Your Weekly Food Horoscope (Nov 24–30): When Retrogrades End & Appetite Returns
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Saturn and Mercury both shift direct, a Grand Water Trine steeps the skies in sensuality, and Sagittarius Season stirs wanderlust. Here’s what that means for your appetite, cravings, kitchen flow and culinary karma. |
THIS IS THE WEEK the cosmic kitchen finally exhales, chérie. After months of retrograde-induced recipe rewrites and emotional slow-cooking, the skies stir in three catalytic shifts: a lush Grand Water Trine midweek, where Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn simmer together in a rare, soul-softening broth; Saturn stations direct in Pisces, unclogging the pipes of structure, stamina, and grown-up decision-making; and finally, Mercury stations direct in Scorpio, lifting the lid on misunderstandings that have been over-seasoning our days. All this unfolds under the widening flame of Sagittarius Season — bold, spicy, wanderlusty — urging every sign to taste life with more courage, more honesty, and more appetite. In other words: the fog lifts, the broth clears, and at last, we can season to taste again.
♈ ARIES Oh my blazing brioche, Aries, your week begins with the kind of indulgence that makes the wallet tremble — the Grand Water Trine is whispering “treat yourself” while Saturn Direct is hissing “behave,” and the push-pull means you’re craving fancy cheeses, unnecessary artisanal snacks, and possibly splurging on that imported olive oil that turns your kitchen into Santorini; but hold your horses, mon chou, because by the weekend Mercury Direct wipes the fog off your financial glasses and suddenly you will be cooking with a kind of empowered clarity, batch-making soups, simmering stews, and reclaiming your pantry from impulse buys you can’t pronounce, and all the shared-meal misunderstandings (bill-splitting! who ate what!) finally smooth out like properly softened butter. ♉ TAURUS Ah, sweet Taurean tartlet, this week is about partnership nourishment, the edible kind and the emotional kind, and the cosmos is plating you a reminder that your best culinary collaborator might already be in your orbit, someone who stirs the pot at the same rhythm as you, someone who knows when you need silence over chai and when you need whispers over leftover biryani; the Grand Water Trine blesses pairings of every sort — two-person recipes, perfectly aligned palates — while Saturn Direct sorts your social pantry, removing the energy vampires who drain your appetite; Mercury Direct then untangles the eternal “What shall we eat?” negotiations, and harmony returns to the shared kitchen, like a duet of spoons tapping the same glass. ♊ GEMINI Darling Gemini, patron saint of complicated snack habits, the Grand Water Trine snaps your scattered appetite into something miraculously organised, almost suspiciously competent — suddenly you’re alphabetising spices, prepping weekday bowls, labelling the fridge like a Virgo with a barcode gun; Saturn Direct pushes you toward the kind of discipline that promises career momentum if you support your body properly; and when Mercury finally shifts direct at week’s end, your daily rhythms de-tangle themselves — no more burnt toast eaten over Slack, no more “Oops, I forgot lunch again” — and your snacks return to sanity, gentle, intentional, possibly even nourishing (roasted makhana! sensible fruit plates!) rather than emotional firefighting in edible form. ♋ CANCER Oh moon-kissed Cancer, this week you glow like a crème brûlée under a blowtorch — the Grand Water Trine sprinkles you with magnetism so decadent that even your simplest meals become works of art, and you find yourself plating dal like it’s Michelin, slicing fruit like it’s foreplay, and suddenly remembering abandoned creative food dreams; Saturn Direct nudges you toward grounding your joy — not just chasing pleasure but sustaining it — and Mercury Direct restores your kitchen flow, allowing flirtation to slip into cooking, allowing your spoon to become an extension of your heart, urging you to feed not the world but the right few people who taste you with gratitude. ♌ LEO My golden regal loaf, this is a hearth-and-home week for you, with the Grand Water Trine lighting your domestic space like a warm oven glow; this is chai-with-guests energy, fresh-roti kindness, emotional conversations over late-night Maggi; but Saturn Direct surfaces truth in shared resources — who finished the achar? who leaves wet spoons in the sugar jar? — urging boundaries and appreciation in equal measure; and Mercury Direct opens your intuitive palate again, helping you know instinctively what your home needs — a stock simmering, a candle burning, a meal that says “this is what safe feels like.” |
♍ VIRGO Mon meticulous mille-feuille, the Grand Water Trine pulls you into conversations that taste like clarity, the food-flavoured heart-to-hearts you’ve been avoiding — who cooks, who cleans, who chooses the cuisine, who pretends to like coriander but secretly hates it; Saturn Direct gives structure to your partnerships, helping you sort out commitments and culinary roles; and when Mercury Direct unlocks your communication zone, your lists, labels, and plans come back online, the grocery list stops reading like a ransom note, and suddenly you’re cooking with a sense of cosmic precision that feels like coming home to yourself. ♎ LIBRA Ah, my velvet-toned laddu, this is your sensual reset, with the Grand Water Trine reminding you that food is pleasure but Saturn Direct reminding you that pleasure requires structure — a new rhythm of nourishment, a slow return to movement, warm salads and seasonal fruits, gentle routines that feel like love rather than punishment; Mercury Direct restores financial clarity, helping you uncross wires around grocery spending and subscriptions you forgot to cancel, and you end the week with a sweetness in your step and a kitchen that feels like it finally matches your inner grace. ♏ SCORPIO My dark decadent truffle, the Grand Water Trine pours molten intensity into your appetite — deep cravings, bold flavours, the kind of spices that feel like confessions — and with Venus in your sign, the pleasure vs. freedom dilemma spills into your meals: do you share the last piece or savour it alone? Saturn Direct stabilises your joy, urging you toward creative cooking rather than emotional eating; when Mercury stations direct in your sign, your voice sharpens, your taste clarifies, your ability to advocate for your culinary desires returns — this is the week you finally say, “No actually, I do not want pizza again, I want ramen with extra garlic.” ♐ SAGITTARIUS My wandering cinnamon stick, the Grand Water Trine pulls you into a soft cocoon of comfort foods, nostalgic flavours, slow, soulful cooking; Saturn Direct brings emotional grounding at home, helping you handle old triggers with maturity, and it invites you to feed yourself in ways that stabilise rather than excite; Mercury Direct in your closure zone clears old food patterns, ending the cycle of chaotic eating, questionable travel snacks, and overcommitting to meals you never intended to attend — this week is warm khichdi, ginger tea, toast with honey, the kind of nourishment that doesn’t require bravado. ♑ CAPRICORN Ah, mon stoic soufflé, the Grand Water Trine sprinkles cooperative magic onto your table — potlucks, shared kitchen projects, collaborative menus, the “let’s all bring a dish” energy that actually works this time; Saturn Direct unclogs your communication pipes so coordinating meals, delegating dishes, or planning group dinners becomes painless; Mercury Direct restores friendships and removes the friction of group dining logistics; this week is about feeding and being fed by community, not outworking everyone in the kitchen. ♒ AQUARIUS My electric éclair, the Grand Water Trine makes you a magnet for culinary connection — invitations, collaborations, tasting menus, “Hey, want to come to this pop-up?” energy; Saturn Direct in your money zone helps you spend smartly rather than impulsively, weighing each meal out with clarity; and Mercury Direct unblocks your career sector, giving a green light to pitch food ideas, propose collaborations, or plan a culinary upgrade to your image; your palate wants novelty — fusion, cafés, global treats — and the universe says “Go on then.” ♓ PISCES Sweet mystical modak, this is your breakthrough week — Saturn stations direct in your sign and suddenly your appetite, intuition, and flavour instincts return from spiritual buffering; the Grand Water Trine gifts you sensual, poetic meals, global cravings, long-range dreams that taste like adventure; Mercury Direct supports travel food, learning a cuisine, or teaching one, and you’re more candid this week about what truly satisfies you; your tastebuds are reclaiming their throne — don’t shrink, don’t defer, don’t water yourself down. |
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| | Creamy Garlic Mushroom Pasta |
200g pasta (penne, farfalle, fusilli — whatever’s in the cupboard)
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
4–5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
250g mushrooms, sliced (button/cremini/shiitake — all work)
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp chilli flakes (optional but cheering)
1 tsp mixed herbs or Italian seasoning
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock (or water + 1 bouillon cube)
½ cup milk or cream
2–3 tbsp grated parmesan/processed cheese
Salt to taste
Parsley or coriander for garnish |
1. Heat butter and oil in a deep pan. Add sliced garlic and sizzle till fragrant but not brown. Next, add onion and soften till pale and sweet.
2. Add mushrooms and a pinch of salt. Cook on medium-high till they release water and take on a little colour — this is where the flavour builds.
3. Add black pepper, chilli flakes (if using), and mixed herbs. Stir in the dry pasta. Pour in stock. Make sure the pasta is mostly submerged. Cover and cook 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally so nothing sticks.
4. When the pasta is almost done and the liquid is reduced, add milk/cream and cheese. Stir till glossy, silky, and just thick enough to coat a spoon. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
5. Finish with herbs. Eat immediately while it’s warm, fragrant, and comforting enough
to make you forgive Mercury for everything! |
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