[The Fuse]

We like cooking dinner for vanilla friends, and also for non-vanilla friends. However, when sex could happen that night, I do not consider recipes with a lot of foods that... how do I put this... are likely to make anyone gassy. I've had two conversations recently with playmates that make me curious about whether others think about what they're cooking.

Now, it could be that I'm unusually occupied with this, because I've unfortunately always been gassy. Thank goodness for Beano (ching!). But I can't be the only one who's thought of it!

A few months ago, a playmate joked to me about a dinner date he and his wife had had. The lady had served a cabbage dish. He was appalled. "Can you imagine serving cabbage to someone when you think you might have sex later?" I thought this was hilarious. He had a house party a few weeks ago, and I teased him by saying I'd bring a nice cabbage dish (I didn't).

Another playmate happened to mention he was cooking beans and rice as a side dish for a date this weekend. I sputtered, and then suggested that might not be a great idea, or at least it might raise an eyebrow on the other side of the table. Not only was this funny to me for the above reason, but I found myself giving advice to a playmate on how to score with another woman, an extremely sexy one by the way.

Don't get me wrong-- I don't stress over what to cook. I just think this was funny and wondered if anyone else does too.