Cheese Magic: Seasonal Recipes, Plates, and Pairings

Review Quotes:
"Erika Kubick has cast another spell on the cheese world - literally. Cheese Magic isn't just another cheese manual; it's a complete grimoire of dairy delights. . . . Always playful, yet firmly grounded in [Kubick's] philosophy of food as connection, ritual, and joy. By the final page, you'll believe cheese really can sing to the moon.."-- Academy of Cheese

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"[An] enchanting combination of cheese-forward recipes, stylish charcuterie boards, and spirituality. . . . Witchy entertainers will find bountiful inspiration for their next party."
-- Publishers Weekly

Review Quotes:
"Erika Kubick, high priestess of cheese (and founder of the blog Cheese Sex Death), seduces and entrances with Cheese Magic, a recipe-cum-spell book. . . . A dazzling seasonal recipe book perfect for the earthy cheese lover. ​"-- Shelf Awareness

Biographical Note:
Erika Kubick is the author of Cheese Sex Death: A Bible for the Cheese Obsessed. A former cheesemonger at the acclaimed cheese shop Pastoral, she is a cheese preacher devoted to educating and exciting cheese lovers everywhere. Kubick launched Cheese Sex Death in 2015 as a blog and has amassed a following of more than 50,000 readers. Cheese Sex Death has since evolved into a cheese advocacy and events company, offering tastings, classes, private parties, merch, and more. Kubick lives in Chicago

Review Quotes:
"The most unique perspective on [cheese] I've ever come across."
-- Chicago Reader

Publisher Marketing:
From Erika Kubick, renowned cheesemonger and creator of the popular blog Cheese Sex Death, comes a book of 100 seasonal and mouthwatering recipes, plates, and pairings alongside gorgeous photography--all inspired by the festivals of the pagan Wheel of the Year.

Divided into eight sections evoking the pagan Wheel of the Year, this witty and accessible compendium includes:

• A cheese wreath plate to celebrate the winter solstice
• Lemon poppyseed goat cheese scones for the spring equinox
• ​A Dutch baby filled with savory herbs for summer and finished with melted Comté
• A cheese-stuffed pumpkin to honor Samhain, the Witches' New Year

Festive, witty, and accessible, Cheese Magic is guaranteed to charm you.

Review Citations:

• Publishers Weekly 08/04/2025 (EAN 9780762489633, Hardcover)