Not everyone can cook. And that is very sad fact you realize when, after a long day at work, you crave for seafood pasta that one pasta restaurant you love is in another part of the city. You simply can’t have pizza all week. Before you weasel out again, grab your partner and enroll yourselves in cooking classes. Or spend an afternoon on the couch watching cooking shows. Whatever works for you.

The fun of cooking is doubled when couples cook together. Even though each of you is entitled to your own food preferences (seafood, meat, pasta or salad), couples can really find bigger rewards in cooking than just ordering by the phone. Try some of the recipes we feature here. They’re for quick meals with minimum fuss.

Cooking together means quality time. Aside from the intimate time you spend in bed, cooking can also bring couples closer. Couples who cook together develop another shared passion. It is more interactive than just sitting in a couch in front of a TV talking between commercials or going to gym together.

Invite guests. Invite family and close friends over for dinner. Preparing a special meal for these important people in your lives calls for your cuisine specialties. Start the day by going to the grocery together, and depending on the day’s schedule, plan your own menu. If the day is filled with many other activities, prepare meals which require only little attention in the kitchen but is nevertheless your specialty.