Katherine Chloé Cahoon

Valentine’s Day is now less than a month away. Is someone maybe getting a little prematurely excited?! Wouldn’t be the first time. In honor of this upcoming holiday, I found some romance research that will make you lovebirds with a lack of cooking ability happy. And I definitely fall into that category. Unless you consider smoothie making cooking;) I can bake, but unfortunately a girl can’t just bake her way through life. If only the food pyramid were inverted.

According to the journal Emotion when people are in love, bland food can taste “sweet.” Like I said if you’re worried about cooking for your sweetie, just remember what Emotion had to say and turn on that stove with confidence. And if you really want to make sure your partner is going to love what you make, throw in some aphrodisiacs. In case you missed it, here’s a recipe for a Five-Star Entrée with Five Aphrodisiacs. I cooked this up with a friend of mine who’s an award-winning chef, which is why it turned out so well.