Friday, October 19, 2012

pumpkin pistachio dumplings with cardamom pu erh gravy

You know what tastes so good about now? A nice ravioli! We should all get together and make dumplings one of these days and fill them with a delicious filling and then make a sauce to put on it with some of the pan drippings..and feed everyone and spread our seeds of shakti to the mouths of our babes everywhere...:)

{homemade dumplings should be slightly boiled and then fried in a little butter and olive oil. forget coconut oil here..(in my opinion, as there is a place for all oils and I do not always want coconut oil in my mouth)}

How would I make a sauce with cardamom and black tea?
Easy because I wouldn't add a huge amount.
This type of tea is interesting because of the fermenting of the tea leaves to produces a thick tannin filled and full bodied black tea. Since I am going for flavor not a traditional 5 minute brew, I steep the tea bag for about 10 minutes.
I used Numi, Cardamom Pu-Erh and made an 8 ounce cup of tea..
ok so leave that be..




Filling
I am simply going to bake a whole squash in the oven, and then after it cools off, mix it with caramelized onion, salt, pepper, chopped pistachios, ground cumin, a sprinkling of clove and nutmeg, one nice egg, and if your like it really creamy, you can add a soft mild cheese. I would think about ricotta...

Pasta
 2 cups og unbleached flour
1 egg
salt a dash
pepper
water a few spoons at a time..

knead to a nice elastic dough

let it rest two hours

then roll it out and do the last part which is construct your dumplings.

Boil your dumplings for about 2 minutes and then set them in a strainer
Saute the dumplings in a pan until they are golden and crispy, place them on a nice big deep plate..yumm

 and then, eat one to try it:)

take a tablespoon of flour and a tablespoon each of butter and ev oo

cook that until you feel like the flour has a toasty smell to it but do not let it go brown..so constantly stir this..

next, add about two cups water and bring to a boil
add salt
pepper
one small bay leaf
a dash of smoked chilie, I like every red pepper powder..I wish to use as many as I can in this lifetime:)
a drop or two soy sauce

simmer for about 5 minutes and then add 8 spoonfuls of the tea..add a little cream at the end to smooth it out and now
 serve over your favorite ravioli!

You can buy them frozen dumplings anywhere..Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, even your local grocer has them in there. The Asian market down the road from me, Da Xiong, has them frozen with some sort of black bean business, that would be good with a sauce like this.










Wednesday, October 17, 2012

making soap

It is that time and this year, I am way ahead of schedule..if there were one that is!
There is the old whore which is spectabulous this batch is!
There are the beautiful vetiver ones smooth and the other with a little rose geranium and a little adzuki to scrub you a little.
The next thing coming up is (finally) the violet soap.
I haven't yet made it because I loose sleep about the blend. All I want to do is mix it with rose and some rose leaf..maybe it is too simple a blend but my higher mind says to trust myself and go for it.
I shall!
After all, what  is the worst thing here, that it will smell amazing?

Just another example of how I fret over little things while all the while living out the big stuff automatically..
I did make a small batch of a blend I was sent as a gift, called harvest moon..I do not know what is in it as Christopher at White Lotus hasn't said. It is supposed to bring the scent of Japan during the harvest there.
I can't decipher any one oils in this blend at all and the way he does his blends I can be certain there are many oils in this combination.
The thing with soap is not like perfume though.
In soap, if you do a complex blend, you might be wasting the oils. Might!
Soap envelopes the oils and twirls them around and picks the one which stands out most.
That is one good reason why I like things simple. In soap, an expensive sandalwoody blend can fizzle out and just smell like pudding or something.

I made a soap once for a perfumer who sent me her delicious blend which cost her a small fortune to make..rose, spikenard, sandalwood...she freaked out when I told her that there is no way you can charge 50 bucks for a bar of soap even though each bar cost about that much to make..One would have to only sell to aromathrapists or perfumers who really want this type of blend sudzing up and then going down the drain..

Don't get me wrong, there was a time I used sandalwood like a pig-ess:)
Neroli by the tablespoon full and rose by the pound..
Through the years I have matured and become simpler in my desires, more refined, more poised and needing less.
What about you? What do you need?
Less is always more, now I must go sniff that harvest moon soap and try to detect something in there which I know..davana maybe?








Sunday, October 14, 2012

A Dark Moon Spell To Raise The Wind

writing on a cake dates back, way back in time!

This is a good luck spell

make a cake, fine buy one if you want.

get some candles for me I would choose 8

one glass of red wine
8 almonds
one garnet stone or ruby
bloodstone is nice

sit down
dip each almond in the wine and eat it making a wish each time for your life
when you are finished
light a candle
dip the bottom of the candle and put it in the cake
do this starting at east southeast while holding your stone in your left hand throughout the process.
You must encompass all directions and give notice to the forces of nature.

When  you are finished, sit in you sacred little circle you have cast and drink your wine, toasting to the good of the world.
Keep the garnet on you for a month, see what happens..
now I must go review my eight wishes..

lets see now...
a pound of frankincense
a pound of rose otto
new uggs
new bed
1000 cash
new car
5000 cash
a pound of good sandalwood
a good massage by a strong woman  fine a nice man too but I have to see his hands first!




Friday, October 12, 2012

Dark Moon Friday Till Monday

Make it good. Plant some seeds of intentions and do not speak too much about it, It'll take the energy away.
that is Dark Moon all the way.Anything really.
You tell everyone your ideas and thoughts and the next thing you know, they aren't special at all.
I am not talking food recipes. I am talking about the big stuff. In this case, big Libra stuff! That is the New Moon a commin..
For Libra, it is all about getting your P's and Q's in order and being glad you did.
Sure, you get to be a coward in some cases, we all are..but for the big stuff, you thrive. You get it done, and you get it in and to top it all off, you do it in the most timely way! No waiting!

Scorpio will take a break from justifying his/her opinion and go to a quiet place where a little submitting is in order in order to create a full circle of success! Otherwise, no compromise means no love and no love means all alone Scorpio counting his possessiveness all alone..
Scorpio, if your question is, "have you ever let us down?" The answer  is No, and what your actions were along the way, are what people always remember.
Find work and do it everyday..things are changing for the better!

Sagittarius dear, you may find yourself counting your real friends on one hand. Yes indeed! Your social connections will prove to be "not enough" for you and you will surely see the shallow ones drifting away. New loving friends are what you will learn to cherish in the next few years and not some social standards of old worn out traditions based on national pride or family pride and yes, even your religion. They seem to bore you these days I know it! Read more books and get away from the mall, I say!

Capricorn, I know you dream of your enchanted place where the fairies greet you each morning sparkling in the chilly dew and reflecting a wide array of starlight.
I bet you even have pictures!

Aquarius, well, you are a star however, you you have a reality check about how pretty you actually are.
You are as pretty as your thoughts, honey. Your words and actions have been everything. Say how you feel and feel what you say, it doesn't matter who hears? It kind of does!
Maybe don't say everything..maybe it is a good time to nurture someone else for a change.....
I feel like that is your quest. You can nurture your own self anytime! Someone may need your support and forgiveness.

Pisces, am I seeing you solve one thing and now you quickly replace that situation with another problem you want  to solve?
We all rely on you don't we? If there is one thing we can all count on is your comfort and knowledge. Thank you!

Aries, are you wondering when all the adventure will begin with Uranus in Aries? It has been here all along and you are on a ride of your life..and not just this one!
A few tips?
Threesomes hurt one of the three..or all in some cases!
Take your abilities and remove yourself from that format. Once you do, you will be at the top looking down on all your choices..
thrills and spills along the way are inevitable.

Taurus,  you are cute! So stylin! And your mad skills are being noticed. keep keeping on like you do and comfort and joy will follow! Romance maybe?

Gemini, beautiful  love! Things are looking sunny and bright. You are past a difficult period and now have taken the reins and heading into a period of complete understanding and with this knowledge you have become like a chariot driver!
Decide what you want and think about that 200 times a day for the next 200 days!
(do not choose bringing back your lost love):):) Think bigger and more better!

Cancer, you idea of perfection is wonderful, You are comfort and home! I love that about you!
Wonderful days ahead my dear. Be ready for serious lessons and mind awakening details.

Leo, I know you want what is best. you may be burning the candle at both ends and missing some details. Just saying honey!
400% is not real for you right now. Delete a couple things and work on you amazing skills..You heart shines like a shooting star, in the daytime!

Oh my Virgo, I love you so much. I don't know why. Maybe it is because I can relate a little about my past lives through you. Maybe it is because you are so utterly real to me. I can tell you anything and you understand and have compassion for my plights,small as they may be. You show genuine caring. Now be that way for yourself too!
Serve yourself while serving others? That is the Virgo way!







Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Moon's In Leo

Time to show some flair and since the Sun is in Libra that will be effortless! You are so beautiful and it shows from the inside out..
You shine like a shooting star in the day time:)

Leo is all about having fun
looking good
being excellent
being a control freak drama queen
er
tallented in every way and everybody knows it

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

innana

she is isn't finished. You know me, I cannot wait to share the excitement!
She is my African Goddess..all mine..wait till she is done, right?
Innana Innana Innana
With rose leaf absolute, violet leaf too, some gorgeous labdanum and rose otto too
to put in a balm and also a soap
yes, she has breasts and since my little artist is a budding young sprite, they seem to be younger, more radiantly firm..:)
ah life, glorious, life!

Noticing Mars in Sag and Knowing

Knowing things about people.
Being able to walk in a room and understand the psychology. I think this is Mars in Sagittarius!
Now say you are a Capricorn person. And then think about what is up right now.
Do you see that people are on some ego trip where they overstep their human boundary to make a point?
I think this is Mars doing a number a few but noticeable people and events. For you my darling  Cappy, I say, be above them and go with the flow. Be happy to serve and be rewarded big time!

For some there many be heart ache for sure. Hey there is always that. Feelings get hurt, people get huffy and the Sag influence is sometimes pampas, too truthful and arogant and some of us become eager to show our plumage. It is cool, as long as you do a good job, if not, then look at the numbers (proverbial) and see where you can turn mistakes into opportunities for growth.that may include humility, mk?
Being thorough is cool, being communicative about it is better because some slower ones won't know what is happening and where you are coming from and then you just look like an arrogant ass instead of a person deserving accolades.

I know in my case, I have this visitor in my 12th house. I know now, that this is the reason for all my strange dreams and ability to remove myself from reality in a small way and explore inner more tender areas of my psyche.
Somehow, I feel like I can say what I want to say and hone in on a beautiful gift I have, which sorting out ingredients. Just like a cake  recipe, everything has proper steps. Everything has prep work and finish work which is to polish... Life, I mean!
How can you harness Mars in Sagittarius?
Look and feel out where he is visiting in your chart. Overlook and feel all the ins and outs and whathave yous.
You will note certain little flavors.
Like if Mars is in your 2nd house now, you will have more events in your everyday work life which bring more money and energy towards making more.
The 7th, brings certain events which force you to face the law and how you live in your society, with your partner,  how you show your face too.
When you have Mars transiting the 7th, you will have to show your face! If you think happy thoughts, and even if you don't completely mean it at first, you will be prettier! I know this 100%! You will wake up one day and be freeking happy for real..
If you always forgive and have fun, it just works itself out. People love you more when you are genuinely kind..They are drawn to you, they give you money and gifts and you give the same way and ..
la la la
I know I do go on.

Check and see where you have Mars transiting your chart right now and call me in the morning:)
http://www.astro.com/

"Thank you for this wonderful day"

Monday, October 8, 2012

Hungarian Sweet and Hot Peppers last of the fresh of the vine

I roasted these and then I finished them over a high heat with garlic good sea salt and a drizzling of the finest olive oil I could find..
There are few habaneros too in there but  not many.
They are super tender so you can pop them one by one in your mouth with some nice bread and goat cheese if you want to. I have feta here so I'm all set.

It is chilly here and super sunny at the same time. We had some frost last  night and I have to tell you that it gets my blood just sparkling this time of year!
I believe!
I believe in the life I live and I live each moment in perfect gratitude.


Proof?

I am getting a wide range of generous portions of my favorite oil this week!!
Templar Fir and Rose and Cardamom and labdanum..
There are others, I'll  surprise you but good, my pretties!

For now, let's eat and be merry, yea?

Sunday, October 7, 2012

sleeping

has been impossible. I wake up and toss and turn, my room is too cold, my room is too hot..
Saturn having been visiting my tenth house for the last three years has be a reality but I forgot that it'll be a couple more as I seem to have Venus and Sun in Libra, north node too,all clustered in succession with Jupiter mercury and Neptune in Scorpio..
To say that I have a creative, intuitive astrological spread is an understatement what with Neptune and mercury cuddling together perfectly. Jupiter farther away in Scorpio always magnetically pulling me towards great big magnetism.


I mean, you do attract what you wish for in your mind first.
I think that now is my best time ever. Yes Saturn, you thought I forgot?
No..how about letting the most subtle fears rise to the surface for once and you say what is really on your mind? Make sure it is good stuff, is all I am saying.
This means forgiveness. This means forgiving yourself...
om shrim hrim gleem glaum gum ganapataye vara vara da sara vaja nam
mein vashewaye swaha...:)
xxxx

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Saturn in Scorpio

A whole load of guilt has been lifted off of you now and so you can say what you want and feel good about yourself somehow.
You chose the right path in life and everyday
you live what you believe and show kindness in every way
you care about others and  aren't afraid of telling them the truth
you are really something just being you
:)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

best ever black bean soup and cilantro cabbage salad


Black Bean Soup
3 cups black beans washed (organic)
2 new mexico dried chilies
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons salt
one big onion
one whole head of garlic cleaned and smashed
1/4 cup olive oil

in a pot filled with water to the top
cook for three hours
serve with rice and cabbage cilantro salad

you will need cabbage chopped
one onion diced
one bunch organic cilantro
juice from two lemons
salt

delicious and low fat
be well
eat some good food
and think well of others
yea!

Saturn In Scorpio more...

If you are a Sagitarius, you will be drawn right back into yourself. You will be tested and you will test yourself. Be noble.
If you are Capricorn, you will pull away from some things which may have been a waste of your precious time..and now the work. You will do amazingly!

Libra, there is a lot going on and and bunch of stress has somehow lifted. You did good!
Love yourself!

later..more

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Reality and Saturn in Scorpio

I have a feeling, no, a hunch, that Scorpio doesn't care much for reality..at least part of the time!
Saturn being an archetype of all time time is heading in to Scorpio in just a few hours, tell me that there will be reality to pay sometime for all of us in a way..
and for Scorpio in a big way.

What it isn't cutesy enough for you? Should I tell you a bunch of stuff to hide some more?

Do you know what's funny?
Dirty little secrets when brought out into the open aren't as dirty.
In you mind you have made  this shameful thing that you think you have to hide, but then the the truth in the open light makes you wonder if you were just dreaming it all.
I mean first off, it is done..what is done is done right?
Then you are like an icy queen looking over the debris and making distinctions about what you will do with this shiny rubble.
Saturn is very much about the truth, the cold icy reality and if anyone can handle it, it is you honey, because Saturn is also GRACE and POISE..

You can't hide from your own mind. Do a great job at whatever and don't waste time thinking about hiding your flaws. If you can't be proud of who you are right now, what's the point?

Don't waste any time scheming and trying to hide your habits and bad reactions in secret mind places. Make excellent WISE choices at every moment. No manipulation, please!
If you nurture pain and agony, your liver will get its feelings hurt and the next thing you know, you break out in some skin ailment because pain and agony do not filter toxins in your blood and HAPPINESS does.
The pain hormones are caused by adrenalin which is triggered by thoughts and feelings.
We are still discovering the micro components of these hormones and how they trigger specific receptors in the body.
When you smile it actually triggers a chemical in your brain..When you are kind your face gets prettier. When you are deep in thought it wrinkles so..
It is amazing really!

have a wonderful day
a