posted January 13, 2016 06:49 PM            

But someone else mentioned being a Pisces and being too lazy to cook. Yep. I think it normally cancels out any desire I would have to do it (I would much rather make playdough, salt dough, or other fun homemade stuff with my son).

posted January 13, 2016 07:08 PM            

I feed the people I love. Sweet torture.

I started to cook for myself when I was very young. At first, to me it was just an necessity, hell even food back then was kinda just another necessity. Eating was mostly for sustenance, not really for enjoyment. Then I discovered friendship and sweet treats, and suddenly food and the sharing of food took on a whole new meaning.

I only really, truly feel the joy of cooking and eating when I cook for someone, or have people to share my cooking with. Not that I don't enjoy it on my own, it's just that the enjoyment feels somewhat lacking.

posted January 13, 2016 08:54 PM            

Like Sun conjunct Moon or a Venus or
Moon/Venus conjunction. There are a lot of variables.

Earth signs can figure prominently also.

posted January 13, 2016 09:07 PM            

I forget how weird my diet is until I talk to normal people like you.

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Originally posted by Violets:
^ Oh my gosh, that sounds so good! But I don't have the patience to search for ingredients or do a lot of grating (although strangely, I will grate soap for DIY laundry/dish washer detergent, lol).

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Oh, that's funny! I dislike grating soap because I don't have a specific grater just for that...and no amount of washing the grater fully assures me that it won't make the vegetables soapy. I guess that's superstitious.

posted January 13, 2016 09:16 PM            

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Originally posted by bananaz:
I'm a Pisces and way too lazy to cook most of the time unless it's an art form, like making smiley faces on pancakes or holiday cookies that look like reindeer lol

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Aw! My Pisces best friend is like that...her cakes are just unbelievable...it's truly amazing to me, the lengths she will go to. Like she went to a train store to buy mini trains for her boyfriend's train cake. (He's an adult collector.) There was a lot more to the story, negotiating for tracks, I forget, but it had to be perfect. And she does it super fast, too.

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Originally posted by bananaz:
***btw I need to look up that cookbook!

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I love it and wish the ideas were more popular.

But I have to say, it's very strange, even for me....it took me about a year to apply myself to learning all the new terms. The Ayurvedic worldview is different, which presented a learning obstacle for me. Like they think of food in terms of its "intelligence," and some healthy food is considered detrimental (like bitter greens for skinny/Vata people) and sugary fatty food is healthy (for same Vata people).

posted January 13, 2016 09:17 PM            

No!!! I loved the two canaries story

posted January 13, 2016 09:18 PM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
@Violets ~ Interesting!

I forget how weird my diet is until I talk to normal people like you.

Oh, that's funny! I dislike grating soap because I don't have a specific grater just for that...and no amount of washing the grater fully assures me that it won't make the vegetables soapy. I guess that's superstitious.

I sometimes buy pastes instead of grating things...ginger paste, garlic paste, etc.

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I don't think that your diet sounds weird, it sounds delicious! But...Pisces Sun, lol. I'm not a fan of going to the grocery store.

Thank goodness, my husband does the grocery shopping. His Cap Moon has a better eye for good deals, and he enjoys it.

But yeah, I definitely use a different grater for soap! It's been at least a year since I made anything like that, though.

posted January 13, 2016 09:29 PM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
@muddy

No!!! I loved the two canaries story

Sighhhhhh

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posted January 13, 2016 09:30 PM            

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Originally posted by 12muddy:
lol too embarrassed to leave it there.

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posted January 13, 2016 11:21 PM            

Lots of Capricorn cook I think because we like quality.

posted January 13, 2016 11:23 PM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
I love it and wish the ideas were more popular.

But I have to say, it's very strange, even for me....it took me about a year to apply myself to learning all the new terms. The Ayurvedic worldview is different, which presented a learning obstacle for me. Like they think of food in terms of its "intelligence," and some healthy food is considered detrimental (like bitter greens for skinny/Vata people) and sugary fatty food is healthy (for same Vata people).

But this is why I'm still thin, I think. I follow that book's general premises.

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posted January 14, 2016 07:36 AM            

I love eating but I am extraordinarily picky. I haven't eaten restaurant food in over 2 years ad no fast food since 2005-2006ish.

No Cancer or Taurus here.

posted January 14, 2016 08:05 AM            

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Originally posted by Geeky:
I cook every day but if I could quit my job I would literally cook and be domestic all day!

I love eating but I am extraordinarily picky. I haven't eaten restaurant food in over 2 years ad no fast food since 2005-2006ish.

No Cancer or Taurus here.

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posted January 14, 2016 09:25 AM            

I love cooking too, as a way to relax or as a creative outlet of sorts. But am not very disciplined about it. I'm more motivated to cook if having friends or family over.

Dunno what placement it is though. Virgo venus? Or 4th house cusp in Cancer?

In 9th harmonic, I'm a Taurus sun/moon. Not sure if that counts here.

posted January 14, 2016 10:21 AM            

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Originally posted by bananaz:
Bahaha! I'm the 2nd person all day!

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posted January 14, 2016 10:27 AM            

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My father dated a Capricorn for several years, great cook, and she gave me my favorite cookbook, called Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners. There is a soup recipe in there that has become the mainstay of my winter diet. I typically will eat it at least 3x a week. No complicated technique, I just have to dice, grate, and slice a bunch of vegetables. But it's so colorful and delicious.

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posted January 14, 2016 10:28 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
@muddy

No!!! I loved the two canaries story

Sighhhhhh

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posted January 14, 2016 11:27 AM            

I have Cancer in the 5th house of hobby. So I think that any sign that falls in the 5th house it becomes a something you enjoy doing.

posted January 14, 2016 12:39 PM            

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Hmm. Do you have much going on in your H4?

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Moon & Neptune conjunct in Sag.

The Virgo Sun probably accounts for all of my stomach issues, food allergies, and picky demeanor but I actually love cooking and eating too. Like someone else mentioned, I can whip up my own recipe with "a pinch of this, a pinch of that."

I Google certain recipes for inspiration but I never actually use one. I used to use them heavily modified and now I don't use them at all.

I really keep very few friends but anyone who has eaten at my house house is always like "OMG so so good," "wow," "this is amazing," etc.

My ex hubs (Sag) and I opened a restaurant together. We had no business loans and a dysfunctional relationship, so we lost all of our savings trying to make it work. We took turns running the place because we had small children at the time and we couldn't afford childcare. But... the people that came showed up on word of mouth about my food (all my recipes) and the write up we had in the small local newspaper.

Edit: if we could have paid for a full staff, we might have made it. But it was literally one person running register, cooking, and serving (him or me). We washed dishes after close.