Cucumber Pistachio Soup with Rock Shrimp, Feta and Radish, from our astrology cookbook Signs & Seasons.

1¼ cups shelled, roasted, salted pistachios

3 cups vegetable juice

2 seedless cucumbers, chopped

6 scallions, chopped

½ cup baby arugula

2 ounces feta cheese

1 Tbsp. lemon...

Here are two recipes from our astrology cookbook SIGNS & SEASONS for a special summer dinner:

Grilled Branzino 

Serves 4   

            Branzino is a Mediterranean seabass with delicate white flesh. Combined with a side of zucchini medallions, th...

This composed potato salad is a fresh and lively side dish at a summer barbecue, a wonderful, Mother Earth-bound salad, with plenty of green, and flavored with sweet, salty, spicy, rosemary-scented almonds and sun-dried tomatoes.

The potato, a distinctly New World food...

    Crushed potato chips, plus shredded potatoes, add salty, savory, crunch to the crust for this vegetarian quiche. From our astrology cookbook SIGNS & SEASONS.

For the crust:

        3 cups shredded uncooked Idaho potatoes
        1 cup crushed pot...

If you love foods that are creamy, soft and sensual,then this pie does the trick. This is an easy, no-bake Spring pie from our astrology cookbook, from SIGNS & SEASONS.

It is easier to whip up than you might imagine. The crust is made of finely ground almonds, coc...

This is Monte's dessert from our Astrology Cookbook SIGNS & SEASONS. It is a little bit different from the average heavy cream mousse, and also quick and easy to prepare, leaving more time for an Aquarius to explore the mind-body connections.

Serve...

Food Alchemy: Roasted Golden Beets and Toasted Walnut Salad with olive oil, mayo, dijon, lemon and thyme dressing, on a bed of sprouts, carrots & scallions. Recipe is from our astrology cookbook, SIGNS & SEASONS.

            You can use red beets but, sitting...

Enjoy this easy recipe for WALDORF SALAD with apples, celery, grapes, walnuts, raisins, from SIGNS and SEASONS: An Astrology Cookbook by Amy Zerner, Monte Farber and Chef John Okas.

            A traditional salad that is a fresh and delicious treat, and you can vary th...

From SIGNS & SEASONS, our Astrology Cookbook:

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP with roasted pumpkin seeds

            Will serve 6-8.

for the soup:

1 butternut squash, (2 or 3 pounds), peeled and seeded, cut into small chunks

3 tablesp...

From our cookbook SIGNS & SEASONS: COCONUT FRUIT CRISP with blueberries, peaches, and almonds….this is a rustic dessert with a delicate, comforting sweetness, a fruit filling in a soft streusel shell.

for the streusel topping:

1 cup sliced toasted almonds

½ cup rolled oat...