new book: lobsters for leo, cookies for capricorn
this lovely little book was delivered on january 6th, which happened to have been my birthday. what a nice gift universe, thank you!
chef to the stars, sabra ricci, presents a healthfully refreshing angle on astrology… as we know, each body part is ruled by a specific sign. so, ricci skillfully created recipes that called for ingredients beneficial to particular parts of the body. (for example, capricorn rules the bones and molasses happens to be high in calcium. it apparently also happens to contain copper and manganese for support. in fact, ricci goes on to advise, capricorns who sweeten their cereal and coffee should substitute molasses.) actually, that’s a brainstorm sabra! i love molasses as it is, and i honestly had no idea it was so high in calcium. as a vegetarian-inspired vegan, calcium is probably more important to me than most, so i better get on these cookies, my bones need ‘em!
MOLASSES COOKIES FOR CAPRICORN:
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 large eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves1. preheat the oven to 350 F
2. in the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and the brown sugar on medium high speed. reduce the speed to the medium and add the eggs one at a time. add the molasses and continue to mix. remove the bowl from the mixer and set aside. in a mixing blow, sift together all the dry ingredients except fr the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar. stir the dry mixture into the butter mixture until completely blended. cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
3. using a tablespoon size ice cream scoop, scoop the dough and roll it into balls. roll the balls in the remaining granulated sugar. place the balls onto a greased baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart, and bake for 8-10 minutes. remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.
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Happy belated, Gwen! What a treat to get this present. Can’t wait to see the book.
cj
Comment by cjwright — January 9, 2012 @ 6:40 pm
thank you CJ : ) i’m so glad cappie’s card is the world not the devil! thank you for enlightening me!
Comment by Gwen-Intoxicated Zodiac — January 9, 2012 @ 7:57 pm
My pleasure. It just makes sense, right?
Comment by cjwright — January 9, 2012 @ 8:20 pm
yeh totally. and after i saw that on your site, i saw it somewhere else to confirm it. but, it didn’t help that all my capricorn wine glasses were imprinted with “your tarot card is the devil….!” i was so psyched to change it to the world : )
Comment by Gwen-Intoxicated Zodiac — January 9, 2012 @ 8:24 pm
Most people associate it with the Devil. I’m the rogue with this association, although I’m glad to see that at least one other person thinks this is the way it should be, too.
Did you change it for the next time you make the glasses? That would be so cool. Spread the word!!
Comment by cjwright — January 9, 2012 @ 9:19 pm
oh yea, i jumped on that one for the most recent production run! there were customers that put the glass down once they read that, and they were all set to buy it. so, gosh, so grateful thank you.
Comment by Gwen-Intoxicated Zodiac — January 9, 2012 @ 9:28 pm
HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!! Gwen, you have made my day, my week, my “world” of tarot. Thank you!! That is soooooo cool. Big, big smiles and HUGE hugs to you.
Comment by cjwright — January 9, 2012 @ 10:06 pm
Looks like a delicious book
Comment by Zodiac Astrology — January 17, 2012 @ 10:43 pm