| Confucius once said, "Food and Sex are human | | | | taste, the texture, the feel, have mercy! An |
| nature. You cannot be harsh in blaming people for | | | | evening of food exploration in New Orleans |
| having such desires." I have another spin on that, | | | | proved to me how easily someone can |
| human nature is comprised of three powerful | | | | experience sensory overload. Let's just take that |
| components, food, sex and more food. With that | | | | heavenly Beef Brisket with Creole Sauce at |
| said, I have searched high and low for the most | | | | Tujaque's Restaurant in the French Quarter or the |
| seductive recipes on the planet. It is said that the | | | | most sinful bread pudding on the planet at The |
| way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and | | | | Gumbo Shop. I can remember watching my |
| in one of Tyler Perry's plays an ever so flirtatious | | | | daughter inhale the pudding, taking in small delicate |
| character tries to explain to a young wife the | | | | bites, hoping it would last forever. Of course no |
| importance of being able to cook, because her | | | | one reading this article has ever done that, right? |
| feminine wilds will one day weaken and she will | | | | A really good meal lays down the foundation for |
| ultimately need something else to keep love alive. | | | | the next satisfying experience, whatever that |
| The appetite for food and sexual practices are | | | | may be. Preparing deliciously wicked food for the |
| two fundamental activities for all life forms, not | | | | love of your life is not rocket science, and sensual |
| just human beings although humans are perhaps | | | | anticipation is healthy, it exercises our senses and |
| the most creative when it comes to food | | | | peaks our imaginations. So the next time you |
| preparation and consumption. What foods cause | | | | want to prepare an incredible edible for that |
| us to salivate and curl-up our toes, break out into | | | | special someone try an over the top Chocolate |
| a sweat and stand in long lines for hours to be | | | | Truffle Cake; it will definitely "keep'em" coming |
| gratified? Oysters on the half-shell, an old fashion | | | | back for more. |
| Coney Dog, hot butters rolls from the oven, or a | | | | Decadent Chocolate Truffle Cake (Serves 8) |
| decadent chocolate truffle cake. I recently | | | | 16 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels ½ |
| created a food history course entitled "Food, Sex | | | | cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 ½ teaspoon |
| and More Food" it examines which foods act as | | | | all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoon sugar 1 |
| aphrodisiacs in both men and women. The class is | | | | teaspoon Cognac 4 eggs, separated |
| set up as a casual dinner party and there is | | | | Preheat oven to 400ºF. |
| usually standing room only. | | | | Grease bottom of 8-inch springform pan |
| There are many clichés surrounding women | | | | Melt chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler. |
| who turn their nose up at possessing culinary skills. | | | | Add flour, sugar and Cognac and blend well. Add |
| It was said that Italian director Federico Fellini | | | | egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each |
| insisted you "Never trust a woman who doesn't | | | | addition. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. |
| like to eat. She is probably lousy in bed." I | | | | Fold egg whites into chocolate mixture. Turn into |
| personally think actor/comedienne Monique | | | | pan and bake 15 minutes only; cake will look |
| expresses it best, in her deliciously funny | | | | uncooked in the center. Let the cake cool |
| cookbook, Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted. The | | | | completely, it will sink a bit, chill. Make sweetened |
| main principle here is that the act of cooking and | | | | whipped cream topping; top Truffle cake with |
| eating can reveal the most sensual secrets of the | | | | whipped cream and let set 15 minutes before |
| female mystique. | | | | serving. Serve thin wedges this cake is sinfully |
| So what's the big deal with food? What else can | | | | rich. |
| satisfy you on so many levels? The smells, the | | | | |