Want to cook something sweet for your Valentine?
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Skip the steak, cake, and wine—you’ll be asleep on the couch at 10. Go for aphrodisiacs. They’re not magic potions, but rather foods that open blood vessels, please your senses, and leave you feeling a little sexy. U.S. News talked to food scientist Kantha Shelke of the Institute of Food Technologists and vegan chef Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, who say the following foods do just that.













