Valentine's Day Mood Foods

Food, love and sex have been linked together since time immemorial. In fact, Pliny and Dioscordes (Ancient Greeks) documented the seductive powers of food in the first century AD. This Valentine's Day, try some of these modern recipes containing popular aphrodisiacs and see if the sparks fly. Worse case scenario: You get a delicious meal.

Asparagus

• Roasted Asparagus Tips
• Fresh Asparagus and Curry Dip
• Asparagus Salad with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette

Almonds

• Roasted Almonds in Chile Oil

Avocados

• Boston Lettuce Avocado Salad and Lime Dressing
• Avocado Ice Cream
• Tuna and Avocado Tartare Tostada

Chiles

• Caribbean Pepper Pot with Chicken and Shrimp
• Spicy Shrimp and Green Chile Goat Cheese Salad
• Red Chile Crusted Filet Mignon with Ancho Chile Mushroom Sauce

Chocolate

• Chocohotopots
• Chocolate Cherry Trifle
• Alcoholic Hot Chocolate

Figs

• Fresh Fig Up-Side Down Cake with Hazelnut Ice Cream
• Chicken, Fig, and Pancetta Bites
• Roasted Fresh Figs with Gorgonzola

Ginger

• Roasted Ginger Salmon with Ginger Soy Butter Sauce
• Fresh Ginger Cake
• Ginger Martini

Honey

• Honey Almond Date Balls
• Honey Pots de Creme
• Honey Bee Cake

Oysters

• Fried Clams and Oysters
• Raw Oysters on the Half Shell
• Creole Oyster Stew