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noraleah:

If this gets you hot, go see the article’s author (and my friend) Emily Cavalier read at Nerd Sex Night this Thursday. You may want to take a cold shower first.

… He came over and introduced himself and, within the week, we were sitting down to oysters at another cute French place nearby. The first time we had sex, we were so urgent, we didn’t even take my little strapless dress off.

The first time I cooked for him, I made a pair of veal chops with saffron orzo and tomato sauce. The flavors were at turns subtle and aggressive—just like I wanted them.

It was a recipe I’d been hanging onto for a real man, one who wouldn’t see a problem with eating baby cows. The orzo hummed with hints of Parmigiano and rosemary, and there again were the hot little cherry tomatoes. The veal chops were some of the most succulent, buttery slabs of meat I’d ever had in my mouth. This was a showstopper of a meal. Aaron took one bite, put his fork down and looked at me very seriously….