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C. Nzingha Smith, writer, poet and author of 'Lust Have Recipes, A Cookbook: IN-Gredients for Stimulation,' has a few tips, tricks and recipes to offer holiday revelers that are sure to ignite a flame in more places than the grill.
"Using food in foreplay and sex play is a great way to keep things fresh," she said. By using basic ingredients and a little creativity, Smith said anyone can "reignite the flame or make it even hotter."
The book, available at www.cnsmithbooks.com, is a combination of erotic poetry and recipes chock-full of aphrodisiacs. The cookbook walks readers from a couple's conversation and foreplay - with food as an accessory - through to the morning after, in six chapters beginning with 'Deep Throat: Nightcaps' to 'The Morning After: Breakfast in Bed.' Somewhere in the middle there's 'Quickie: In and Out,' which teaches one how to work the perfect mouthful of sausage and 'Climax: Oh So Delicious Sweets Desserts.' She also offers tips such as, eating pineapple or drinking pineapple juice to sweeten the taste of semen.
Smith also provides an understanding of how to use each of the aphrodisiac ingredient used in the book, adding what she hopes will be "sensuality and romance to the mix, arousing all of the senses for a total experience."
And now, with no further ado, here are a few of Smith's "sizzling" Memorial Day recipes.
Drinks: LAP DANCE
Bring this sexy spin on the classic pina colada cocktail to the beach or your BBQ.
1 cup of cream of coconut, 1 cup of Malibu Rum, 1 cup of pineapple juice, ½ cup of mango juice, 1 cup of fresh strawberries, and sliced 2 whole pineapples 2-3 cups of ice
Combine all ingredients into blender until the blender is ¾ full. Blend ingredients until mixture reaches a smooth consistency. Add more ice for thicker drink. Slice top of each pineapple horizontally approximately two inches below the leaves. Cut up the inside of the pineapple leaving two inches of fruit in width and depth inside to suppor the drink. Remove the cut fruit from the inside with a large spoon. Serve in pineapple cup. Top with whipped cram and a cherry on top. Garnish with a cocktail umbrella.
Sophisticated Side Dishes: ORAL FIX
Roasted Asparagus Salad w/ Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Vinaigrette 1-2 medium pomegranates (reserve seeds), ¼ cup of red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons, of honey ½ cup of olive oil
Juice pomegranates. Combine ½ cup pomegranate juice, vinegar and honey in mixing bowl. Drizzle in olive oil slowly. Cover and refrigerated until ready to serve.
Salad: 1 bunch of asparagus, 3 whole carrots, ¼ cup of almonds, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil, 1 fresh lemon, 5 cherry tomatoes, 1 bunch of arugula
Season the asparagus with sea salt and black pepper to taste. Toss asparagus, tomatoes and carrots in olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Bake vegetables on cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes. Remove vegetables from oven, squeeze with lemon juice. Lay arugula salad on serving plate followed by the cooked asparagus. Top with tomatoes, carrots, almonds and cheese. Whisk vinaigrette before drizzling over salad. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
On the Grill: A HAND JOB
Avocado & Papaya Skewers
3 avocados, 2 papayas, 1 cup of mint, 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 lemon 4-6 wooden skewers
Presoak 4-6 skewers in cold water for 30 mintues. Half and pit avocados. Cut and deseed papayas. Slice avocado and papaya into thick cubes. Combine liquied ingredients in mixing bowl and whisk together. Toss fruits into mixture until well coated. Slide alternate fruits onto soaked skeweres. Preheat grill to medium heat for 10 minutes. Place kabobs on grilling pans. Grill each side for 2 minutes until grill marks form.
Smith said that all of the above can be grilled and prepared as additions to the normal BBQ spread, "adding a healthy bit of sexy to the BBQ for guests or an intimate gathering for two."
Ingredients in the above recipes, including avocado, green peppers, asparagus, are all internal aphrodisiacs, Smith said, adding that aphrodisiacs are meant to stimulate arousal and increase libido in men and women, and taste good at the same time.