The Coven of Awesomeness Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week, Louise is making Caramel Shortcake from a box, and its totally awesome. Then Renee gets side tracked talking about boiled eggs while sharing an awesome new recipe for Bacon & Egg Potato Salad. Then they dig into herbalism, plant medicine, green witchcraft, and gardening. They both discuss their deep desire to know and understand plants on a new level while simultane...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a special guest! Our very first podcast guest, Lucinda, is back for another episode inspired by our last conversation. As usual, we're eating delicious food, with Louise sharing a Mexican breakfast recipe, Renee sharing a gooey butter cake and Lucinda sharing a deliciously spicy pineapple dish. Our topic this week is conspiracy theories and how they affect t...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Louise is cooking up a super easy quiche with puff pastry, while Renee's got a pasta recipe that's jam-packed with flavor, Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta . Then they discuss the idea of ritual magick. What does that phrase represent, and how do pop culture portrayals compare to real life modern witchcraft. They discuss sexism in magick as well as ways to incor...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is hitting us up with another Nigiri recommendation and Renee is making ginger glazed gammon steaks and the most amazing Biscoff cake. This week our topic is witchcraft in the media and we're talking the good, the bad and the ugly. We talk about some negative portrayals in the media, but also some folks who are getting it right. Then we're releasing our negativity...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Renee is making a ridiculously spicy Flame Burger, and Louise is trying out one of Glasgow's best known fine dining restaurants. Then they figure out human design in real time as they both explore and compare their charts and try to convince themselves that it's not a cult. They explore the different energy types, compare their emotions, and realize why they e...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is enjoying the sunshine this week with her roasted courgette, halloumi and sundried tomato bake and Renee is sharing lemon ricotta pasta and a delicious cherry berry cocktail that's perfect for the summer. This week we're talking about His Dark Materials - the book/tv series by author Phillip Pullman. We talk about our favourite characters, witchcraft and spiritu...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is eating ridiculously awesome prawns from a local Japanese restaurant, and Renee is experiementing with queso and making Milky Way Ice Cream for real. Then we're talking about the wheel of th year sabbat, Lughnasadh or Lammas. It's all about the bread. This is a day to give thanks and celebrate what we've harvested and what nature has provided. We give a bit...

Send us Fan Mail This week Louise is baking Betty Crocker's salted caramel brownie mix and Renee is sharing some delicious bao buns that she had on her trip to New York. Then we get into this week's topic - what is success? We talk about society's markers of success versus what success actual looks like for most people. We get some listeners' points of view and share our though...

Send us Fan Mail Louise made a Spanish Chicken & Chorizo Bake for Litha with potatoes from Renee's husband's garden, while Renee was cooking up Creamy Garlic Spinach Dip . She also left the feta out of her Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad and didn't realize it until a week later. It was still awesome. Then they're discussing whether or not we can separate the art from the artist...

Send us Fan Mail This week Louise is obsessed with garlic-stuffed olives and Renee is eating meatball hoagies. Renee is also trying to convince Louise that Margaritas are actually delicious. Then we get into our topic - our morning and evening routines. You guys asked for it so we delivered! We talk about all of the things we do to set up our days and to wind down at night. We also share some list...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Louise is loving Catfish Tacos from Jacob's Pickles in New York. Renee made Lemon Linguine , possibly her favorite weeknight pasta. She also baked up some Giant Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies , and they're freakin' awesome. Then they're discussing everyday witchcraft. What are the simple things they both do every day to connect to spirit and maintai...

Send us Fan Mail This week Louise is professing her love for the breakfast biscuit and Renee is giving us another variation on a delicious grilled cheese. This week's topic is where you all see us for the monsters we really are - we're talking about our pet peeves and petty annoyances. We can't be sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everyday! We're talking about bad drivers, music...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is making a lovely summer salad while Renee is baking White Chocolate Chip Brownies for the kids and mixing up a Lemongrass Gin Cocktail for the grown ups. Then they're exploring all things Litha. What is this midsummer celebration all about and how can you make it part of your Wheel of the Year experience. There may be cheeseburgers involved. Louise is sick of always...

Send us Fan Mail It's our podcast's birthday! We've recorded 52 episodes and we're here to celebrate! Louise is reminiscing about her misadventures with a crawfish boil in New Orleans and Renee is making summery harissa hummus. This episode we asked you, our listeners, to ask us anything you wanted to know. We talk about our podcast journey, how we got into witchcraft and lots...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Louise has a hot take on Burger King vs McDonald's. Renee is eating an agressively garlicky Caesar Salad and sharing explitive-worthy Smores Brownies on the blog. Then they dive into the popularization of witchcraft. From cultural appropriation to witch chic, we discuss the drawbacks of witchcraft everywhere while balancing the empowerment and enlightnment that thi...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is eating lasagna on a pizza, and Renee is baking nutella into waffles and also eating totally delicious sauceless pasta. It's getting crazy over here. Then they dive into all the TV shows they loved from the past that have become problematic as we've evolved as individual humans and as a culture. From race to sexism to art created by monsters, they dive into a nu...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Louise is cooking up Pesto Eggs on sourdough toast, while Renee is sharing Raspberry Lemonade and some totally ridiculous cupcakes from the blog. You're gonna want these recipes. Then they're chatting about using the elements in magick. With earth, air, water, and fire combined, your spiritual practice is full of power. They discuss how they use the elements i...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a special guest - Rebecca from Temple De Luna vegan skincare! We start by talking about the delicious food we've been eating. Louise has found a new Japanese restaurant, Renee is making delicious burgers and Rebecca is enjoying the first salad of the summer season. Then we get into our topic - learning to accept our skin. As an insider in the skincare indust...

Send us Fan Mail Louise had an awesome beef dip sandwich at Down the Hatch in Edinburgh, while Renee is cooking up a very continental grilled cheese and eating yet another Little Bacon Cheeseburger from Five Guys. Then they talk about Star Trek, the incredible utopia they've created, and what, if anything, we can do to bring our world closer to that sci-fi fantasy. They talk about the latest...

Send us Fan Mail This week Renee is cooking a delicious salad for her husband and Louise is eating one of Renee's delicious cookie recipes to use up food in her store cupboard. Then we're on to our topic  - Beltane. It's the next in our wheel of the year series and we're talking all about the sexy sabbat that is Beltane. We talk about the origins of Beltane, correspondences, an...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is cooking up Kerala Prawn Curry from the Quick Roasting Tin cookbook, and Renee is testing a new recipe for Sweet Potato Nachos. She's also whipping up a ridiculously easy and surprisingly awesome dessert known as a Lemon Meringue Fool. Then they chat about how they consume and emotionally process the news. Taking it all in can be so heavy. They discuss ways you can p...

Send us Fan Mail This week Renee made Louise jealous by ordering lots of tater tots, as well as making a delicious holiday pie . Louise is still on her cooking game and made delicious pork noodles. Our topic this week is about protecting your energy. We share some mundane every day tips, as well as some witchy, spiritual ways to protect and cleanse yourself of negativity. Finally, Louise has been...

Send us Fan Mail Louise is making Sausage Ragu Linguine from a recipe service that shall not be named. Renee is baking Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits and spicing things up with Spaghetti Arrabbiata. Then they're talking about feminism and whether they're actually any good at it. What does it mean to be a bad feminist? When do we fall short in upholding feminist ideals? Is it really that big o...

Send us Fan Mail This week Renee is loving some classic Scottish fare, and baking a delicious lavender loaf cake. Louise is just eating a bunch of cakes from Costco. Our episode this week is about green witchcraft. What is green witchcraft? Is it having green skin? Living in a solar-panelled cabin in the woods? We talk about how we try to be more green in our witchcraft and ways that we can celebr...

Send us Fan Mail Renee and Louise are joined this week by awesome guest samantha of Probably Procrastibaking .  Louise has been out for a boozy brunch at The Slug and Lettuce in Glasgow. Renee is frying up Jalapeno Hush Puppies, and Samantha is making ice cream and smoothies. Then the conversation turns to motherhood and the mother archetype. We discuss different ways that people can embody mother...