First things first.

When cooking, Dr. Jenn says you are often 100% mindful; taking TLC cutting up vegetables, carefully measuring ingredients, and cautiously adding spices. While you have an end-goal of a fabulous home-cooked feast, you and your loved one have the opportunity to find pleasure in all aspects of the journey. For many, the experience of cooking itself is just as (if not more) enjoyable than eating the actual meal.

Dr. Jenn says it’s that mindfulness in the kitchen that can easily be brought to the bedroom.

“The teamwork of cooking together and the love preparing the meal uses the sensuality of all five senses; it’s a good way to practice being mindful in the moment.”

She says that’s exactly what you have to do when cooking it up in the bedroom. It’s about being in the moment with no end-goal; simply losing your sense of time and focusing on your partner.

And that brings us to Dr. Jenn’s next point: using that focus to nurture your partner.

“It’s not about me; it’s about you.”

It’s the attitude Dr. Jenn wants all couples to embrace ASAP; giving someone pleasure in the bedroom is a gift, and so is preparing a delicious meal for your darling. While you don’t have to be Suzy Homemaker, cooking for someone is an expression of taking care of them. That’s why the love expert says take those baking skills to the bedroom; show your partner your selfless self under the covers.

“It gets them so into your relationship; honoring and appreciating you.”

Of course, every good cook needs a Sous-Chef, and a tasty meal depends on teamwork in the kitchen.  Dr. Jenn says cooking together builds solid communication skills. For example, you set a small goal of a meal, divide the tasks, encourage each other, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor. Turns out, chopping veggies alongside your man (or woman) is a wonderful practice of teamwork in the bedroom.

“If you build it up a safe way, it’s easier to transfer it out of the kitchen.”

And that safety-net can be well worth it because Dr. Jenn says good sexual encounters require good communication and working together.

However, now that we’ve established that comfort in the kitchen, what to cook?

Dr. Jenn says pay attention to smell, taste, color, look, and texture.

Be playful and experimental in the kitchen, in fact, Dr. Jenn suggests taking sex off the table all-together and focusing on the sensuality of food. Have your honey feed you; savor the five senses and embrace them.

Add fresh, healthy ingredients to your diet; eating fruits and veggies are good for our bodies, also tasty and sweet.

And if you want to get frisky, you can always spice things up in the bedroom--literally.

“Cook up some tasty foreplay like chocolate body paint.”

Another tip: get sporadic and adventurous. If you have no plans for dinner, head to the kitchen and brainstorm some fun dishes you can create using the ingredients in your cupboard. Dr. Jenn says that trial-and-error excitement can easily be transferred to the bedroom.

“To me, an aphrodisiac is whatever your guy likes.”

And when all else fails, take on a task you’re sure not to slip up on. You can easily impress your sweetheart simply by being present, and for me, avoiding peeling the potatoes.

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