It was right around the time of 1980 that a small floating “kitchen witch” began to live high above the kitchen table at my parents’ house. Sporting a sly smile, she was securely anchored on her ...

Jenny Blaszczyk: Park ranger, accountant, sculptor, mother, line cook… WITCH! That’s right, Witch. The Kitchen Witch. Yes, and all the other professions too. But it is when she is in the kitchen, that ...

In the old country, Scandinavian families would hang a kitchen witch above their stove to bestow love and blessings on the food as it was prepared. In modern times, it’s a good bet the same deity that ...