Cooking dinner for your sweetie for Valentine's Day tomorrow, and still don't know what to cook? Here's some ideas for some waist and heart friendly dishes that are also easy to make. Thanks to The Muse for the post suggestion:
Appetizers
Indian-inspired chunky Guacamole with Garlic Naan: The Mayans and Aztecs back in the day used to eat avocados as a way to help out a man's libido. Avocados too are loaded with those health-friendly MUFAs. (mono unsaturated fatty acids) I like the twist Heidi used to make Guacamole something new and different. {via 101 Cookbooks}
Asian Lettuce Cups with Ground Turkey and Green Apple: Just look at that. Makes you salivate huh? Coolest thing is that this recipe includes a dipping sauce that contains no cornstarch. Sweet! You have to visit this site too just to drool over the food pics. Jaden is brilliant! {via Steamy Kitchen}
Kale chips: This chip is like a two-fer, you get crunchy and salty with the benefit of a green veggie that is packed with antioxidant power. In this recipe the Kale chips are made with evoo (as Rachel Ray would say) {via 28 cooks}
Veggies
Artichokes braised with garlic and lemon: Eating artichokes
is a sensual experience from stripping to dipping. This recipe also
incorporates olive oil which is a good source for healthy MUFAs (mono
unsaturated fatty acid) {via CD Kitchen}
Roasted New Potatoes with Carmelized Onions and Truffle Oil: Have you cooked with truffle oil before or even just smelled the stuff? Oh it is so dee-lish, and might as well be an aphrodisiac because the smell is so come-hither. {via Simply Recipes}
Proteins with veggies
Pepper and Corriander Scallop Skewers with Tarragon Salad: Scallops are rich in selenium, a mineral that protects cells from disease-causing damage in the body. This dish is nice for something light and tasty. {via SELF on epicurious}
Mojito Chicken and Roasted Asparagus with Almonds: Mojitos are one of my favorite cocktails because I love the hint of mint. In 19th century France, asparagus was revered for its love powers. This name of this recipe just sounds like fun! {via Robin Miller on The Food Network}
Pan Seared Steak with Red Wine Reduction: According to Men's Health magazine ladies, all men really want to eat is steak on Valentine's Day because it's a building block for that libido boosting testosterone. Here's a simple and delicious steak recipe from a Natural Whole Gourmet. Tip: For the sugar 1 tsp part, you can also grab a couple packets of raw sugar at Starbucks and use that. Below is the video of Alison cooking the steak. {via Whole Gourmet Natural Cooking}
