Food As Foreplay: Recipes for Romance, Love and Lust [Paperback]

Ellen Albertson (Author), Michael Albertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

With recipes that include gooey, drippy, love bites, honey bee mine and slave to love, this book tells you why cooking is like making love. Foods which are scientifically proven aphrodisiacs are also covered.

Editorial Reviews

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"Imagine Dr. Ruth meets Julia Child."-USA Today

"The Cooking Couple certainly qualify as love doctors, if not galloping gourmets."-Time Out New York

"The Cooking Couple share an almost spiritual affinity for food."-The Forum

"Their love ballad should be a common refrain in America."-The Santa Monica Breeze

"The frisky text makes you wonder whether the carpet between the authors' kitchen and bedroom is thread bare."-The Wine Enthusiast -- Multiple sources listed/w reviews

"Living, heavy-breathing proof of the seductive power of food."-Glamour

"If you don't mind crumbs in bed then you're gonna' love this book."-The Oregonian

"Served with an ample helping of humor."-Marie Claire

"Flavored with a playful pinch of spice."-Chicago Sun-Times -- Multiple sources listed w/reviews

"Your biggest problem will be deciding who gets out of bed to do the dishes."-Playboy

"Come and get it!"-Playgirl "Home cooking gets steamy with The Cooking Couple."-The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- Multiple sources listed w/reviews

Food as Foreplay: Recipes for Romance, Love and Lust contains over 100 quick, easy, fun recipes and dozens of tips that will get you out of the kitchen and into the bedroom. The authors are happily married authors practicing what they preach. Food as Foreplay covers every aspect of a romantic meal, from appetizers to dessert, and proper kitchen etiquette (cleaning up means showering together). You'll learn why cooking is like making love, how to stock your passion-filled pantry and what to serve at 2:00am when your bedmate says "Feed me". Discover what to cook for the vegetarian you love or lust after. Learn how to turn your home into a romantic garden of sensual delights and crete a culinary fantasy that will capture your loved one - body, heart and soul. More than just a cookbook, Food as Foreplay is a guide to romance that will leave America's libido howling. Seal your relationship with a kiss -- and a home-cooked meal! -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Ellen & Michael Albertson are The Cooking Couple, authors of the best selling cookbook/relationship guide Food as Foreplay: Recipes for Romance, Love and Lust and the upcoming He's a Fork, She's a Spoon: An Owner's Manual for Your Mate. They are also the hosts of the hit radio show The Cooking Couple's Kitchen which broadcasts live every Saturday across New England from 2 to 5 pm on WMEX News-Talk 1060.

Ellen holds a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Boston University. In addition to her career as a health and nutrition journalist (recent articles have appeared in Self, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping,Woman's Day, Walking, Natural Health and the Boston Herald), she is a Registered Dietitian who provides consulting services to hospitals and private clients. Ellen lectures widely on food and nutrition with particular emphasis on healthy eating and creative cheating for a well-balanced body and psyche.

Michael worked his way from dishwasher to chef in the restaurant business prior to embarking on a second career as a stand-up comedian, radio host, daddy and full-time husband. Michael has performed under the name Lou Michaels at such venues as Catch A Rising Star, Stitches, The Comedy Connection, Rodney Dangerfield's and The New York Comedy Club. Michael has also written for Playboy, Baby Magazine, Point of View, Booming and the Boston Herald.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Alexandria Pr (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964664909
• ISBN-13: 978-0964664906
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,366,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good read, March 3, 2006

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Heather "Heather" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Food As Foreplay: Recipes for Romance, Love and Lust (Paperback)

I got this book for Valentine's Day as a joke, but it has some great recipes.

14 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faaaabulous!, December 17, 1998

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This review is from: Food As Foreplay: Recipes for Romance, Love and Lust (Paperback)

Easy recipes to follow... delicious information for both the kitchen and the bedroom!

5 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you're veg*an, don't bother, July 5, 2006

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VeggieTart (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Food As Foreplay: Recipes for Romance, Love and Lust (Paperback)

I was somehow under the impression that this book might be good for vegetarians and vegans. Whoops! Almost every page details how much the couple loves various animal-derived items. Yes, they recommend fresh fruits and veggies, and yes, they point out in the vegetarian chapter (entitled "Where's the Beef") that cholesterol, found only in animal products, can contribute to clogged arteries and maybe ED, but that weak message is overshadowed by veg-hostile recipes in almost every other chapter, especially the one that precedes the veg chapter, entitled "Caveman's Delight." Sigh. And Ellen, who is a dietitian, loses credibility when she uses the terms pesco-vegetarian and pollo-vegetarian. For the record, if one eats fish and/or chicken, s/he is NOT a vegetarian of any type. And while the veg chapter mentions fruitarianism, raw foodism has completely passed them over.

I guess I'm disappointed more than anything else. I was hoping for recipes to cook for my boyfriend and me. I will say I like the idea of cooking together (which sadly is not practical if you have a tiny kitchen) and truly enjoying the food you eat, but that's somewhat common knowledge. And checking someone's food preferences before cooking for them is also common sense.