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The Powers of Aphrodisiacs

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"I have to admit that I didn't believe in the powers of aphrodisiacs, especially when we begin to fight in the middle of testing the recipes. Things can get pretty tense in the kitchen -- he tends to be very critical when it comes to that sacred part of his house. I prepared the dessert and appetizer first while he chopped and sauteed his way through the entree. Tensions arose when he began to complain about the way I cut this, and the pan I put that in, etc....I guess I'd just had enough, because after one too many 'No, you're supposed to fold it in, not whisk it in,' I just dunked my hand in the cream cheese and smeared it across his face. A very bold move, I might add -- it could've gone either way at that point. Fortunately, it went to playful fighting. Then playful licking. Then playful...okay, I'm drawing the line on my experience here. Suffice it to say, everything tasted good."

-- Becky on her "friend" Norm and the Creamy Stuffed Figs in "Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook," by Martha Hopkins and Randall Lockridge.