"Can food exist without love? And, inversely, can love exist without food? The answer to both is yes, of course, but the two are so intertwined that it's hard to imagine a romantic date without dinner, or a form of care greater than cooking a loved one their favorite meal. With Valentine's Day approaching, we at New York Times Cooking took a spin through our reader comments and found many tales of courtship and connection, of partings and proposals."
"Adding this to my meals to impress a date with list. Carrot Risotto With Chile Crisp My husband's absolute fave he grunts and roars and clenches his fists in dramatic fashion with every bite. And he normally eats like a 5-year-old hates everything. Good thing he's pretty. Scallion Meatballs With Soy-Ginger Glaze My go-to when I want to score husband points."
Food and love are deeply intertwined and often accompany romantic rituals such as date dinners and cooking a loved one's favorite meal. Reader recollections include courtship, proposals, partings, and everyday care, with stories that range from sweet to funny and frequently involve unexpected elements like chicken and divorce. Meals provide comfort in good times, illness, and hardship and serve as acts of devotion. Specific recipe anecdotes illustrate cooking as a language of love: dramatic reactions to Carrot Risotto, score-winning Scallion Meatballs, a cautionary Arugula Salad for first dates, a pasta that sparked a romance, and a chocolate mousse that led a partner to say, "I feel loved."
Read at cooking.nytimes.com
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