IT’S IN THE STARS…
All you ever wanted to know about cooking and dining under the stars by one of the world’s leading astrologers.
More than ten years in the making, The Zodiac Cooks takes you on a gastronomic journey through the twelve signs of the Zodiac. Along the way you’ll discover why Arieans spend a fortune on knives, why Gemini prefers feeding the mind to eating three square meals a day, and what happened to the employee who stole a basket of recipes from her Taurean employer to open her own business.
You’ll also be able to impress your friends and family with star dishes made especially for them.
Inspired by the ancient doctrine of correspondences, Penny Thornton has assembled 130 recipes based on foods associated with each sign. There are guides to table-decoration, kitchen styles, and the foods that do/don’t complement your sign.
To Medieval astrologers and alchemists, the scientists of their day, everything in the universe was connected while anything that lived and breathed resonated with a particular planet or sign. Penny refers to these tables of correspondences in her goal of bringing astrology into the modern twenty first century kitchen.
Starting with Aries and ending with Pisces you’ll find tailor-made recipes for every sun sign. Duck breast with prunes and chocolate? The ideal dish for Scorpio. Liquorice ice-cream? Perfect for anise-loving Geminians and Virgoans. You’ll learn a few of their secrets too. Why do Cancerians have a fondness for nursery foods? Why is tradition so important to a Capricorn? And is there a reason why dinner is never on time in a Piscean household? It’s all in the stars!
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STARRY FOOD DELIGHTS
Astrologer Penny Thornton takes the reader on a culinary journey via the twelve signs of the Zodiac. The 130 recipes in this excellent book are based on foods associated with each sign and the results are a delightful revelation. You’ll discover why food that’s “spiky, spicy, hot and generally fierce” has Aries “stamped all over it” and why “caution and Cancer go together like ham and cheese”. Recipes are tailor made for each astrological sign including my personal favourite ceviche, followed by duck pasta, topped off with a dessert of dried fruit syllabub. The perfect meal for discerning Aquarians!
Reviewed by Juliette Foster
