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“It seems to me that the anticipation of an aphrodisiac meal is often at times an aphrodisiac enough.”

“Passion is the Elixir of eternal pleasure”

“Love is the Elixir of eternal life”

APHRODISIAC

The word itself almost seems to be magical. It conjures up a sense of exotic senses that touch the mind, body and soul. Throughout history, lovers depended on LOVE potions enhanced with mystical charms of enchantment for that heart stubborn to cupid’s arrow. Sometimes that meant a secret ingredient slipped into a goblet of wine. Other times, an elaborate concoction gulped down for stamina...Gia Como CASANOVA the worlds; most famous lover had a secret weapon, chocolate... He savored it before every romantic escapade even drinking a mug of pure dark chocolate.

Historically, the qualifying factor for aphrodisiacs was relatively simple. The rarer an ingredient, the more likely it held aphrodisiacal qualities. With the emergence of more global economy, tomatoes seemed not so rare, everybody had access to chocolate, and coffee became a staple of daily life. We now realize that all of these foods have aphrodisiacal qualities; however it is up to each person to create a meal that is a sprinkle of sensuality or eroticism, a dollop of simplicity or grandiosity. The act of preparing food for another or with another speaks louder and clearer than most words. It says, with no exception, I LOVE YOU, I WANT YOU, and I CARE FOR YOU> YOU ARE WORTH THE EFFORT………………

Coincidentally, many foods long considered aphrodisiacs are low in fat and high in vitamins. Many of these foods are part of our daily food intake. These delicious foods give the body natural, pure energy, vibrant blood flow, and nutrients needed for dynamic energy and vibrant beauty.

Anyone who has ever fed a lover grapes knows that aphrodisiacs do exist. Anyone who has prepared and served an elaborate candlelight meal, painstakingly prepared with passion and love, knows the incrediable, intoxicating power of food. We don’t need scientific proof to know that aphrodisiacs exist; we need only to experience this natural high for ourselves to know that they are, in fact, a extremely entergetic force at our disposal.

We have so many wonderful pleasures at our very finger tips. Aphrodisiacs are something we can indulge in on a regular basis. It is nature's pure food. We can make each delicious bite a euphoric phenomenon. Why wouldn’t you use all the gifts that are placed before your feet everyday to create wonderful, vibrant health and more passion in your life? Creating a beautiful, delicious meal for some one you desire is the perfect tool for a night of pure seduction that tantalize your tastebuds to divine ecstasy. You deserve to enjoy life, food, good wine, delightful desserts.

You need to experience every delectable bite and taste. You need to really start appreciating and enjoying food.

Make Breakfast, lunch and dinner a pure pallet of un-definable pleasure. Remember you are a creator. Everything you touch is magically delicious.

I came from a wonderful Italian family and there was a constant celebration around food. I remember waking up early in the morning to help my grandma make home-made bread from scratch. I love to smell those perfectly round buns cooking in the oven. They would come out hot and fresh. We would smother creamy butter on them and eat until we couldn’t eat anymore. Then we would prepare all of the ingredients for the most spectacular spaghetti sauce you have ever had. The smell of yummy home-made spaghetti sauce cooking all day long was so magical. You could smell the tangy, rich sauce melting into the most beautiful ruby, burnt red color and the smell getting stronger and more fragrant as the day went on. The thought of it just makes me tingle with joy. The rich, red aroma of fresh tomatoes, onions, basil, olive oil, and garlic. I never knew how powerful smell can really be. The texture of the sauce would start to thicken and creation would begin. I would just have to taste a bite so that I could tease my pallet for what was to come. If I was cooking for a special person, I would tantalize his tongue with just a little taste so he would be craving it and certainly come back for more. I encourage women to cook and enjoy every kind of wonderful food they can. Enjoy the taste, texture and smell. Eat, drink and be merry. Life is about every little pleasure you can enjoy and conjure up. There is nothing more attractive to a man then to watch a beautiful women cooking and really enjoying the pure pleasure of food. A woman who has no problem ordering what ever she desires on the menu and eating it with pure delight is a goddess and she knows how to enjoy the truly simple pleasures and gifts of life. Be a domestic Goddess. CREATE….

If you just don’t like to cook, then let a man cook for you. Make sure you savor every incrediable bite of it, and appreciate all of his wonderful efforts. He will cook for you forever.

My Favorite Aphrodisiac foods and recipes:

The sweetest thing - CHOCOLATE...

“Men cannot live on chocolate alone; but woman sure can”

The first amazing aphrodisiac that is close to my heart and my belly is chocolate. This exotic little delight is packed with serotonin, and phenyl ethylamine, which are both “feel good chemicals.” The ingredients that make up this piece of heaven can create the most magnificent natural high ever. Just imagine how delightful those first bites of pure coca-butter chocolate that simply burst in a pool of sweet, creamy seduction that fills your tongue with heavenly arousal. It floods the body with so many antioxidants that your very soul screams with absolute excitement. With each snap of the couverture, it stimulates the body with superior energy and surges blood flow through out the body with its flavonols and arouses us with cannabis-like fatty acids, and injects a dose of serotonin into our LOVE-hungry VEINS. AMORE

Chocolate recipe:

Godiva Dark chocolate Brownies
11/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cups-all purpose flour
1/4 cup godiva hot chocolate powder, dark truffle flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 bars (1.5 ounces each) Godiva dark chocolate
4 eggs, at room temperature.
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioner’s sugar
LOVE and PASSION

Make Brownies

Position rack in center of heat to 350F. Sift together the flour, hot cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside. Chop 4 of the chocolate bars coarsely into ¼ inch chunk and set aside. Line a heavy duty aluminum foil, extending about 2 inches on opposite ends. Lightly grease foil.
Heat the butter and remaining chocolate bars in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat until its melted and smooth, stirring occasionally. Cool. Beat the eggs in large bowl for 1 minute, add the granulated sugar and beat for 2 additional minutes more or until the ingredients are mixed. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture and add vanilla.
Add the flour mixture and stir until completely mixed. Stir in chopped chocolate. Spread the batter into the prepaid (buttered) pan.
Bake for 40 minutes or until the top is set. Cool completely. Lift the foil to remove the brownies from the pan. Cut with a serrated knife into 24 bars or triangles. Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar, if desired. Serve immediately or freeze.

Pick a frosting that tickles your fancy.

Enjoy with all your heart and soul…….

Every Oyster has its Pearl...

“What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance? When all the skill of artist is not able to make an oyster.” -Anatole France

Perhaps the greatest of all aphrodisiacs the oyster symbolizes virility and passion for all who indulge from Petronius to Casanova. Oysters have the powers of pure seduction on unwitting prey and restored life to lagging libidos. The oyster’s powers are best experienced when eaten in the half shell. In this state, the oysters tempt the pallet and leave the imagination open to indulgent fantasies. If the sheer visual effects of the oyster do not suffice, add in their briny flavor, salty like the sea. Their smooth, slip-down-your-throat texture and their substantial nutritional benefits the human body. These little magical gems are loaded with complex proteins and zinc to provide optimal pleasure inducing chemicals that will entice any passionate player.

The Oyster creates such a beautiful stone of purity. It seems almost as though each one has these unique powers. Each pearl is so different, yet so eloquently polished to perfection. Oysters must have some kind of brilliant mechanism to create beauty that only one can define as divine creation.

You will experience the absolute anticipation of your lips tasting the first perfect bite of those tantalizing flavors of the OYSTER. You and your Lover will devour every inch of the Oyster in total anticipation of the euphoric high that you know is to follow. As you savor every perfect, sensual bite your body floods with overwhelming stimuli of pure passion. The intense feelings build up inside until you can’t wait another moment to embrace your Lover with the most passionate kiss that you could ever create……

Nothing is quite like that enticing little piece of perfection. Enjoy every single flavor and flight.

The rest is history.

Oysters on the half Shell

These little miracles are just perfect in raw form.

1 cup high-quality Ketchup
1/4 cup horseradish sauce
Juice of 2 lemons
Dash of Tabasco
Oysters on the half shell, as many a your heart desires
Tons of Passion and Love

Shucking can be super fun (with protective gloves and an oyster knife).

First, scrub and rinse the oysters thoroughly in cold water to prevent grit from invading the succulent morsels you’re working so hard to get to. Next, work the knife into the slit near the "hinge" of the shell. Twist the knife forcefully until the shell begins to pop open. Work the knife around the rest of the shell to open completely. Detach the oyster from the shell so it’ll slide easily into your mouth. A dirty martini is the perfect partner for this party…..

Basic cocktail sauce: combine the ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, and Tabasco.

Serve as a side to oysters on the half shell.

RED WINE

“Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. It’s true that some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place”.

You will enjoy a surplus of radiant, red color and the pure taste of red wine and its absolute intoxication of natural aphrodisiac qualities. Nothing tastes quite like the finest full, bodied cabernet made with the sweetest grapes and a touch of rich seduction. Cabernet sauvignon is thought to contain the highest concentration of flavoniods (antioxidant powerhouse). Red wine is an acquired taste and each person will enjoy a different flavor and texture. Experiment with all kinds of wine. Become a wine connoisseur. Pick your own collection of fine wines and make those available to you and your Partner anytime. A glass of wine can tantalize, rejuvenate and stimulate your pallet with every sip. You can make any meal a special occasion just buy having your own special wine in a beautiful decanter on the table. Everyday is a new day to celebrate life and be more playful. A little wine can create a lot of va-va-voom. Use this wonderful aphrodisiac for every occasion. Embrace the pure seduction of the exquisite flavor and the euphoric high that you feel within. Nothing is quite as delicious as the first kiss after a few sips of wine. Your lips are stained with just a touch of ruby red; your sweet breath has lingering flavors of chocolate, vanilla and cloves. You continue with this kiss forever just to taste the sweet seduction of RED, RED wine

Red, Red Wine
Go to my head, make me forget, that I still need her so
Red, Red wine it’s up to you
All I can, I've done, but memories won't go
I'd thought that with time, thought of her would leave my head, I was wrong and I find just one thing makes me forget
Red, Red wine
Red, Red wine, you make me feel so fine, you keep me rockin all the time.
Red, red Wine I love you from the start, right from the start with all
My HEART…………
UB40

Wine has to be one of the greatest gifts of all. (In moderation of course)

My favorite pick:

Silver Oaks Cellars
1997 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Dark, ruby color, nose of cassis, violets and roasting coffee, rich and extracted with a long, rich fruity finish.
-Violet, roasting coffee, chocolate, vanilla and cloves.
This is the ultimate indulgence (special occasions for sure)