Over the past few months, I’ve realized that the secret to happiness is to find the convergence point of your most passionate interests and then use that point as the foundation for the rest of your life.
With that in mind, I’ve broken my passions down into the following categories: food, connecting people, writing, and pretty things. Ready for the convergence point?
In a few short weeks, I’ll be launching my very own food blog (!!!!), one that will play host to a twice-monthly downloadable publication called Get This In Your Mouth: recipes that are delicious and not impossible to make. Every two weeks, for $1.99, you can buy a set of three recipes, each totally mouth-watering and yet supremely low on the crazy-inducing scale of how much you’ll want to set your kitchen on fire while making them. In short, they’re real recipes for real people.
These recipe sets will each be part of a larger collection, and the first collection is: Desserts That Will Get You Laid*. Other upcoming collections include: Comfort Food For When You’re Sad And Want To Eat Your Feelings, Dinners To Impress Your Judge-y Mother, Apology Treats That Say, “I’m Sorry I Fucked Up,” and Holiday Goodies That Are Delicious Enough For People to Overlook The Fact That You Didn’t Buy Them A Real Gift.
Saying that I’m excited to tell you about all of this is an understatement on par with claiming that an orgasm is just an “eh” feeling. I’m so much more than excited — I’m {insert thesaurus-ey word for ferocious and blinding joy here} — and I can’t wait to be able to show you what I’ve been working on in my kitchen lately.
For me, the best part of this new project is the community aspect of it, the ability to share what I’m doing with like-minded people who are equally excited about recipes that are, in fact, delicious and not impossible to make. If you’re one of those people, I can’t wait to have you involved. I can’t wait to geek-out over our joint food obsession and hear your ideas for which recipe collection I should develop next.
Actually, you know what, let’s start now. In the comments, why don’t you tell me your ideas for recipe collections that you’d love to buy. Maybe it’s Classic Desserts To One-Up Your Grandmother, Cookies That Will Make You Popular At Work, or Meals You Won’t Believe Are Actually Full Of Healthy Shit. However crazy your ideas might be, I’m ready for ‘em.
To show my undying appreciation for your involvement (and to continue on with free-shit-September!), I’m giving away a $100 Williams Sonoma gift card. Want it? You can enter by giving me your recipe collection ideas in the comments!
In the meantime, while you sit back and wait (im)patiently for foodgasmic glory, you can click here to stare lovingly at my all time favorite photo in the history of photos – one that surprisingly has nothing at all to do with food but still makes me ecstatic every time I see it no matter what.
*They won’t make you better in bed though. That shit’s completely on you.
{Update: Our winner is Shaba from A Blog of Her Own!}
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I would love collections of healthy recipes. I’m thinking something like “Delicious dinners that aren’t full of carbs but won’t make you sad when you’re done eating them.” Because last night’s turkey meatballs were really depressing.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE VEGETARIANS.
(We get aggressive when neglected.)
agreed!
Yeah, don’t forget the veg-heads! We have feelings too…
I would like a collection entitled “Appetizers that will One Up Your Boyfriend’s 11 Aunts’ Appetizers at a Family Birthday Party” please.
Also good would be “Desserts That Will Make Your Evil Future Mother-in-law Like You”.
LOVE THIS. You go girl.
Great idea mary! I sooooo need this collection: Desserts That Will Make Your Evil Future Mother-in-law Like You
I was just thinking mother-in-law – mine was more mean though like, “Desserts That Will Put Your Mother-in-law to Shame”
This is so exciting! There is never enough delicious food and recipes out there. More and more in my old age (ha) I am turning to the kitchen, cooking from scratch and geeking out in the kitchen. Actually, our social events have turned 100% into over food. It’s typical that three nights in a row is could be filled with a food tasting, potluck or dinner made from scratch.
I like the idea of impressing people with meals that are also, doable for most people. E.g. Dinner to impress the pants off your mother-in-law (or mother to your boyfriend).
I also like the idea of tapas / happy hour type menu. Tapas menus that are so damn good you feel like you’re in Spain.
Something like that
Can’t wait to see it!
Breakfast in less than 5 minutes and not just a piece of toast.
I suck at that, I’m sure you can tell! Congrats on the new endeavor!
Meat – Because Why Eat Tofu when Cows Exist?
YES.
Your new blog reminds me of Bitchin’ Kitchen, are you familiar with her show? Each episode has a title like, “Rehab Recipes” with recipes like “Sex-Life Saving Shepherd’s Pie.” She’s insane in the best way possible.
Regarding the new blog, I would love to read Recipes that make your coworkers jealous when you bring leftovers and Dishes that look impressive but actually require minimal work.
Food You Can Make Really Fast Since You Were Too Lazy To Make It Before You Were Ready to Eat Your Hand.
It’s a long title, but it’s so true. I just get lazy and think ‘I’m not that hungry, I’ll wait to make something’. Then I’m too hungry and don’t have time to wait to make a legit meal.
Also: I love your new endeavor. I decided to start out on my similar one, which is making my life fiction and writing a novel about the men in my life.
second this. i can never remember to think ahead far enough to do things like ‘marinate.’
I would love to see a “Gluten is kind of a prick” collection.
-ps Congrats on the project!
THIS THING.
Gah! I love this idea. Especially the fact that they are do-able recipes, and not 8-page manifestos of cooking technique and weird ways of telling you to mix everything together. Can’t wait for the holiday foods good enough to count as a present that you can make for everyone all at the same time!
Very excited because I love food. And I love fun titles. And I love Williams Sonoma so I hope I win that gift card. Ideas: Delicious Food That Won’t Leave You Only Able To Fit Into Your Stretchy Pants (my current problem…); And then something for bite size food you can make for a fun cocktail party…. I couldn’t think of a title but I’m sure you can come up with something good.
Things Your Frenemy Won’t be Able to Stop Eating Until She’s Fat
Only get One Dish Dirty and Still Go Yum
Eating Peanut Butter with More Than Just a Spoon
I’m not sold on the first title, but I think you get the idea.
I’m so fucking excited for you!!! I know you’ve been wanting to do something with recipe collections for basically forever. My request would be “dinners to impress your new boyfriend when you don’t want him to know that all you can really make is stir fry.” oh, just me?
i love this idea! and actually really love e’s answer of “things your frenemy won’t be able to stop eating until she’s fat” although i’d like to change “frenemy” to “bitchy sister-in-law that is trying to ruin your life”. it would be so awesome .
Fucking brilliant. Seriously.
I can’t wait to read your food blog! All of your news sounds super exciting! Ideas for recipe collections: desserts that fill you with anything but regret and tofu doesn’t have to taste like rubber.
Ooh, ooh! How about: “Sorry I’m Fucking Your Kid: Dishes that will Forcefully Stop your Mother-In-Law’s Suspicious and Hateful Glare”?
I would pay good money for that.
Oh my god, that would be hilarious!
*Sorry I’m Fucking Your Kid and that My Cookies are Better than Yours*
*Recipes for When You’re Half in the Bag – Delectable Hangover Prevention Dishes*
You bring up a really good point with that “and my cookies are better than yours” addition. Maybe the recipes in this booklet shouldn’t be TOO spectacular. I’ve had it happen where I go in with my pull-all-the-stops amazing chocolate torte and I get these glares, like–”Almond paste? Zest? Who are you, Queen Shit of Fuck Mountain? Get out of my house.” We don’t want that. No, these should be *humble* recipes.
How about “Cooking for one: one person, one week, one trip to the grocery store”? I can be part of a community and still cook for one, right? Right. For people tired of either a) cooking a normal recipe for a family of 6 and eating it over and over again, and b) being told I need 4 ounces of chicken. Uh, hello? Chicken only comes by the pound…
Love this idea! You must create a collection called “Dishes to make your boyfriend/husband when you want something and don’t feel like having sex to get it”
I LOVE THIS ONE.
A Complete Meal (main dish, side, and dessert) That Will Make Your Boyfriend Get Off His Ass and Propose Already.
Also:
-Deliciousness Made From Stuff That You Already Keep In Your House (Or Should)
and
-Because Food In the Shape of Balls Just Tastes Better (cheese ball, meatballs, cookie balls, candies, etc)
Recipes you’ll never remember to make, but should remember to make because they’re not only completely deliciousface* but they’re, like, mind-bogglingly* genius combinations (in the way that someone first put chocolate and peanut butter together on a whim and probably didn’t even trust they were on to something because human taste buds hadn’t felt that good ever at that point) but they’re lost in the haze of blurry memories and splintered flashbacks and food on ceilings that so often come with late night cooking sessions while drunk or otherwise intoxicated.
To be followed up with…
Recipes you make for yourself while sober and realize were far more enjoyable, nay bearable, while drunk or otherwise intoxicated.
*awesome words
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“Party foods you won’t fuck up if you accidentally get drunk in the afternoon”
Yup. I need this immediately.
I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS!
“Meals to make you forget about the cold, gray dreariness that is winter”
“Food to line the stomach before a crazy night on the town”
Don’t know how great these are, my brain is a little fuzzy from cold medication! “Easy meals for when you’re sick and your mom is too far away to bring soup”
“Entrees For Your Vegetarian Boyfriend That Won’t Make You Crave a Hamburger Afterwards”
“Delicious dishes that you want to eat for lunch the next day”
omg, this is so exciting! and i love that they’re recipes that I CAN MAKE too.
AHHH!!! << that's excitement.
I would love a recipe collection entitled “Dishes that make me appear like a domestic goddess but it really took me less than 20 minutes to make”
“Meals I can make with ingredients from the Walgreen’s down the street because Kroger is just one block too far.”
“Dishes that can be cooked using 1 utensil and 1 dish (pan, pot, bowl, etc.)”
Lazy? Yes, yes I am.
This is going to fucking rule! I want ALL the recipes NOW.
My suggestions:
Meals that Taste Great but Taste Even Better Cold the Next Morning
Baked Goods for the Office to Keep You from Being Harmed by a Disgruntled Coworker
Party Recipes Good Enough You Don’t Need to Bring a Gift
Dishes So Good they Won’t Taste the Poison
I’m so stoked!
Oh one more: Yummy Meals Using What I Hope are Non-Perishables from the Back of the Cupboard
I love all of these! Especially “Meals that Taste Great but Taste Even Better Cold the Next Morning” for when you are hungover and too dead to reheat.
Recipes to take to yet another f*cking bridal shower.
This is a cool idea, btw.
Food That Will Impress a Boy Without Making Him Feel Like You’re Overly Committed
“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fatty” – a collection of delicious and nutritious foods.
I heart Williams Sonoma and desserts and getting laid. yes please!
Love the titles! As a lover of food, experimenting and trying to kick ass in the kitchen- I can’t wait for all of your foodie fun!
Recipe collection ideas:
-Food to Make when your significant other is lazy and you’re starving but it’s not your night to cook
- Making something edible out of the last onion, some pasta, and some maybe questionable cheese ( otherwise known as I have random stuff in my fridge and am too lazy and/or broke to go to the grocery store)
- Food to make an awesome meal right before you deliver bad news and/or break up with someone
ah! so excited for you. this is awesome.
as for a collection idea – CAKE. EVERYONE LOVES CAKE AND YOU SHOULD TOO.
or
sweet things to make your day more awesome.
how about “I want to get laid by a professional athlete, so I need to stay skinny but need sustenance to score”
How about anything with bacon – bacon is for lovers! OR something that is the opposite of the saying “nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels” like…. “this shit actually tastes way better than being skinny feels” (which likely has to include bacon).
Nicole— How about ” drinks that will have you tickled pink” ( non alc or alc )
or “5 minute fixups”
Another person ridiculously excited for you to spread your hilariousness to a food blog. Recipes I’d like to see:
“Delicious Things You Could Make While Slightly Intoxicated That Doesn’t Require Sharp Objects”
“Comfort Food So Good You Want To Crawl Into It And Sleep”
How about…Recipes to convince your mom that buffalo chicken is indeed it’s own food group. Or, Died and gone to heaven with a belly full of delicious cheese.
recipes that will make your mother in law concede in defeat
I’ve just gotten interested in learning how to cook (I’m terrible) so this blog will be something I’d definitely read. What about “Recipes that will make your coworkers jealous at the company potlucks” as a collection idea?
Finally! Now when I search for recipes that will get me laid, I’ll actually get a result!
LOVE IT!!! I’ve been waiting for you to finally put your recipes on paper for me! I know a lot of your readers are work-at-home types, but for those of us 9-5ers I would hope for something like –
“Breakfast Goodies That Will Make You Look Like Didn’t Wake Up 5 Minutes Ago”
“Morning Ideas that shout “WAKE UP!”
“The 3pm Slump Snack Cure”
“Sh*t so Tasty Your Boss Will Give You A 25% Raise”
Can you tell I eat at work a lot?
“THINGS TO DO WITH FUCKING CHICKEN THAT AREN’T THOSE THREE RECIPES YOU ALWAYS MAKE”
That’s the book I want.
I love this. I love you. And I do lots with chicken… want me to hook you up with some recipes?
Loving this idea!
My suggestions:
- “I might as well go put on my maternity pants and/or Thanksgving pants right now” Holiday Recipes (bonus points for a Friends reference??)
- “Bitten By the Travel Bug But Can Only Afford a Trip to the Grocery Store” Recipes (for an international recipe collection)
- Desserts So Good You’ll Forget You’re Single (for a collection of single serving desserts)
That was fun
Love this idea! I am laughing just reading the recipe collections you’ve already thought up.
No good domestic goddess is complete without a few awesome, knock-you-socks-off cocktail recipes.
How about: Classy, fancy cocktails that taste as good as they look and can still get you smashed
How about recipes “that are better than the pint of Ben & Jerry’s post breakup”. Things that involve sweet and salty, that make you forget about the asshole that you just got dumped by or dumped because sometimes that is just as miserable.
I’m so excited for you. Food – awesome! You – awesome!
My vote for a collection idea would be: O-Worthy and Easy (interpret as you will).
This is awesome & I’m totally looking forward to it!
I’d totally enjoy “Things to make whenever your Vegan friend comes over that don’t make you want to sneak over to the McDonald’s drive through for a Big Mac after they go home”
How about “Recipes for Regularity”? (I’m a fan of whole grains
Aaahhahaha!! That actually made me laugh out loud, I was definitely picturing someone innocently picking up a cookbook with that title, skimming the back cover summary, realizing what it was for, blushing and trying to sneak it back onto the shelf with no one looking.
While we’re on the subject…
Cooking for your Colon? Breakfast for your Bowels? Pooping Without Prunes?
I would like “Easy yeast breads that don’t take for-freaking-ever to make.” I have a few of those, but more would be great.
I like the suggestion of vegan foods, too – I have a few dishes I can throw together, but I would like to have more interesting options there, too.
“Camping/hiking/backpacking food that doesn’t look and taste like dehydrated vagina”
I second this request.
Third it.
So i am on new a nutrition plan all the fun stuff is taken out like diary, gluten, soy, most everything you can think of thats not a plant. So a dessert idea is “no gluten, soy, or dairy but tastes so delicious that it will make you forget that you want to eat your way out of bag filled with chocolate, coffee, and carbs” A little wordy but I think you can catch my drift of what I miss!
I am so excited to read your new blog!!!
I would love to see a “Recipes for post-workout Munchies”!
I see some great ideas in the comments above as well!
I would love to see “Things to do with zucchinis a month into zucchini season, when you’re completely sick of them but still have an endless supply.”
I want “Recipes that are so good it tastes like someone else made them” and “Light recipes (NOT just salads) that won’t put you into a food coma,” please.
“Healthy food that doesn’t feel like a punishment” – but it would be better said in your witty tone
I try to eat only: whole foods, no sugar, lots of veggies, etc. One can only eat so many salads. Everything else frequently feels like a ‘chore’ instead of a ‘meal that I should really be looking forward to and can’t wait to ravage at the end of a long day’.
“These Combos Work Even If You’re Not Knocked Up”
Have people send you 2 food items that they especially love having in and around their mouth and you come up with a way to mix the two. So many times I have to resort to covering one item with another whenever I’m craving multiple things. Like right now I want anything sataueed and everything sweet. No, I’m not pregs, I go through food moods. Anyways this could work for the weirdos and/or the sluts (who are probably married and purposefully got impregnated)
Also….too bad the Cooking with Sperm book is out already. That could have been interesting to work with.
Ew no don’t that was a joke.
Give me free things.
Hearts, Smiles, and Beautiful Things,
-Rachel Lee
My ex was all about slicing a piece of cheddar cheese and dunking it into the jar of nutella. Apparently it’s delish…
advanced level TV dinners – meaning no microwave involved, but still perfect for the newest episode of mad men or watching greys anatomy on dvd, AGAIN.
Hm, I’d have to say that I’m of course looking forward to all the MANY dessert recipes (because let’s face it, I live for those) but I’d also like to see something along the lines of, “What to Cook When You Only Have the Really Weird Things Left in Your Cupboard and Fridge and Don’t Have Time or the Inclination to Go to the Grocery Store.”
oh shit. do you know how much more time i am spending in the kitchen thanks to all of your pinboards? all the best recipes. this blog is gonna be incredigasmic. i.cannot.wait.
as far as recipe suggestions go, might i suggest: deliciousness you would find in hogsmeade. or i bet they don’t serve *that* on diagon alley. seriously, i don’t know what it is about me and harry potter lately.
oh, and williams sonoma??? YES PLEASE.
I love cooking and [especially] baking, I always get so discouraged when recipes call for 15 ingredients that I have to google to figure out what on earth they are and then hunt them down in 5 different grocery stores on opposite ends of town.
I love simple, delicious, minimalist recipes! Really looking forward to this blog!
I would love a section that was something along the lines of “Recipes that make your friends question if you are actually capable of making things this well”. I have a few modified recipes that people were amazed by, and sometimes I refuse to give out “secret ingredients”. I like to keep them guessing and coming back for more!
So, I tried the whole gluten-free thing due to a recently discovered gluten intolerance, and then I desperately wished I could undiscover it. Show me a gluten-free cupcake that doesn’t taste like a hairy man’s ass, and I’ll give you seven gorgeous man asses. Yes, I am a pimp. Deal?
Love this.
What about “Meals that don’t taste like crap the next day because I really hate leftovers”?
I have a few suggestions: Food I can bring to a potluck that doesn’t look like dog food; Impressive appetizers that take as little time to make as they do to eat; Healthy food I can trick my kid into eating; (And since I’m trying to eat better) Lo-cal that doesn’t make me want to kill myself or bury my face in a gallon of Haagen Daaz.
I’m signed up for the recipes, I can’t wait to see what’s on the menu! And Williams Sonoma? YES.YES.YES.
I cannot wait to get my hands on your recipes! Here’s some other collections I’d like to see from you:
*Meals you can make with one hand while talking on the phone with your Mom/Sister/Pals
*Celebration foods that don’t make your bank account cry
*CSA Suggestions: What the hell do I do with a fridge full of fennel and kale?
*Julia Child rip-offs. All the bragging rights without all the work.
Things you can take to a potluck that aren’t smothered in cream of mushroom soup.
Food that makes you feel better when you’re hungover as balls and feel like trash bags.
Congratulations! This project sounds amazing and I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Budget meals that will make your date think you went all out preparing a gourmet meal.
Totally on board with Meg’s CSA Suggestions idea… like in my case “How To Hide Beets Inside Of Other Foods” would be great.
Also what everyone else said about drunk foods… “Shit To Make When You Accidentally Had Too Much Wine Before Dinner” etc.
Love this whole idea!! Totes signing up for the email list!
Hmmm, How about “Meals you can cook with half a working brain cell”?
YAY! I love fooooooood! And I so need new recipes that are amazing, but still make-able on my budget.
Ideas:
Meals for the Nights You Just Want To Say “Fuck It, I’m Tired”
Make Extra, You’ll Want the Leftovers
Holy Crap, I Forgot to Go Shopping and I’m Hungry Now
Delicious Desserts That Still Let You Fit In Your Jeans
Food that is so deliciously good you’re going to think I poisoned it because you did something wrong. What did you do wrong? No I didn’t poison your food… or did I?
Oooo fun! Mine would be “Food That Actually Makes Your Feel Full And Isn’t Chalk Full Of Calories” and “Things That Taste Delish Even Without Being Smothered In Cheese”
How about “Vegetarian meals that won’t make your husband/boyfriend/babydaddy/whatevs stabby because there’s no meat” or “Desserts so good they’ll make your mother in law start a food fight.” The desserts one actually happened with my mother in law… with her birthday cake that was so labor intensive that it takes me three days to make. There may have also been wine involved.
Oooo, or “Things other than crackers to eat with excessive amounts of cheese so you don’t feel depressed when you realize you just ate an entire triangle of brie by yourself”
Oh, and p.s. I was so happy when the picture was of an asian kid. When I read it I was hoping in my head it was an asian baby.
I love food so much. But everything i made is super rich and heavy. Some some healthier options would be great. especially if no one can tell the difference in taste and such
Meals That Make Your Boobs Look Better
or
Meals That Make Him Forget You Just Spent Way Too Much Money On Shoes
Also- Please to make this a book. This would be the BEST WEDDING GIFT EVER.
Love the idea! Congrats!
How about:
Treats to Bring into the Office for a Promotion in Order to Save Your Knees
Great Idea. stoked for you Nicole. Ummmmm my recipe collection I would like to see is
Food so good that it gives you something to talk about during unbearably awkward in-law/family get togethers
or tasty treats that keep toddlers from screaming in public
Ah I am SO excited for the recipe collections. One idea for recipe collections: “This shit normally takes a million hours to make but it only took me 20 mins. My guests will never know.”
How about “comforting foods that wont make you obese in the winter months but your boyfriend cant tell they’re not made with reall butter” .
Or i guess… just copius amounts of real butter
“Recipes to make everyone at your dinner party super jealous that they’re not you”
Surprise! I Can’t Cook But My Side Dish Is Still Better Than Yours.
(your readers are incredibly creative, by the way. You should really use all of their ideas!)
(Also, congrats on your new adventure.)
Starving but too broke for take-out
Asian deliciousness that doesnt require ridiculous ingredients youve never heard of
Recipes to impress your girl friends who think cooking classes are fun
Congrats & I can’t wait!!! I am a foodie to the core.
I like the healthy aspects but how about simple suppers for single gals on a serious budget?
Comfort foods that won’t leave you LIVING in your yoga pants? (cuz that’s all that fits)
Treats for your insane coworkers?
Cheese!?!
“Desserts to Reward Your Roommates With After They Clean Up their Crap, or At Least to Entice Them to Think About It.”
Also? Best idea EVAR. Love this to pieces.
Recipes for when you’re at the grocery store and your boyfriend calls and asks you to pick up something for dinner and they’re out of those bagged roasted chickens.
Hmm I was going to suggest a “cooking with booze” series because I tend to have a kind of one-track mind… but then I remembered you stopped drinking! But… this doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t still *eat* and cook/bake with booze right?
I guess you could call it “Delicious Boozy Things That Will Get You Drunk on YUM Not Rum”??
Recipes that will get my friends to stop picking on me for not knowing how to chop veggies-PLEASE!
I would live to see “food you can make when you don’t have access to an oven”, “recipes to help you get rid of whatever’s left in your garden” and possibly “stuff so easy a kid could cook it”
Recipes for things that you always seem to have in spades because well you bought it for another recipe and then it’s just sitting around.
“One pan, one hour, one dish, one bottle of antidepressants”
“When eating 5 lean cuisine meals in one sitting doesn’t cut it, great tasting low fat meals”
“I try to eat yogurt like the skinny bitches, but want to eat their skinny arms off half an hour later”
“When you want to have other men in your life than Ben and Jerry, great tasting local desserts”
“What to do with the tofu that I buy at the grocery store cuz that’s what the cool kids do”
“Great dishes to cover the smell of pot coming from your apartment”
oh and lastly “Meals to whip up in a jiffy so he’ll never know you spent the afternoon on the internet looking at porn and puppies, but not puppy porn cuz that’s just gross”
“Low cost, healthy lunch ideas so you can save money and move our of your parent’s basement”
Let me preface that I hate meatloaf, but I’ve come to discover I hate other people’s meatloaf not my own. Case in point I made a friend’s recipe for meatloaf added my own special touches and instead of a loaf made mini meatcakes ala cupcake pan. The results? They were moist, delicious, cooked in half the time and the 8 yr. old I tried them out on whose Dad describes as a picky eater said “MMmmmm these taste like ribs!”. If you want the recipe let me know!
1) Recipes that reinforce good roommate behavior would be good, especially when they make you feel stabby.
2) Recipes that test your adventurous side, especially if you don’t really have one right now but secretly want one.
3) Recipes that are so orgasmic they make you want to slap yourself because it seems too good to be true.
I’m looking forward to seeing what others come up with!
Hangover food! Greasy goodness that’s super super easy and it won’t hurt if you have to throw it back up.
“In Which We Recreate the Concept of Tuna Casserole”
Chicken recipes that will stop the “chicken again” comments.
PLEASE make something along the lines of “Healthy crap to replace the 2 bowls of pasta and family size bag of Jalapeno chips I just inhaled.” I don’t do that though…
I definitely like the ideas for recipes for 1. I always end up finding things to make that would require other people over to eat. Also, how about “Delicious recipes that are not only easy to make but are easy to clean up after” because after cooking really good food I hate doing the clean-up. This is what I am dreading this morning with all the dishes in the sink after I made pizza last night…
And for those of you looking for delicious, wow you cookies, I have an easy recipe using a cake mix that is quick and easy and people tend to love them! It’s just a devil’s food cake mix, 1/3 cup oil, and 2 eggs. Mix it together and then roll the the dough into balls and then roll them in granulated sugar. Bake for 6-8 minutes or a little longer depending on your oven. They are delicious I promise!
Mocktail recipes for when I want to drink my calories and remain sober.
How about something like, “these are really bad for you but they are so small they won’t increase the size of your ass unless you eat 12 of them”
Because, let’s be honest-the bad stuff is oh so good and as long as you can control your portion (or pass them around at a party) we are all good.
Foods that will convice your boyfriend that YES he should propose because he would like to eat this for the rest of his life, please.
How about…”Cupcakes that make your best friend forget that you forgot her birthday”. Or even better…”Recipes so good you’ll forget how much your life really does suck”. Both would be substantially beneficial right about now.
Luckily, your blog does a little cheering up. So thanks for that!
How about some healthy snacks to munch on at the office?
*”recipes for when the world makes you stabby, and you can’t call your mother for culinary advice, because it’s actually all her fault”
*see also: “my mum never taught me to cook but i need MY cake to outdo that other bitch’s cake”
*oh oh and “amazing dishes to make your vegetarian friends that isn’t the same thing you’ve made the last 5 times they’ve been round for dinner”
*and “delicious goodies that you can feed to dieting friends/dieting self without all the pain and guilt and broken friendships!”
“Delicious Recipes to Trick Bad People Your Carnivorous Friends into Thinking You’re Not a Snobby Vegetarian.”
Love the idea! Also the suggestion about cooking for one. I’m terrible about that.
Special Occasion Dinners That Won’t Leave You Too Full For Sex…
it’s a real issue, guys.
oh i just remembered something that i would totally pay money for!! “sneaky, dastardly tricks for cooking with ingredients you don’t like; or how to cook with tomatoes when you hate tomatoes”
Kickass kids snacks that make all the other moms jealous
What to Eat Alone in Your Darkened Apartment That Will Convince You Life’s Not Miserable
What to Eat When You Need to Convince Yourself Into Thinking You Watch What You Eat
Fool Your One Night Stand into Thinking You Have an Iota of Culiniary and Domestic Talent and Therefore Would Make an Excellent Girlfriend/Future Spouse, So Just Call Me Back, GODDAMMIT.
“The Girls” are Coming Over for Movie Night and You Promised to Provide Snacks to Gobble while You Pretend to Care about Sweet Home Alabama
Work Lunches That Don’t Smell Awful and Make All Your Coworkers Accuse You of Trying Kill Them with Nose Poison
Recipes You Can Easily Incorporate Your Drug of Choice Into, But Are Also Equally As Delicious When You Need to Serve Your Mom a Clean Version
I’m looking for recipes that are a) healthy b) have some sort of nutritional information available c) can be made for one and d) can last for more than one day. Wow that’s a tall order.
And I’m really looking forward to you giving me an orgasm in my mouth compared to my vag
“Desserts that aren’t that bad for you”
“Meals with hidden nutritional value for the picky ass eaters in your life”
“Stuff that’s better to eat than Cheetos after exercising when you’re ravenous”
love this idea!
I’d totally buy something on affordable salads. I love salad, but every time I go to buy the shit, it ends up being 15 freaking dollars per meal. Fix that, please.
How about something like, “Recipes you probably won’t have to go grocery shopping for” or “Recipes that will make your whole neighborhood smell crazy delicious”.
Recipes that I can reheat over and over again without getting sick of the leftovers because I live by myself and sadly my cats have not developed their culinary palates enough to enjoy people food other than ice cream and cheez its, and even *I* can’t survive on ice cream and cheez its alone.
“Make people think you really can do it all” dinners
Is it wrong of me to want “recipes that will give that girl you don’t like at work diarrhea” ?
if that’s too much to ask, I’ll take “recipes that won’t require you to buy two seats on an airplane because you ate the entire thing.”
Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars…
Qualifies for: Desserts that Will Get You Laid, Treats to Make you Popular at Work, or even Desserts Worth Getting Fat For…the options are endless, they are that good– and easy! Did I mention how good they are? Let me reiterate just in case: I could without question or concern eat an entire pan of these.
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
1/3 cup seedless, raspberry preserves
14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350? F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan with a baking spray.
Beat butter until creamy in a large mixing bowl. Combine in flour, sugar, and salt. Press 1 3/4 cups of mixture onto bottom of pre-greased pan. Set aside remaining mixture.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
Combine 1 cup chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in medium, microwave-safe bowl. Heat uncovered in microwave on high power for 1 minute, then stir. If necessary, microwave at additional 10 to 15 second intervals, stirring until all morsels are melted. Spread over hot crust.
Combine nuts into reserved crumb mixture, sprinkle over chocolate filling. Drop teaspoons of raspberry jam over crumb mixture. Sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until center is set. Cool completely in pan.
Super Easy Recipes for a Kickass Dinner Party Where Your Friends All Think You Spent Hours or Went to Culinary School, but Really You Sat Around All Day Catching Up on Glee Because The Recipes are THAT EASY.
Or something. A dinner party thing/menu.
OH OH OH! More themed dinner parties!
How about “Dinners that Will Finally Convince My Mother-In-Law that my Cooking is Good Enough for her Son”? Or “Dinner Disasters: 101 Dishes Designed to Drive Away Unwanted Guests”?
102 Casseroles That Won’t Make You Cringe, 50 Ways To Make Brussels Sprouts Not Taste Like Shit, 100 Recipes That Sound Nasty But Taste Classy (for those odd combinations of ingredients that actually come together well).
Healthy recipes and desserts! I love chocolate and would love to know how to incorporate it into my lifestyle without going overboard. Themed diner parties! Dinners that Will Finally Convince My Boyfriend That I Am A Good Cook” or “Food that will Convince my Boyfriend that my Cooking is as Good, if not Better, than his Mothers”
um, love yummy desserts. Everyone else is seriously more creative.
How about the “you don’t have to feed this to the dog” recipes?
I would definitely love the “What to serve those damn vegetarians when they come to your dinner party”
Because when people find out I’m veggie when I’m coming over? FREAK OUT MODE. They have NO CLUE what to make that doesn’t have meat in it.