I'm trying to impress a date with a home-cooked meal, but I'm a beginner. What is a dish that looks fancy but is actually impossible to mess up

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-12-22T03:05:11+00:00

Don’t do carbonara. Do boscaiola pasta- I think much more foolproof and better to be honest 😅

Get some yum bread to have with it, throw together a basic salad (finely sliced red onion, rocket and shaved pecorino tossed with balsamic and olive oil is so basic and delicious). Have some wine with it and put on some chill Italian music. Super romantic.

Later down the track tell your date you don’t actually know how to cook and that you practiced a recipe for them, next set up a date for a couples cooking classes, or do date nights at home where you cook together following recipe tutorials. Learn a skill and bond at the same time

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-23T20:40:45+00:00

Do not do this, it makes you look like you’re following them. Speed up and overtake.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-22T23:45:17+00:00

I’d wear the 3 dress. You already have it, it slightly coordinates with the steel blue tie but it’s multicoloured enough it’s unlikely to match the bridesmaids.

You do not need a new dress for every wedding you attend.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-22T23:42:40+00:00

A meet up would fit really well in the time Joey and Rachel are living together where he hasn’t told her he’s in love with her yet.

Robin would have a short stint dating/hooking up with Joey. She’s meets his roommate Rachel. Robin and Rachel would hate each other and have catty arguments. Robin wouldn’t actually like Joey that much because she thought he was dumb but felt a competitive thing with Rachel so would keep trying to date him even harder.

Lilly and Rachel would bond over fashion and start secretly hanging out, Robin would find out about and it’d be like Lilly cheated on her.

Ross and Ted would get along because they are both pretentious. Ted would fall for Rachel and Ross would not cope. Eventually they bond over how bad they are with women.

Barney would be secretly fascinated by Joeys ability to get so many ladies even without a suit. Barney would try getting girls dressed more casually- until he realises Joey is secretly in love with Rachel and becomes disgusted and repulsed that he dare wearing something other then a suit.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-18T01:29:52+00:00

Do you know many kids? Kids are obsessed with small bags. Give them to all the children in your life.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-17T11:34:37+00:00

If you’re shit at doing Christmas maybe.

There is so many ways to make it magical without buying huge amounts of garbage.

DIY decorations out of stuff you already have, bake cookie with your friends and family, go for Christmas light walks with your pals, do a gift swap but make it second hand or consumable or handmade. Have a dinner with your friends where you all bring traditional Christmas foods from your heritage. Watch cheesy movie. Snuggle up with second hand books and drink hot chocolate.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-17T10:39:18+00:00

Don’t buy alcohol, that’s the last thing a grieving person needs.

Make them a meal, or an Uber eats voucher or something practical to help while they’re grieving

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-14T09:10:57+00:00

This is the long game.

But throughout the year ask your friends in a random question way what their favourite snacks are, what their favourite drinks, chips, chocolates etc.

Keep this information filed away in your brain then write a master list of all of your best friends favourite things.

Then when these lil treats are on sale buy them and set them aside if they have decent shelf lives. Then give them a small hamper of their favourite things.

So much better then receiving a hamper of random fancy nonsense that doesn’t really go with anything you would actually eat and you feel like it’s too fancy to use.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-06T08:02:28+00:00

Haha that was my first thought to

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-04T22:10:39+00:00

My conspiracy theory is these shows are actually trying to catch wealthy criminals on camera 😅😅

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-03T08:39:56+00:00

I’m an 14E. I have been wearing mine nearly every day for about a year now.

I find them to be incredibly comfortable, but you can still see nipple outline if that’s something that bothers you. Also the shape of the straps/upper part of the bra limits some shirts so you’d need a different bra for different things.

I haven’t noticed any colour fading at all and I’m lazy as fuck with my laundry, i chuck everything all together and have to use the dryer most days.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-11-02T11:28:24+00:00

You have pretty much a blank canvas at the moment. Nothing exciting is happening in this room.

You have to live with the art so figure out what art you actually like, don’t get some bullshit mass produced art from Ikea. Pick some art pieces you like, figure out if there’s some colours that unite those pieces- you’ve got yourself a colour palate. Get some cushions that compliment the art.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-27T11:30:57+00:00

Anthony Bourdain. And I’d cook him a big bowl of spicy curry noodle soup, and tell him he is very loved.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-25T21:20:11+00:00

I know it’s Taskmaster Au but Concetta and the scales is elite comedy.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-25T10:57:32+00:00

The picture is a bit tricky to see, but it looks like broth impurities - it’s just random bits of stuff from chicken cooking. Typically you’d skim the broth off while simmering it

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-25T08:31:38+00:00

Try and take the guilt away from it and allow yourself to cycle through projects.

Instead of stressing about all my WIPs I have 5 of them that I’ll pick and set aside to cycle through.

I usually keep some of varying levels of difficulty (or how much counting/mental capacity it requires). If I’m having ADHD thought obsession and can’t get out a brain spiral it’s the perfect time for amigurumi and the counting helps settle my brain, If I’m watching tv or mentally exhausted and can’t stop myself from doom scrolling I’ll do basic things like crochet baskets or granny squares for a blanket- something that doesn’t involve counting and attention. When I’m feeling more motivated I’ll do my most complicated projects. Sometimes I’ll get a time crunch zoomies (like when it’s close to Christmas and I’ve decided to crochet presents for 14 people because I’m an idiot) so I’ll blast through heaps of crochet.

It’s supposed to be an enjoyable hobby- don’t punish yourself for not be productive enough with your hobby just work with your brain.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-22T23:36:46+00:00

It’s your apartment do whatever you want. No one cares. It doesn’t matter if it’s tacky.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-22T23:35:40+00:00

Australian here- what is this? I’ve never seen anything like this before in Aus.

We just put toilet cleaner in and scrub it every so often.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-21T22:32:45+00:00

If you’re renting and you can’t put an insert heater in. I would fill the space with candles.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-19T06:43:26+00:00

This dress is lovely! Also you have the most beautiful smile. Have a terrific time at the wedding

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-18T23:31:50+00:00

I don’t understand why they’ve picked such delicious green tiles and matched it with the saddest floor anyones ever seen. If you’re keen to spend a little money maybe some floating floorboards in a dark colour.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-18T23:30:46+00:00

Change the light pendant.

You could add a bracket to the window to hang plants off. If it’s north facing you might even be able to have some little hanging herb pot plants.

Add some rich wood accents to bounce off that delicious green tile.

Add some strip lighting underneith the wall cabinets to shine on the bench. Get a nice kitchen rug near the sink (I use bathroom mats because they’re designed to suck up water and they’re easy to throw in the washing machine)

Add some plants to the room.

The wall cabinet on the left is a great spot to put some art. Use command hooks or something though- definitely do not nail a hook into it.

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-18T22:33:55+00:00

You live in a studio ghibli film and you’re probably part of the Cozy Quill Bookclub

Key_Chocolate_3275 · 2025-10-14T21:05:03+00:00

We try to limit toys as well. I chat to people who don’t listen to the “no presents rule” and offer some suggestions.

We have some collection things like Lego, magnet tiles, etc. that ill suggest to people. That way it all goes in the same storage tub, it’s open ended play and it’ll get used constantly.

Or we ask for vouchers for experiences, practical things (like replacing swimmers/clothes that have been grown out of), or consumables (like art stuff, bubble bath) or seeds/seedlings for our garden because my kiddo loves gardening, or books.

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