Variety
Cooking with Tom
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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FinanceScopes Courtesy of astrology.com
Aries
Try to keep your mind on your possessions and off of your finances, if that’s humanly possible. The former need your attention, and the latter will only add stress to the equation.
Taurus
You’re prepared for anything, emotionally. But financially, like it or not, you have to be practical. The days of spending on credit are over. If you want romance, it has to be on a shoe string budget.
Gemini
Even you have your limits. Bills and accounts can wait until tomorrow. For today, focus on strictly emotional matters, from you own feelings to stories from others.
Cancer
You don’t have to host a black tie affair to feel fulfilled. Simple things like lunch at home can be deeply satisfying. In fact, you should remind yourself of the old saw about the best things in life being free.
Leo
Yes, there is a right and a wrong. Finishing what you start is right, quitting is wrong. Don’t stop until you see the black and white flag waving before you.
Virgo
Why spend money on travel? You long to experience something foreign, but you can do that without leaving your own backyard. If your inner workings are a mystery to you, it’s time for some soul searching.
Libra
Thoughts of money have worked you into a state of high emotion, and rightly so. A calm day is just what the doctor ordered. Spend it at ease, and don’t take one look at your wallet, especially if it means opening it.
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Guinness Stew
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By Tom Cleary Food Columnist
This weeks recipe is a very simple but tasty meal, Guinness stew. The only basic ingredients the dish needs are beef, potatoes, carrots and a dark beer. Now the beer technically can be replaced by beef stock or water, but lets keep it real here, there is nothing that can replace the rich full bodied flavor a good dark beer, such as Guinness, gives to this dish. For those who are not “21” and maybe thinking that because the are unable to buy the beer they can’t make this dish, don’t work beef stock works well too, but the beer is better.
Ingredients
-2lb of stewing beef -2 large potatoes, chopped in large bite sized pieces -2 large carrots, chopped in large bite sized pieces -1 large onion, chopped in large pieces - 1 large bay leaf -salt, pepper, thyme, basil to taste -one bottle of Guinness Stout Beer
Preparation
-Season beef with some salt and pepper. -In a large pot, sauté the onions in some olive oil until they turn clear, then add the carrots and potaoes and let cook for about 5 min. Then remove all the vegetables. -In that same pan brown the beef, in small manageable batches, once this is done put all of the semi cooked vegetables back in the pot. -Mix the beef and vegetables around a bit, then add the bottle of beer or until the beef and vegetables are ¾ of the way covered. -Add the bay leaf and then bring the stew to a simmer. Let the stew simmer for 2-3 hours, adding seasonings for taste and stirring occasionally.
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Scorpio
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Sagittarius
The grand scheme of things can wait. The big picture is only stressing you out anyway. Give yourself a rest by focusing on anything mundane. If it’s a detail and it’s dull, it has your name on it.
Capricorn
Being economical takes more discipline than you can muster. Fortunately or unfortunately, it’s taken out of your hands. If you want to shop for anything other than discounts, you’ll have to get creative.
Aquarius
Financial changes have taken their toll on your life, in more ways than you realize. You’re suddenly bored by the burden of it all. That’s a positive first step. Start learning how to dig your way out.
Pisces
You’re looking for some kind of insight, but you’re searching in the dark. You need to set the stage, so to speak. Create the right setting for your intuition to shine.
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SUDOKU
Your desires are in constant opposition and it’s making your accounts go south. On one hand, you know you should save. On the other, you can’t help but spend. If you can’t see the folly of your ways, you’re a rare bird.
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