Just Add Magic is an American live-action family television series, loosely based on the 2010 book of the same name by Cindy Callaghan.

Intrigued by the cookbook's secrets, the girls embark on a thrilling adventure, visiting Mama P's shop to procure peculiar ingredients like "Cedronian vanilla" and "Taurian thyme."

As they experiment with the cookbook's magical recipes, they discover their role as protectors of this extraordinary culinary treasure, a responsibility that has been passed down through generations.

To undo this , the trio must concoct a special recipe, they decide to make a three magical layered cake which manages to break all curses in the city.

After breaking every curse, they realised that they had brought back Chuck Hankins, a teenage boy from the ’60s who had suddenly disappeared because of the OCs (Original Cooks) who were all once the protectors of the cookbook.

The girls become suspicious of Mr. Morris, Hannah's teacher at Fox Canyon for erasing everyone's memories of magic but it wasn't him, it was Caroline, a former protector of the cookbook, who was also disguised as Jill, Mrs. Quinn's campaign manager.

The trio take precautionary measures to stop Caroline from casting spells on them and destroying their spices,despite the consequences Cedronian vanilla could bring them.

The book tells a story from the late 1800s, narrated from the point of view of Ian Maddox, who was then a protector along with brothers Clint and Folsom Wesson.

The Wesson brothers grew power-hungry and created a magical sourdough starter that would help them get large quantities of gold, but the downside of the spell was that it caused mass destruction.

Towards the end, with the help of Kelly, Darbie, and Hannah, the trio is successful in saving the world by using the sourdough starter to distribute the magic from the book throughout the globe.

"[10] Giving the first season 4/5 stars, Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media noted that [t]his enjoyable drama series has many good qualities, from a solid trio of friends in the forefront to how carefully the story respects multigenerational family units and traditions.

That doesn't mean she's perfect at every turn, and her decision to dabble in magic unsupervised raises some issues parents and kids can discuss, but the fact that she's motivated by compassion more than mere curiosity works in her favor.