If you’re craving something new and sexy, but you want to do it on a budget — we got you covered! All you need to do is take a look at what items you have in your kitchen. Yes, kitchen utensils can help you spice up your sex. Luckily for you, we have a list of items every kitchen has that will blow your mind. A word of caution before we start When sex becomes a routine, it’s all too easy to find yourself bored. Experimenting sometimes requires too much time and effort. You’re looking for a quick and easy solution instead. Taking a look at your kitchen opens a whole new world of opportunities. Most utensils look like they could easily replace your old sex toys, but be careful. Playing kinky games always requires putting safety first. Here’s what you need to keep in mind before getting down and dirty: Just because it looks insertable, it doesn’t mean it is. Not every tool is appropriate for temperature play. Many utensils look like they’re good for spanking, but be careful with them. Always talk to your partner about possible ideas before taking action. The bottom line is that it’s easy…

Work defines people in a lot of ways. Workaholics or passionate people are especially susceptible to live the job they do. For the most part, chefs consider their work a crucial part of their identity for both personal and practical reasons. If you’re engaged to a chef — first off, congratulations on the proposal! — you should know that chefs can be particular in some respects. In fact, some aspects of their lives might even be deal-breakers for you. To that end, we thought it would be helpful to show you a few things you absolutely need to know about chefs. How hard it is to be a chef A notion that rarely occurs to people is that chefs’ jobs are pretty damn hard. People unfamiliar with the trade just think of tasty meals and working in a funny hat. Sadly, the job isn’t all that lovely. Perhaps the biggest obstacle when being married to a chef is their commitment to their restaurant. They often spend holidays toiling away at the kitchen, and sick days are rare for them. Moreover, overtime is pretty standard in the industry. Chefs also do more than just cook. They need to act as butchers,…

Do Women Really Desire Men Who Cook? Guys, great news! You don’t have to bend over backward trying to be funny because you’ve heard that girls like funny dudes. Yup, drop that Chandler Bing-induced, Andy Samberg-perpetuated, no-good myth down the drain because there’s a new way to get your Monica! All you have to do is learn how to cook! Oh, wait, but that’s harder, no? Not really. To be a hilarious guy, you have to have a stellar sense of humor and comedic timing. That’s not exactly something you can learn. Cooking, on the other hand, is a “practice makes perfect” thing. Not to mention, every guy will try to be funny (and fail miserably, usually), but not many will grab a spatula and try to find their way around a kitchen. So why not dare to be different? Times Are Changing “But cooking is such a girly thing,” we hear you say. First of all, there’s no room for such heteronormative gender roles in today’s society. Both men and women are equally welcome and expected in the kitchen. That “Go make me a sammich” type of attitude is a mark of an immature man, so we advise you…

Food and Sex Are Basically the Same Can your mouth handle a foot-long is a highly suggestive question, and even though you know we’re talking about a particular sandwich from a famous sandwich shop, you can’t help but have dirty thoughts, right? Things are no different if we talk about the warm, moist, and sweet insides of an apple pie or if we mention how you have a nice, plump McMuffin. Even if you were holding an honest-to-God McMuffin in your hand, you’d still think we were making an innuendo, wouldn’t you? That’s because food (especially fast food) and sex have always been connected. Both can be decadent, naughty, forbidden, and inherently sexy. If you get horny simply by thinking about warm caramel dripping down your partner’s fingers, don’t worry — you’re not alone. Do you know that famous movie line, “Sex is like pizza — when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good?” We’re sure you’ve heard it before. It’s actually partially true because our brains react similarly to food and sex (whether they are good or not-so-good). However, does your brain think food and sex are the same? Is that why a piece of meat from Burger King looks,…

You probably know some couples who are so happy together that, whenever you see them, you think — relationship goals! Have you ever wondered what their secret is? The answer might be hiding in the kitchen. Couples who cook together have the best relationships. Let’s see why. Sharing Good Food Is a Great Bonding Activity for Couples Numerous studies throughout the years have shown that sharing is important. This, of course, applies to food as well. Couples who share good food are more likely to stay together and make stronger bonds. Sharing food is important for anyone who is looking to spend quality time with their special someone. It’s something you can do on date nights as well as at home casually. As many as 67% of married couples that spend time eating together say that they are satisfied with their relationships. But that’s not all. Not only will you enjoy spending time with each other this way, but you will also appreciate the food more. There is a strong bond between couples who eat together, and sharing a meal makes us happier. That’s because we get to spend some great time together without any fuss. Even if your mouths…

Natural Lube Alternatives You Probably Have in Your Kitchen It’s the end of a hard-working day, and you’re laying in your bed, getting ready to work off some stress with your trusty sex toy of choice. Everything is locked and loaded, so you reach for the lube so that you can finally give yourself that orgasm (or a few) that you’ve been looking forward to all day. Only, the lube is empty. Now what? When the Lube Runs Out Well, ideally, you’d have a backup bottle of water-based lubricant in your nightstand (or your bathroom). However, we don’t live in the perfect world. Sometimes, lube runs out, and sometimes, we simply can’t let that stop us when it comes to naughty carnal ministrations. What can we use as lube alternatives to reduce friction and make everything just the right amount of slippery and wet? Sure, we can rely on our own personal lubricant, but some orifices simply aren’t as magical as others and need extra lubrication. Best Lube Alternatives When our water or oil-based lubes run out, our baby oil is sadly at its very end, and we’re fresh out of petroleum jelly or vaseline, then we have a situation…

Finding time for all of our plans can be more than challenging, especially if you are in a relationship. Couples need to balance their private lives, children, jobs, and everything else. And if you thought that relatives are a pain in the bottom, in a relationship, you’ll get double the amount of relatives. So, the best relationship advice would be to start planning your time better. Why Managing Time Is Important When You Are in a Relationship Time is important, and managing it is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. But why is time management important? The first thing you might notice is that it improves your self-discipline. There aren’t many things in the world that are easier than staying in bed all day. It’s pleasurable and rather tempting. But you need to get up and ensure that you spend your day being productive. Improving self-discipline will affect other aspects of your daily routine, such as your job and friendships. But it is also essential if you are looking for a successful romantic relationship. Time management is important because you will need to learn how to balance your life. You will need time for yourself, time for work,…

If you were thinking about ways to spice things up, there are kitchen utensils that you can use during sex. These DIY sex toys can be a great thing if you are unable to get your hands on real ones. So, let’s take a look at some of the items you can use in the bedroom — or kitchen in this case. Plastic Wrap The purpose of plastic wrap is to keep things fresh, and it can do the same for your relationship. It can be an excellent replacement for handcuffs or scarves. That, of course, means that you should be into light bondage if you want to use plastic wrap. The only important thing is to not stretch it too tightly, so the person can have room for circulation. RELATED: Try These Light Bondage Sex Toys As Glenn Danzig said: “Cellophane sex — a new way of life!” Candles People usually associate candles with romance, but they can offer so much more. One of the kinkier uses of candles is in temperature play. We all saw it in the movies — a person pouring molten wax over their partner’s body. It can be highly arousing. Both heat and cold…

It’s often said that the biggest causes of divorce are sex, money, and “the kids.” I would argue that a bigger cause of dissention is food (and the kitchen). In continuing this blog series – and the pre-cursor to a book based on these columns – let’s tackle this divisive issue between men and women! There really can’t be any discussion of the kitchen without some acknowledgment of cleaning habits IN the kitchen and that is probably where the dissention begins and ends. After all, most men don’t understand “cleaning” a sink or why dishes left in the sink need to be cleaned until you’ve run out of clean ones? Hello! Okay, enough of that detour. Let’s go back to men and women and their food and kitchen habits and do so in my usual format of a list, alternating between men and women and in no order of relevance other than what pops into my mind first: ~~ The five-second rule really isn’t something we guys comprehend. If a perfectly good French fry should happen to fall to the ground, we will wrestle the dog for it even if it’s longer than five-seconds! ~~ Women clean as they cook.…

There’s no doubt that there’s something sensual about cooking: between the aphrodisiac foods and smells and the thrill of creating something together with your hands and fire, the kitchen isn’t just a place to grab your meal and go. In fact, according to a recent study in the United Kingdom, apart from the bedroom, couples rated the kitchen as the hottest place to get it on indoors. But what is it, exactly, that’s so hot about having sex near your dirty dishes, the hot eye of a stove and your buzzing refrigerator. As experts describe: a lot of things. “Sex in the kitchen is a wonderful alternative to the bedroom or living room as the feel and vibe is so different! Rather than comfy blankets and pillows, the kitchen as a wide variety of ‘staging platforms’ for pretty much any position you and your lover enjoy,” sex expert says. “Another spicy benefit is most kitchens don’t have curtains or blinds that can be drawn, so it brings in an element of possible exhibitionism in the event your lawn guy shows up and might spot you in the throes of passion! The chances of this are pretty low, but it does…

To show your lady love how just how much you care, get her fresh flowers, pour her a glass of wine, and serve her Miso Horny Cod. So says Spencer Walker, author of “Cook To Bang: The Lay Cook’s Guide to Getting Laid” (St. Martin’s Press). Eye-on-the prize cooking is nothing new as his helpful chapter “Cooking to Bang Through History” points out. And it goes both ways. Glamour Magazine’s Engagement Chicken is a roast chicken recipe that an editorial assistant made for her boyfriend that resulted him in popping the question. Another assistant tried it and wham-o!, Her guy put a ring on it, too. Walker’s take, Roasted Chicken Rubdown, is similarly goal-oriented. Just with a different goal. In terms of maturity, insight and sensitivity, “Cook To Bang” reads as if the guys from 40-Year-Old Virgin wrote it minus the sad, bag-of-sand guy. It’s part cookbook, part seduction manual with advice on food pairings, cocktails, music and aphrodisiacs. The “Sexual Profiling” chapter identifies and illustrates female archetypes, i.e., “Hippie Harlots,” “Holy Hotties” and “Sororiteases,” providing recipes customized to appeal to each type. “A hipster you find at an Indie rock show will have vastly different tastes than a redneck…

Spicy, hot, cooking puns aside, kitchens are sexy AF and have all kinds of handy elements right there waiting for you to find them. Here’s how: 1 The Deep Freeze Your kitchen is basically a beginner S&M dungeon waiting to happen. Affix your partner to the fridge handles using plastic wrap around their wrists. Try a smart smack on their butt with a spatula, and slide an ice cube up the inner thigh or down the back. If y’all are brave, yes, you can use chip clips as nipple clamps. Make a pact to never speak of it again next time you open up a bag of Doritos. 2 The Banana Split Sit his ass on a bar stool in the middle of the kitchen with his back to the counter so he doesn’t see all his future garnishes, aka whatever food substance you’d enjoy dripping, drizzling, or licking off his penis. This will get messy, but better in the kitchen than on your sheets, right? Put an old towel down first if the mess is just not worth the reward. He should def return the favor with the topping of your choosing — just keep sugary stuff from getting…

Want to get lucky tonight, Guys? Then perhaps you should reach for a bottle of Windex before you reach for her body. No, I’m not suggesting anything kinky. In fact, the concept of “choreplay”—that women are more likely to want to have sex when their male partner helps out around the house—is a hot topic in research circles: One recent study from the University of Western Ontario, for example, found that wives are happier when their husbands pitch in with housework. Another report from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago even suggests men who help clean, take care of their kids, and do other domestic chores may see the benefits of their labor pay off in the bedroom. Our experts at Good in Bed agree: “When we first started talking about the sex–chore connection, my husband was offended,” admits Heidi Raykeil. “To him, it felt a little as if I was withholding sex unless he was a ‘good boy’ and did his chores. But if I’m in the mood and the kitchen’s a mess—Errrt! Mental brake screech. My head is suddenly filled with dirty dishes and duties, instead of sex. For me, choreplay just helps a potentially hot…

So, you’re having sex in the kitchen, huh? Kinky boots! Even if you’re not, now’s as good a time as any to try it out. Why? The colder weather is coming, (time to move things inside dude), and a busy start to the school year may have put too much laundry on the bed. You might not be able to find it. Add to that the fact that variety is the spice of life, and well, why not? That being said, getting it on where you bake your cake can be tricky. Here are 5 ways you can make sex in the kitchen even better than the real thing: 1) Bring in Yoga Mats and Couch Cushions While it can be sexy to be someplace new in the nude, cold tiles and crisp counters are the anti-dote to great sex. A study done in the Netherlands and led by Gray Hunch, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of the center for uroneurology at the University of Groningen found this out. Details? Just 50% of participants having sex in a drafty room in this weird but wonderful study were able to climax without socks on. When everyone got a cozy pair of cotton, that…