Not only does it control your meal, the women love it. Better than a date just stay home and cook something that smells great..... Works almost all the time.... Also make sure she eats the garlic, too....
you betcha
I wish I woulda known this neat way of preparing garlic when I was younger: take a really wide, flat blade, the bigger the better. A wooden cutting board works best. Skin the garlic and remove the innards and chop coarsly, then cover loosly in pickling or table salt.
Then, drawing the _flat_ portion of the blade over the mix hard, you kinda chop but more smash the mixture into a thick paste, it’s done then. The salt keeps all the juices, and the garlic is strongest when made this way, a little bit goes a long way.
I learned to cook from my granny and my mama when I was a kid. I consider it the best skill I ever learned - once you get the basics down (not too hard), you’re all set.
Cooking is great - it’s seldom as difficult as some folks like to whine about, and you get the satisfaction of enjoying it when you are done. Women love it, of course - it’s macho!