Put Romance Back On The Menu This Valentines

It’s official - we’re overworked and under sexed! Not only do the English work the longest hours in Europe but statistics show romance is at an all time low with couples putting jobs before their sex lives. It seems partners are suffering from a growing ‘Work Widow/Widower’ trend where loved ones are arriving home late and exhausted frustrating their partners, providing a recipe for relationship catastrophe!

Aiming to combat this ‘Work Widow/Widower’ trend and get love back on the agenda for February, the English Beef & Lamb Executive (EBLEX) has set up the website Itsonthetable.co.uk. Full of ideas to spice up your relationship the site also has delicious, seductive Quality Standard beef and lamb recipes to cook for your loved one to entice them home on time this Valentine’s Day.

Top Behavioural Psychologist Donna Dawson says “Nearly a third of England’s workforce work longer than the traditional ‘nine-to-five’ work shift, this means that working men and women arrive home later and more exhausted, with little energy and incentive left. Romance, affection and sex are side-lined, night after working night with a survey by the Kinsey Institute revealing we just aren’t having the sex we used to. Add to this the stressful daily grind of commuting, and the depressing days of winter in which we go to work in darkness and return from work in darkness, and you have a recipe for ‘relationship disaster’.

- Are you a ‘Work Widow/Widower’ who often spends evenings left alone waiting for your partner to come home?
- Has watching countless hours of TV and eating comfort food left you feeling frustrated and abandoned?
- When you partner does finally show their face, are they simply too tired to spend any quality time with you? Or would it take a surgical procedure to remove the Blackberry that’s permanently glued to their palm?

All sound a bit too familiar? Rest assured that you’re not alone and help is at hand.

In a poll conducted by EBLEX 54% of the English population believe a home-cooked steak meal would get their partner in the mood for passion with a whopping 68% saying they believed it would be the gesture most likely to impress. So if you’re finding that the office is getting in the way of your love life and causing disharmony at home then log onto Itsonthetable.co.uk now and get some inspiration!

Donna says “There is hope and help at hand: romance and food have always been inextricably linked, and so what better way to show a partner that you care, than to cook him/her a delicious meal and to have it waiting for them when they return from work this cold February?”

Choose to entice your partner home with a saucy email message, tempting them with a taste of what’s to come. Messages can be personalised by firstly adding your message, fun image and chosen seductive recipe to get their mouth-watering. Also try out the ‘Steak Personality Guide’ to find out what your partners steak choice says about them, as written by Donna Dawson.

If that doesn’t work or if you’re feeling really ticked off then you can post up your ‘Work Widow/Widower’ stories for all to see! If the dog’s had one too many dinners meant for your partner or the TV seems the most exciting thing in your life, then name and shame the offenders in our online gallery! Whether to try and help reform your loved one, or just simply for partners to let off some steam, tell us all about your workaholic or neglectful partners and share with those in similar situations across the country.

Donna continues, “And for the partner doing the cooking, there is no better meal to cook than Quality Standard beef steak, because it is quick, easy, healthy and tasty. As an added bonus, the protein in steak revives flagging energy levels, making us more alert and responsive: we are now open to more evening ‘options’ than just sitting slumped in front of the TV! A steak is also a gateway to the senses: the aroma and the sound of it as it sizzles and cooks; the sight of it on the plate in a variety of cuts and sauces; the texture and taste as you eat it. After the meal, depending upon what kind of ‘steak personality’ you are, the rest of the evening holds a variety of amorous possibilities!”

To complement your special evening and create a seriously smoochy atmosphere, why not try one of the Quality Standard Valentine recipes perfect for creating a passionate evening. If it’s energy you’re looking for then the Honey Glazed Rack of Lamb will be ideal. Honey, known as the nectar of Aphrodite, will keep your partner awake and alert so the dinner will just be the start of the evening…Or if you’re after something a bit spicier then try out the Seared Chilli Pepper Beef with Paprika Potatoes. Chillies release endorphins the primary pleasure hormone so you’ll both be fired up and ready for action!

For more delicious recipes or to find out more about sending your loved one an enticing email visit Itsonthetable.co.uk and put the passion back this Valentines.