******Feng Shui, seared tuna and fortune cookie ideas

Type up grill recipes:

1. XXFENG SHUI!!!
BAGUA heart love corner. also work, prosperity would be good. LUCK etc.
crystals energize, two of things, bedrooms are important: keep depressing things out of bedroom, no stuffed animals on bed, family pictures on nightstand, etc.

Love corner is: if you envision your house as a square, the bagua map is a 3 X 3 layout, with 9 components. The main entrance would lie on the bottom of the square, with the love corner being at the top, right hand corner. Activate it with pink and reds, appropriately, but also pairs ( ie two candlesticks, two dove statues) crystals and other things that just generally make you happy ad confident. Below that is Children/Creativity corner, decorate with whites and things that inspire you!

ALso SW corner is love- find both house corner and bedroom corner. A few basics for the bedroom: never have your bed with your head at a window, or feet facing the door. Mirrors in the bedroom are bad and should at least be covered at night, beams above the bed are similarly detrimental. Sharp severe corners send piercing bad energy all about so soften them with lovely fabric or avoid them altogether. Keep uncluttered and activate your power spots and this is a great start, but only a small aspect of this ancient, multifaceted art (learn more about the ins and outs of Feng Shui in books or online!)



2. Tuna proportions
4 5-6 ounce tuna steaks

3 tablespoons sesame-chili oil (or 1 1/2 TB sesame oil and 1/2 TB sriracha or hot sauce)
3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

3 tablespoons furikake (or crumbled, toasted nori sheets, reduced to tiny flakes in a blender, or other means)
2 teaspoons sesame seeds (optional)

Mix sesame oil, soy sauce and lemon juice together. Marinate the tuna steaks in anything but a metal container for 10-15 minutes and then rub each side with about 1 heaping teaspoon of furikake (or nori flakes and sesame seeds) and place on a hot grill. Cook for 2-4 minutes on each side for seared rare tuna deliciousness. Leave it for 4-6 for cooked through goodness.

Serve with outrageous marinated veggie kabobs

Outrageous Marinated Veggie Kabobs
4 servings
2 cups cherry tomatoes
2 cups mini sweet peppers (try hot peppers like poblano or anaheim or even jalapeno, if you like it spicy)
2 small zucchini, cut into 1 inch chunks (or 1 1/2 cups of cubed pineapple)
6 green onions, white parts and about 2-3 inches of green sliced into inch long chunks

Marinade: use a bottle of good, trusted bottled marinade or Italian dressing if you're in a hurry, otherwise whip together this quick and tasty all purpose marinade. It's great, we promise!
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
1-2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard (or dijon if you prefer)
2 tablespoons mint
1 tablespoon basil (or other favorite herb such as oregano)
2 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon ginger powder (or just use 1/2 teaspoon of fresh ground pepper)

Whisk together marinade ingredients and soak your veggies for at least 10 minutes and at most 45 minutes. Compile your veggies onto skewers (if using wooden skewers, soak in water for a half hour prior to grilling), skewering as you see fit. As you thrust the veggies onto the stick, imagine all your woes being pierced and engulfed in flame, never to plague you again. You can make 4 veggie packed kabobs or try to stretch it and make 6-8 kabobs with a moderate amount of veg. Grill over a hot grill until veggie are done to your satisfaction, about 5-10 minutes depending on the heat. Feel free to throw in some of your favorite vegetables: eggplant, mushrooms and real onions make rather nice additions. If you're especially brave, try threading pineapple and jalapeno chunks onto your sticks for a flavor explosion in your mouth!


Fortune cookie stuff

X---MINE:

Seek solace in solitude. Do what YOU want for once!
Be YOU and the rest will follow.
Seek love and find joy in the beauty around you.
Be yourself and if they don't like it, well FUCK 'em! (or screw 'em if you want to keep it PG-13)
Your body is a temple; treat it like one. Provide offerings of dark cocoa and honey to the mouth altar.
If something's not working for you, STOP and try a different approach.
You will do something wild and crazy today.
Take a moment and just breath.
Getting mad? Go for a walk around the block.
Create a saucy, confident alter-ego. Let HER do the talking.
Do the opposite of what you're "supposed" to!