Gemini recipes

Gemini is mental sign and he requires oxygenating foods like fresh fruits and vegetables. Gemini benefits through orange-coloured foods like oranges, pink grapefruit, peaches, apricots, etc., which help decongest the lungs and prevent mucus. Coffee and stimulants make matters worse and should be avoided. Herbal teas have a calming effect. Gemini people are inclined to eat on the run and are notorious junk food addicts. To keep up their energy and high spirits, they must have a proper diet. So there are some Gemini recipes here.

VEGGIE SOUP
1 lb. beef cubes (sm.)
1 can tomato paste
1 sm. head cabbage
4-5 med. carrots, peeled & sliced
Fresh or frozen peas, corn, limas, green beans or any veggie you want
1 1/2 c. shell noodles
2-3 stalks celery, chopped
1 med. onion, diced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. oregano
1/8 tsp. parsley flakes

Use any veggies you want

Fry beef cubes and onions in Dutch oven until brown. Add water about 1/2 pan. Add veggies and seasonings. Bring to boil lower heat and simmer 2-3 hours. Add tomato paste and stir well. Let simmer another 1/2 hour and noodles and cook until soft. Serve. Freezes nicely.

BARBECUE BEEF CASSEROLE
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 c. chopped green peppers
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
8 oz. can pork and beans
1 c. barbecue sauce
1 1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese
1 sm. can Pillsbury biscuits

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large skillet, brown ground beef with green peppers and onion. Remove from heat; drain. Stir in salt and pepper. Stir in beans, barbecue sauce and 1 cup of cheese. Spoon ground beef mixture into around 9-inch casserole dish. Slice each biscuit in half, making 1/2 circles. Arrange biscuits around the outer edges of casserole dish on top of beef mixture, leaving center open. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of remaining cheese onto casserole a few minutes before removing from the oven.

DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE
3 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1 c. chopped walnuts
Dash salt
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with sweetened condensed milk and salt. Remove from heat; stir in nuts and vanilla. Spread evenly into a foil or wax paper lined 8 or 9" square pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off paper and cut into squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

I hope that Gemini would enjoy dishes cooking according these recipes.

Healthy cooking recipes for Aries

If you want to surprise your partner who is Aries try our cooking recipes which are special for this zodiac sign. Aries is fire sign and he prefers foods served hot and those that are red in colour. Aries absolutely crave red meat!
Red wine, cayenne and ketchup are Aries staples.
Aries always has a hearty appetite. They move fast and digest their food just as quickly. When Aries is hungry, he needs to eat right now. When hungry, which is often, they are impulsive and hurried in the kitchen, especially if they have to do the cooking.
Aries eat fast preferring to get the best of the fixing’s before anyone else.
Here we give some variant recipes for Aries dinner.

BEEF AND BEAN BARBECUE
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
16 oz. can pork & beans
1/2 c. barbecue sauce
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/4 lb. Velveeta cheese, cubed
8 oz. buttermilk biscuits
Grated cheese
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown the meat and drain. Add beans, barbecue sauce, onion and salt. Simmer 5 minutes while stirring. Stir in cubed cheese. Pour into baking dish. Cut biscuits in half circles and put around the outside of the dish.

FANCY GRILLED MUSHROOMS
Savory and sweet, these earthy delicacies will upgrade even the most basic grill-side meal. Serve as a side dish or as a topping for your favorite grilled main course.
Ingredients:
5 medium, fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
2 portobello mushrooms, stems removed and sliced lengthwise
2 Tbsp (30mL) lemon juice
1 tsp (2g) fresh ginger, minced
1 1/2 Tbsp (25mL) tamari
2 Tbsp (30mL) rice syrup
1 Tbsp (15mL) sesame oil
2 Tbsp (30mL) vegetable broth
Instructions:
Combine last 6 ingredients in a small jar or bowl. Pour marinade over mushrooms arranged in a single layer in a baking pan. Turn the mushrooms so both sides are coated. Marinate 1 hour, flipping mushrooms occasionally.
Place marinated mushrooms in a well-oiled grilling basket and cook over medium-hot coals 8 to 10 minutes or until done, turning occasionally and basting with remaining marinade. Watch carefully or they’ll burn.

APPLE PIE
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. lemon juice
zest of
1 lemon
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. apricot brandy
pinch of salt
5 baking apples, pared, cored, thinly sliced
2 oz. butter, melted
1 unbaked pie shell, 9-in. diameter
1/2 lb. apricot jam
1 oz. sugar
Instructions:
Combine sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, brandy and salt. Neatly arrange apples in pie shell; pour sugar mixture over. Brush with melted butter. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F; bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden. Combine jam and sugar in sauce pan, heat to boiling. Push through fine strainer; heat to boiling. Brush over baked pie.

These cooking recipes are not only for Aries, but other signs will be happy as well. We are sure!
Bon appetit!