Something to help you out this evening.
Mother Nature’s best aphrodisiacs …
You can find my recipe for a rather, erm, stimulating Chilli Chocolate Mousse in TheJournal today, and on page 239 of The Extra Virgin Kitchen.
It’s mousse like no other.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
(photography Jo Murphy)
Apparently, women think about chocolate more than men. Some scientists think this is because eating cacao helps release a cavalry of dopamine in the female brain, the same substance released during orgasm. It’s even been suggested that when women eat raw chocolate, it affects activity in the cerebral hemisphere responsible for regulating sexual desire. Just saying. Like.
The brave Donal Skehan invited me into his kitchen, to test my theory.
KIDDING.
But we did make a block of raw chocolate nib toffee, to help him and his missus kickstart their healthy new year resolutions. Join us over on Donal’s YouYube channel
You can add some sneaky coffee beans on top, to cause some hipsteria.
If giving up coffee seems dastardly difficult, try adding some octane for 2015 instead.
Here’s the blogpost with the original recipe, and below, a cheerful demo on my You Tube channel with music from Dublin band I ♡ The Monster Hero. Hit the subscribe button, and I’ll keep you informed. (I’ll do the research, so you won’t have to!)
½ large banana, frozen
1 cup / 250ml home-made or unsweetened almond milk
1 shot of espresso (optional)
2 teaspoons bee pollen*
1 tablespoon almond butter (we love Keen nutbutter)
1 Medjool date
*caffeine will interrupt the absorption of some minerals and vitamins, but them is the trade offs for coffee lovers!