A few weeks back, I read a fun book. It was the story of family and their gift of magic...unique to each person, yet intertwined through the bonds of blood and family lore. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen weaves the story of Claire Waverly a woman after my own heart, a whiz in the kitchen who prepares her food using the herbs, plants, and edible flowers that grow on her mysterious family land.She cooks and bakes with intent, infusing the food with the natural power that nature has to offer. All of the Waverlys are born with their own unique gifts, but Claire and her connection with nature and the kitchen were what inspired me to head into the kitchen today. Neighbors are both leery and mesmerized by the Waverly family, their seemingly magical gifts...and that enchanted apple tree which grows in their garden and is said to reveal the future to those who eat from its fruit.
