What's your "desperation dinner"? 🤔

Minimal effort, minimal ingredients, and minimal clean-up necessary.

Everyone has their own version (or two) of a "desperation dinner" — a meal you can whip up with minimal effort, minimal ingredients, and minimal clean-up. That includes dishes like taco pasta, girl scout stew, or even naan pizzas. If you're not privy to the world of such recipes, maybe it's time to discover one for a rainy day! To get you started, here are the rest of the very best examples we found based on this Reddit thread.    Try A "Desperation Dinner!" Here at BuzzFeed, we take food journalism seriously. That's why Audrey, who's 26 weeks pregnant, took on the challenge of trying out and ranking strange food combinations, as suggested by fellow formerly pregnant moms from the BuzzFeed community. (Personally, parmesan dipped in dark chocolate sounds a tasty snack, but Audrey and her husband were not fans.)   If you've always wanted to know how to cook the perfect steak, then you're in luck. The folks at Brazilian Steakhouse Fogo de Chão dished out their top tips for cooking your steak to its preferred doneness, and the best part? They're all incredibly straightforward suggestions anyone can try out!   Depending on which state you lived in, your school lunch was either amazing or absolutely underwhelming. According to this list, Oregon, Washington, and Georgia are a few of the states who are treating kids right — but what's going on Maryland and New Jersey? Did you know that you can use vodka to deodorize your shoes? That's one of several tips you'll learn in a vodka commercial Martha Stewart stars in that people are going crazy for. Even if you're not a fan of her, you might learn a few nifty ways to use vodka that don't involve drinking it.   Jen tried Hailey Bieber's chocolate banana pancake recipe and I guarantee everyone who reads this post will want to try them themselves — if only for the chocolate overload. In Jen's own words: "I don't think I've ever been more impressed with homemade pancakes!"   Whether it's the after-effects of Covid-19 or a major culture shift, the idea of transforming your home into an eco-friendly, self-sufficient greenhouse has apparently become the new American dream. One guy on TikTok successfully did it and the stunning results will only affirm everyone's domestic fantasies.   I love that the world of alcohol-free beverages is expanding and that we now have more options than ever before. The downside? It's impossible to choose the best one! Thankfully for you, Syd ranked 18 alcohol-free drinks and ranked them from worst (or, least best) to best. Whether you're simply sober-curious or want to try a tasty new drink, read on for the picks!   Creamy Chicken Penne Pasta One Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich One-Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup Sweet and Sour Pork Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew Honey-Lime Chicken And Avocado Salad French Onion Soup BuzzFeed, Inc. 111 E. 18th St. New York, NY 10003 We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a small share of sales from the links in this email. View our privacy notice and cookie policy Unsubscribe