Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Take Notice - Hot Homework


If you want to be better in bed, you need to do your homework! Try Dr. Laura Berman's weekly homework assignment, designed to help you ace your sex life. Dr. Laura is the director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized healthcare facility for women and couples where she provides general and sexual therapy. She is also an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Berman has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for 20 years. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Real Sex for Real Women. (featured on Oprah)


This Week: Does your best friend have a great marriage and love life? Do you respect the way your aunt and uncle treat each other? Write a detailed description of a relationship that you really admire and discover which qualities you would like to incorporate into your own love life.


This is a simple assignment IF you have quality role models! Most of us know at least one couple who is succeeding in love. Be sure to tell the couple that you have noticed too! If not, don't use that as an excuse to not complete this assignment. You can still write down a detailed description of qualities you desire to achieve in your relationship and love life and share those with your partner! In the meanwhile, seek inspirations in couples that you encounter. It doesn't mean that they have a perfect relationship, but that they are successful in some aspect of their relationship.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Mothers Day!


The Spicy Wifey Cookbook is here!

This cookbook makes a perfect gift for a Spicy Mommy in your life or for yourself!
There is free shipping & gift wrapping, just in time for Mothers Day!
The Tastebook features 100 tasty recipes for EVERY occasion!

The cookbook is perfectly paired with the Spicy Wifey Cooking Aprons - GET YOURS TODAY!
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Tasty II - Thank You!

Thank You Ladies for another WONDERFUL Session!
We appreciate your support and applaud your continued efforts to invigorate yourselves with real tools that you can apply at home. Feel confident and proud of your culinary skills!
Food is one way to woo your mate to the dinner table, to take out the trash or too the bedroom! :)
Chef Asata, is going to give us an inside tour of the Dekalb Farmers Market! And help us pick out all of the delicious, fresh ingredients that we've grown to love in our Tasty Sessions! (who wants to come?)
Recipes and pics will post soon!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Sex Therapy Anyone?

If you want to be better in bed, you need to do your homework! Try Dr. Laura Berman's weekly homework assignment, designed to help you ace your sex life. Dr. Laura is the director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized healthcare facility for women and couples where she provides general and sexual therapy. She is also an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Berman has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for 20 years. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Real Sex for Real Women. (featured on Oprah)
This Week: Sometimes, no matter what you do to make your sex life more enjoyable, there still seems to be problems in the bedroom. This week, consider seeking out couples therapy or sex therapy. Check out the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists for a recommended provider in your area.
Often there is a stigma associated with seeking professional help or support, especially when dealing with matters of the heart and bedroom. That's understandable, because our personal lives are intimate and private! Frequently, we associate the need to seek professional support with a sense of failure or feelings of inadequacy. Women have a tendecy to share PERSONAL information with other female friends. Usually these female friends, though well intentioned aren't qualified to offer an unbiased opinion based upon years of experience, research and professional practice. Nor are they sworn to an oath of privacy and discretion. So, why not consider it sex therapy? Your mate probably doesn't want you disclosing your bedroom concerns with your girlfriends and vice versa. A therapist is discreet, judgement free and may be able to rock your sex life!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Tasty II - DISCOUNTED!

Time and SPACE is limited to attend Tasty II, our 2nd in a series of Spicy Wifey cooking classes!
Our chef, Asata Reid is AMAZING! Explore flavors of Asia using fresh ingredients & whole foods. Without the sodium, preservatives but packed with robust exotic flavor! Learn the art of cooking and duplicate this meal at home!

Menu:
Turkey-ginger pot stickers with nappa cabbage slaw
Chilled soba noodles with shiitakes and green onions
Sliced chicken with spicy braised bok choy
Sesame garlic long beans....Plus cocktails and wine pairings!
Sunday, April 26th at The Engine 11 Firehouse Tavern, 3pm to 5pm
For all the tasty details and to register visit, http://www.spicywifey.com/ and click,"shop spicy wifey" to reserve your seat now!

*Are you a follower of our blog? On Facebook? Blog followers and members of the Spicy Wifey LLC Group will receive a $10.00 discount! Email us at email@spicywifey.com to receive your exclusive discount code!

We'll see you there!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I dare you! - Hot Homework Assignment

You want to be better in bed, you need to do your homework! Try Dr. Laura Berman's weekly homework assignment, designed to help you ace your sex life.

Dr. Laura is the director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized healthcare facility for women and couples where she provides general and sexual therapy. She is also an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Berman has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for 20 years. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Real Sex for Real Women. (featured on Oprah)


Do one daring thing to spice up your sex life. It has to be completely out of the box and unexpected—such as taking a pole dancing class, getting a Brazilian bikini wax or purchasing a sex toy. By trying something new and daring, you'll feel sexy, energized and ready to create some added excitement in the bedroom.

Spicy Wifey's Seasoning Sessions are designed for this very purpose! So you recently seasoned Spicy Wifey's have an advantage this week. Self empowerment is essential to taking the first steps toward a spicier you. If you take the first step your mate will follow! Don't be scared - you can do this!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Tasty II


Its time for another Tasty Session ladies!
Our last session was sensational! We enjoyed a tasty Italian meal and wine pairings with each course. Learn how to make a meal that is tasty, nutritious and delicious using fresh ingredients, whole foods and home grown produce!
Explore Asian flavors with The Life Chef, Asata Reid in our Tasty II Session! Now REGISTERING at http://www.spicywifey.com/, click "shop spicy wifey" - space is limited.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Hot Homework - Busy Women & Sex

You want to be better in bed, you need to do your homework! Try Dr. Laura Berman's weekly homework assignment, designed to help you ace your sex life.
Dr. Laura is the director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized healthcare facility for women and couples where she provides general and sexual therapy. She is also an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Berman has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for 20 years. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Real Sex for Real Women. (featured on Oprah)
This Week: Busy women everywhere know it can be tough to make room for your sex life when work, family and other responsibilities take up so much of your time.

This week's assignment for busy women without children at home: Choose two things to let go of and make sex a priority over those two things.
For busy women with children: Try to have sex once this week other than at night and/or other than in the bedroom! -HELLO!




Monday, April 6, 2009

Sexy Spicy Passion, in Pregnancy!

Sex during pregnancy is an adventure unlike any other. Once you get the exciting news you quickly began a transformation that takes you on a wild roller coaster ride. The ups & downs, formerly reserved for the bedroom are now your emotions, weight and appetite. While going through your physical metamorphosis your emotional state can be unsteady as well. Once you began to feel the emotional and physical strain of pregnancy, you may experience feelings of doubt. Many women began to feel unattractive or undesirable. The physical symptoms, such as morning sickness, aching back pain and swollen feet will put the brakes on sex quick fast and in a hurry! Everyone may not be impacted in this way during pregnancy. Some women's hormones have the opposite effect and the bedroom is hotter than ever! And many couples feel sexually liberated without the worry of birth control. But for those who are in need, here are some tips on maintaining Passion in Pregnancy!

1. Stay Connected During Pregnancy
Women go through a wide range of hormonal changes during pregnancy and, for some lucky couples, this can actually cause their sex lives to become even hotter. However, this isn’t always the case with everyone; many find the fluctuation in hormones create a negative effect on their intimate life. That’s why it’s so important that even before these changes begin to take place you and your partner commit to communicating openly throughout the pregnancy. The key is to be honest with one another from the very start. Couples often expect one another to be clairvoyant, yet the truth is we’re not mind-readers, and during times of transition like these it’s even more vital that you open up about everything you are feeling. It may help to pick out books for your husband to read that will help him to share in the experiences you may be going through. Going through such physical, emotional and mental changes, pregnant women need added support during this time. By focusing on keeping an intimate connection, you are ensuring that you will have the kind of support you need and deserve.

2. Don’t Fear Sex
There are many different issues that can arise during pregnancy and every woman’s circumstances are different; with that being said, you should always check with your health care provider to find out what is safe for you. Once you get the "green light," it’s important to trust your doctor and not let fears or myths stop you from having a healthy and enjoyable sex life throughout your pregnancy! Also, try Kegeling (naturally tightening and relaxing the muscles, which form part of the pelvic wall regularly); the exercise has many wonderful benefits that:* Help you to be more orgasmic* Enhance sexual enjoyment for both partners* Prevent prolepses of pelvic organs* Condition muscles making birth easier, and help prevent tears and episiotomies* Help prevent leaking urine when you sneeze or cough. For more on how to conduct Kegel exercises, read "Kegel-size."

3. Explore Other Intimate Activities
If you’re not feeling well, let your partner know and be open to exploring other forms of intimacy to maintain that connection. There are so many ways to be intimate with your partner outside of just making love. Read a book together, cuddle during a romantic movie or let him massage and rub your feet—especially when they tend to be swollen from the pregnancy.


4. Get in the Mood
Morning sickness or nausea is often a phase of your first trimester, which will eventually pass. If you are not feeling well, it’s important that your partner is understanding and patient with you. However, if you are feeling well, it’s imperative to make time for intimacy even if you're not "in the mood." With the exception of a health reason specified by your doctor, you should make an effort to be intimate and be careful not to rely on the pregnancy as an excuse to put off spending romantic time with your spouse. Sometimes, women find that they may not be in the mood initially, but if they make time and go with the flow they find they are really enjoying themselves in the process.

5. Be Expressive
A pregnancy is a major life change not just for women, but also for men. There are many reasons that men can become distant or lack desire to have sex—some include fear that they will hurt the baby in some way, or even deeper psychological issues such as the fear they won’t be a good father or won’t be able to handle their new responsibilities. Needless to say, these types of stresses don’t bode well for the kind of relaxed environment that is conducive to an enjoyable intimate experience. Communicate to find out what may be troubling him; a little reassurance can go a long way!

6. Open the Doors of Communication
This is worth repeating! It is vitally important to communicate and set boundaries from the very beginning of what you expect. From the second you realize you are pregnant, you should be talking with one another and emphasizing how important it is to maintain intimacy throughout the first, second and third trimesters—all the way until the baby is born and beyond!

7. Nurture Your Relationship
Make sure that you are not just talking about the baby all of the time. You and your partner have a relationship that is separate from the relationship you will have relative to your child and you need to make sure that you nurture that as well! Establishing the distinction and creating boundaries early could go a long way. By Patty Brisben. Edited by Spicy Wifey.

Patty Brisben, is the CEO and Founder of Pure Romance www.pureromance.com. For more than two decades, Patty has been educating and empowering women all over the country about sexual health and relationship enhancement. Today, Patty speaks, lectures and writes about a wide range of issues. Drawing from extensive research in the industry and using her warm and engaging personality, Patty has become a noted expert in the fields of intimacy and relationships. Patty has been quoted in several magazines including Self, Women's Health, Glamour, Redbook, Men's Health, Details, US Weekly, In Touch and Life & Style.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Tasty Recipes! Italian Theme


These are the recipes featured in our Tasty Session! The Life Chef, Asata Reid customized a series of healty & delicious recipes for Spicy Wifey! More tasty sessions coming soon! For more recipes, valuable information about healthy eats or culinary questions, ask Asata! http://www.lifechef.net

Marinated Shrimp with Italian Vegetables
This was intended to be made onto skewers for the grill, however, if weather doesn't permit, it makes a quick and tasty saute dish as well!

1 1/2 lb Georgia Gulf Coast shrimp, peeled and deveined
Newman's Own Family Style Italian dressing
1 red bell pepper, cut into 2" squares1 green bell pepper, cut into 2 " squares
1 fennel bulb, cut into 2" squares (not cubes)
zest from 1 lemon
juice from 1 lemon
1/4 cup oregano leaves, bruised salt and pepper
Combine peppers, fennel, oregano and lemon zest in a non-reactive bowl. Cover w/ plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes to overnight.Place shrimp in a non-reactive bowl and add enough salad dressing to coat. Cover w/ plastic wrap and marinate 30 minutes. Build skewers by alternating red pepper, fennel, green pepper and shrimp, up to twice on each skewer. Season with salt and pepper. Heat grill to medium-high heat and carefully coat with an oiled cloth or paper towel .Once hot, place skewers on the grill and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until the shrimp are pink and firm. Drizzle lemon juice over each skewer, remove from grill and serve. Alternatively, heat 2 Tbsp of oil in two large saute pans over medium high heat. Once hot, add the vegetables (including oregano and lemon zest) and cook about 4 minutes or until they start to become tender. Add the shrimp, discard the marinade, season with salt and pepper and cook another 6-8 minutes turning the shrimp once. Squeeze lemon juice into both pans, remove from heat and serve.


For vinaigrette:
2 oz chevre (goat cheese)
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
minced1 tsp garlic powder salt and pepper water

For salad:
6 oz arugula
1 pint strawberries
sliced1/2 cup toasted almonds crushed into pieces
In a large bowl combine the Chevre olive oil, herbs and spices with a fork until pasty. Thin with a tablespoon of water at a time until the consistency of a creamy dressing. Add the salad ingredients to the dressing and toss, coating thoroughly. Season one last time with a pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.Using tongs, pile the salad onto individual plates for serving.


2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1Tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic
½ yellow onion
2 Tbsp oregano leaves
chopped2 Tbsp parsley leaves
chopped1 lb broccoli crown cut into finger-length stalks
½ cup white wine
1 tsp red pepper flakes
8 oz uncooked Ancient Harvest Quinoa linguine
salt and black pepper
Break pasta into 2” pieces. Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente (about 6 minutes). Rinse and set aside.Meanwhile heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet or saute pan over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until tender. Stir in oregano and parsley and add the broccoli in a single layer. Season with red pepper flake, salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes, tossing the pan or turning the broccoli once. Increase heat to high, carefully pour in the wine and continue cooking until most of the liquid has evaporated and the broccoli is tender and bright green. (You may need to cover the pan with a lid for 3-5 minutes if the broccoli is large or the pan is crowded). Toss in the broken pasta and serve immediately on a large platter garnished with shaved Parmesan Reggiano cheese.

Hot Homework - Make a Love List!


Its Thursday...so it's time for our weekly homework assignment!
If you want to be better in bed, Dr. Laura says, you need to do your homework!

Dr. Laura is the director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized healthcare facility for women and couples where she provides general and sexual therapy. She is also an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Berman has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for 20 years. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Real Sex for Real Women. (featured on Oprah)

This Week: Sometimes jealously and insecurities can creep into a relationship and create a lot of problems in the bedroom.This week, write down five things you love about your partner and have him do the same. Sit down and share your love lists with each other—you will find that jealously and insecurities will fade!

This Weekend: If you really want to create some sexual chemistry in the bedroom, make a fantasy box! Talk to your partner about sexual fantasies you both find intriguing, and write down a few on slips of paper. Put the papers into a shoe box and keep the box in the bedroom. Whenever you feel like your sex life needs a boost, select a slip of paper from the box and act your fantasy out.



Wednesday, April 1, 2009

SPICY WIFEY LAUNCH PARTY VIDEO

Atlanta - You don't want to miss this event!

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