Just in time for Valentine’s Day

Food Expert Releases Aphrodisiac Cookbook

And Chocolate leads the list of top 12 aphrodisiac ingredients selected by noted food and wine expert Amy Reiley, author of Fork Me, Spoon Me: The Sensual Cookbook. Reiley is an acknowledged aphrodisiac expert with a Master of Gastronomy degree from France’s Le Cordon Bleu.

“In our age of sexual innuendo, the kitchen is the new bedroom,” says Reiley. “It’s easy to create ‘in the mood’ dishes when you select the right ingredients.”

You might be surprised to discover the hidden powers of your favorite foods. For instance, chocolate contains PEA, a feel-good chemical with an effect not unlike sexual bliss. Chile raises body heat and helps lips to seductively swell.

Published in January, 2006, Fork Me, Spoon Me is part cooking manual and part sensual self help. Reiley explores the cultural and scientific power of 12 of the world’s most potent aphrodisiacs as well as how to use them.

Modeled after The Joy of Sex, the ultimate sexual cookbook, Fork Me, Spoon Me offers an exploration of ingredients, starters, main courses, sauces and libations and desserts along with creative culinary venues. Recipes such as Persian Love Cake with Candied Rose Petals, Honey Almond Home Cured Snapper and Moist Mango Meatloaf were created with the most novice home cook in mind.

In addition to Reiley’s recipes, the book features the recipes and candid culinary confessions of several of America’s hottest chefs, including Master Chef James Corwall of the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone Master Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim and Master of Gastronomy Ivy Haaks of Los Angeles’ Whole Haute.

“Kitchens are a virtual erotic zone, so why not push the envelope and make fine dining the ultimate act of foreplay? It’s easy when you have the right ingredients…and a little imagination,” Reiley promises.

Here are all twelve foods she identifies for their aphrodisiac properties: Chocolate, peaches, mint, ginger, honey, chili peppers, mangoes, saffron, almonds, rosemary, vanilla, figs. 

For more information, visit www.forkmespoonme.com.

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