If you’re looking to woo your partner, skip the over-booked restaurant and serve them some deliciously seductive home-made grub. The meal plan below is packed with libido-boosting ingredients to get both of you in the mood for love, and includes a recipe for date-night classic coq au vin, provided by chef Jesse Dunford Wood. Just make sure you don’t overdo the wine if you want to bring your A-game.
Breakfast
Porridge oats with blueberries provides dopamine, which raises sex drive.
Lunch
A smoked salmon bagel is an excellent source of omega 3, which improves blood flow to your organs.
Dinner
Coq au vin (serves 2)
4 chicken legs, skinned / ½ bottle of red wine / 1tbsp olive oil / 100g button mushrooms / 100g carrots, peeled and chopped / 100g shallots, peeled / 50g smoked back bacon, sliced / A pinch of thyme / 1 bay leaf / 1l chicken stock / A pinch of chopped parsley / 10g cornflour, mixed into a paste with cold water.
To make
- Mix the chicken, mushrooms, shallots, carrots, thyme and bay leaf with the red wine and leave to marinate for at least two hours, or ideally overnight.
- Remove the chicken and fry it lightly in a pan with the olive oil.
- Place the chicken in a deep casserole dish with the vegetables, wine and chicken stock and bake it in a pre-heated oven at 180° for two hours.
- Drain the liquid into a saucepan and stir in the cornflour paste to thicken it.
- Serve the chicken, then cover it with the sauce and the parsley.
- Enjoy with a large glass of red wine.
Mushrooms contain high levels of zinc, which improves sperm production.
Onions are packed with potassium, which boosts female libido.
Chicken is rich in vitamin B6, which increases testosterone levels.
Snacks
Cashew nuts and sesame seeds contain testosterone-boosting zinc.
