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Articles Recipe for Great Sex: 3 Valentine’s Day Musts for Moms Be My Valentine Recipe for Great Sex: Three Musts for Moms on Valentine’s Day by Arlene Pellicane. From diamond stores to supermarkets lined with chocolate hearts, retailers have been gearing up for Valentine’s Day since Christmas. But there are many things money can’t buy on February 14th. Things like love and affection between a man and a woman. So here’s one thing you can do to get ready for Valentine’s Day. Cook up a night of great sex for you and your spouse. It will especially mean a lot to him if you have children and are often too tired for sex. Here are a few ingredients you’ll need to make an award-winning recipe: 1. Anticipation: Remember when you were a little kid and you couldn’t wait to go to Disneyland? Give your husband a “Disneyland” experience to look forward to. Slip him a note a week before Valentine’s Day that says, “You’re invited for the ride of your life, Valentine’s Day, 9:00 pm.” When you create a sense of anticipation surrounding sex, it increases the pleasure of being together. Read more...   Foods That Help Indigestion: Making Healthy Choices Indigestion Pain? Foods That Help Indigestion: Making Healthy Choices by Paul Courtney. Our lifestyles seem to have taken on an ever increasing pace of activity, we all seem to be working harder and longer hours, rushing our meals absorbing the stresses of the world and are therefore suffering from heartburn and indigestion in far greater numbers.. Though there are many different potential causes of indigestion. The main culprit responsible for most cases of indigestion is our frantic lifestyle and behavioral choices. These factors are ones that can be controlled and changed—that is, once they have been identified. By identifying foods that help to relieve indigestion, as well as those foods that cause indigestion, you will be able to make healthier choices that will lead us to prevention of the on set of heartburn. Which Foods Help Indigestion? There are certain foods that help indigestion. Eating these foods can not only help indigestion, but they can also prevent it before it occurs. Dairy products, such as milk and yogurt, are known for being foods that help indigestion. Mixing honey in your milk can also prevent symptoms of indigestion. Read more...   2008 is the International Year Of The Potato Varieties of Potatoes United Nations Declares 2008. The "International Year Of The Potato" by Wendy Mitchell. We say potato, and they say patata, papa, kartoffel and pomme de terre. Names abound around the globe for the potato because it's featured in nearly every major cuisine imaginable. This 8,000-year-old vegetable has provided food security and alleviated poverty worldwide. It's no wonder, then, that 2008 has been declared the "International Year of the Potato" by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). This 365-day celebration recognizes the spud as an important food staple in the diet of the world's population because of its outstanding nutritional profile and potential to feed the masses, according to the UN. Read more...   Cooking with Wine Cooking with Wine Cooking with Wine by Terry Kaufman. Wine has been prominent in cooking since the earliest times, from the ancient Greek writings of Homer to those of the Romans, who consequently spread the teaching throughout Europe. As early as the Middle Ages, the French were using wine as a major component in food preparation. 18th century English cooks were well acquainted with the inclusion of various wines in their foods. A set of recipes published in 1739 called for the use of a medley of wines; a Fast Day soup” prepared with wine; an oatmeal porridge consisting of the addition of fruits, flowers, plus claret and sack (a Spanish sherry that is heavy and sweet); cod stewed in white wine; a flounder fricassee” (presumably a fricassee) made in white wine; veal kidneys cooked in sack; a roast haunch (leg and loin) of venison made with claret sauce; sack used in making various kinds of fritters; a claret-enhanced hog meat pie; etc. As one can easily see, wine played an important part in England’s culinary history. Read more...   4 Easy Steps to Wine Tasting Wine Tasting 4 Easy Steps to Wine Tasting by Jennifer de Jong. Legend has it that Cleopatra once promised Marc Anthony she would "drink the value of a province" in one cup of wine, after which she drank an expensive pearl with a cup of wine. Marilyn Monroe is rumored to have bathed in a bathtub of champagne. The lure of wine is cross-cultural and going strong. Enjoying wine, once surrounded by pomp and circumstance, is now something that many of us do on a daily basis to enjoy food, friends, and family. There is no reason each experience shouldn't be as exceptional as taking a bath in Champagne. Knowing a few simple tips about tasting wine can enhance your wine experience by leaps and bounds and easily transition you from a wine lover to a wine expert. STEP 1 - LOOKING Fill the glass about one-third full, never more than half-full. Pick it up by the stem. This may feel awkward at first, but there are good reasons: Holding the glass by its bowl hides the liquid from view; fingerprints blur its color; the heat of your hand alters the wine's temperature. Wine experts can usually tell right away how much a person knows about wine by looking at the way they hold their glass. Read more...   More... The Fortune Cookie: From Where Did It Come? 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