Food and Seduction in Cottage Country

Other than a Couple’s Massage , there is nothing more romantic than cooking a seductive and succulent meal, side by side, especially on Valentine’s Day. What is even better is spending time deep in the woods where the scenery is covered in blankets of white, and all you can really see are billows of smoke over the chimney stacks.  Roaring fires for heat and cooking surely lie below.

Romantic evenings are sometimes hard to come by when busy work and family schedules get in the way.  In order to reconnect, couples need to schedule alone time far from the usual routine and environment, ensuring babysitting, pet-sitting and all other obligations have been tended to freeing up their time completely.  What are typically rushed evening meals, can turn into a romantic evening or weekend of basting, marinating, stewing, grilling, broiling and perhaps baking (try our Pumpkin Pie recipe)!  Take a break from busy restaurant waiting lists for that special meal and create your own menu of aphrodisiac selections for just the two of you!  Get your aprons on!

Your menu can include seafood, meat or poultry.  If Prince Harry and his beloved Meghan can get engaged over roast chicken, anything you make together will be golden!  Whether you are experts or novices, cook in a high-tech kitchen or go old school, cooking together anywhere as a couple inspires collaboration, teamwork, sharing as well as precious one on one time.

Adding grilled vegetable (try our Grilled Bell Pepper Salad)  using the fireplace or indoor gas grill to your menu will provide a healthy and succulent meal for your romantic side dish.  Rich and hearty stews simmering for hours fill the air with earthy scents or your grandmother’s famous pasta fagioli soup is slow cooking all the ingredients to perfection.

If pizza baking near a hot fireplace is more your style, make sure you have some great wine, salad, and for dessert, perhaps an easy-to-make chocolate mousse and a shot of espresso to finish things up.  

Fire as an element, is essential for cooking, but is undeniable as a source of heat. When couples work together as a team while in survival mode to achieve a common goal, an uncommon and deep bond of trust, dependence and closeness is created.  Read “Ten Life Lessons from Maintaining a Wood Fire” about a couple’s escapade in below freezing temperatures in a cottage deep in the woods of the Laurentians’ region of Quebec. 

Fire in the heart is indeed another reason we rely so much on this element.  If you are seeking to re-kindle or keep the fires of the heart burning, I hope you read “Expressing Love in Modern Times” to learn 6 valuable tips on how to survive Valentine’s Day. 

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Chez Mina's Cottage is available for bookings in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.  From fishing to sea-dooing, Chez Mina's Cottage is a location to please those who enjoy outdoor activities to those who prefer just to re-connect quietly with nature.  Get more details about booking Chez Mina's Guest House.

For a nominal fee, you can ask Chez Mina's Kitchen to cook you up a vegetarian meal during your stay.  Try our favourite dishes:  Grilled Bell Pepper Salad and Baby Pumpkin Pie.

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