Hi I’m chef Eric and here is what’s on my plate this week: No foods have libido-enhancing properties., but food can stimulate our senses and entice our imaginations.  Ingredient selection and presentation can create a sense of suggestion and romantic innuendo.  It's not so much what you serve, but what you call it and how it's presented on the plate.  If you want to add more ambience, play soft music, adjust the lighting and open your favorite bottle of wine.  Remember, keep your alcohol consumption to a minimum, too much will defeat the purpose of the evening. If you're feeling ambitious …

Hi. I'm Chef Eric and here's what's on my plate this week: Are you serious, National Carrot Month?  I guess everything deserves a season to celebrate.  When I saw that January was reserved to celebrate this auspicious crunchy vegetable, I just had to ask myself why? Carrots are everywhere.  Most of us take them for granted.  But the carrot is very versatile.  It can be used to nurture our young, sustain our eyesight and fight off the harmful effects of cancer cells. Carrots contain a goldmine of nutrients.  No other vegetable contains as much carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A.  …