Stage Your Kitchen Seduction with Fork Me, Spoon Me

The average kitchen can be easily transformed into the new bedroom, according to Amy Reiley's Fork Me, Spoon Me: the sensual cookbook. An international food expert, Reiley's book explains the scientific potency of the world's top 12 aphrodisiac foods. For example, she explores the feel-good effect of the PEA chemical in chocolate (its effect similar to sexual bliss), and how ginger boosts sensitivity in the erogenous zones.

This sexy cookbook contains 'in-the-mood' recipes such as Persian love cake, honey almond home cured snapper, and moist mango meatloaf. It also features recipes from hot chefs of the moment (including James Corwall of the Culinary Institute of America and Master Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim).

For your next romantic meal, try to incorporate any of the following aphrodisiac foods:

1. CHILE PEPPERS - While lips swell and tongues tingle, the chili heat sets to work releasing endorphins, the primary pleasure enzyme.

2. PEACHES - Thought by the ancient Chinese to hold magical properties, peaches are rich in potassium, iron, vitamins a and c, all noted nutrients for improving the horizontal salsa.

3. MINT - Noted for increasing appetites of all kinds, mint is the perfect herb to sweeten a meal, for not only does it increase flavor but it also sweetens breath.

4. GINGER - Although it is commonly used to aid digestion, served pickled, candied or in the raw, ginger increases sensitivity in the erogenous zones.

5. HONEY - A sweet decadence colored the hue of royalty and wealth, golden honey is energy-boosting syrup. The Nectar of Aphrodite, this all-natural sweetener is at the root of the term "honeymoon."

6. CHOCOLATE - The aphrodisiac properties of chocolate are many. Sip creamy hot chocolate for its modest caffeine charge or nibble on a dark morsel for its serotonin boost.

7. MANGOES - The muse of poets and philosophers since the beginning of recorded time, mangoes are prescribed in India to increase male libido.

8. SAFFRON - The most rare and exotic of all herbs, saffron has been used throughout history in rituals of beauty and love.

9. ALMONDS - The almond blossom is considered an international symbol of fertility. These protein-rich morsels are outstanding in helping sustain stamina.

10. ROSEMARY - With flavors and aromas dubbed invigorating in the naturopathic world, rosemary could easily be called one of the kitchens most sensual foods.

11. VANILLA - Its scent is found to be arousing to both sexes.

12. FIGS - Rich in iron, the fig is said to resemble the female genitalia.

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