a swirl of yogurt

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🔥 Crockpot (Cauldron) Directions

1. In a small skillet, sauté onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in oil until softened. This “awakens” the flavors.
2. Add all ingredients (except coconut milk and lemon juice) into your crockpot.
3. Stir clockwise — three full turns — while repeating softly: “By moon’s soft light and gentle art,
   Peace descend upon my heart.”
4. Cover and cook on low for 6–8 hours or high for 3–4 hours.
5. Before serving, stir in the coconut milk and lemon juice. Add spinach or kale, if desired, and let it wilt in the residual heat.
6. Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve under candlelight or by a window where the moon is visible.

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🌙 Kitchen Witchery Ritual

Prepare this stew during a waxing or full moon to draw in clarity, serenity, and inner strength.
As it simmers, visualize the lentils absorbing lunar light — tiny mirrors reflecting calm into every cell of your being.

When you lift the lid, breathe in the steam and whisper:

“I am centered, I am still.
I receive what the moon reveals.”

Eat slowly, mindfully, letting the flavors remind you of the simple alchemy between earth, water, and intention.

🌕 Serving Ideas

• Serve with warm flatbread brushed with olive oil and sea salt.
• Pair with a chamomile or lavender tea for deep calm.
• Store leftovers for the waning moon — a reminder that peace is something you can reheat anytime.

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✨ A Note from A.L. Childers

“The moon teaches us softness — how to illuminate without burning.
This stew is for those nights when you need gentle light instead of fire.
Let it restore your balance, body, and belief that magic lives in simplicity.”

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About the Author

A.L. Childers is a multi-genre author, researcher, and storyteller whose work bridges folklore, spiritual healing, and seasonal living. Known for her rich storytelling and heartfelt tone, she invites readers to slow down and reconnect with the old ways through modern ritual and kitchen magic.

She writes for those who believe that the act of cooking can heal, that every meal is a spell, and that our ancestors still speak through the steam of a simmering pot.

Visit TheHypothyroidismChick.com

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The information in these books and blogs is for educational and spiritual inspiration only.
It is not intended to diagnose or treat medical conditions and should not replace professional advice.
Use herbs safely, listen to your intuition, and practice responsibly.

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