Disclaimer: If you don't know what I'm talking about I recommend you do your research on Buzzfeed Food, Tasty, and Thrillist's Facebook pages (see you back here 3 hours and 48 saved videos later).....
My dearest Facebook,
I would like to start off this letter by asking WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT to allow all of these cooking videos to be posted in the first place. I mean don't get me wrong it was great at first but I feel as though I've fallen into a black hole and can't escape. Every time someone on my feed shares a Buzzfeed Food video I feel a sense of obligation to watch it in its entirety-and if the recipe is something I find remotely appetizing you bet your @$$ I'll be saving this video for later.
At first glance you find yourself thinking something along the lines of- wow this is so practical or I could totally see myself making this for dinner one night. So, being the gullible individual you are, you save the video for later (a nifty new Facebook function meant exclusively for cooking and dog videos, probably). Next thing you know you're getting a notification saying you have 30 recent saves and more than half of them involve some sort of pizza or waffle concoction. Side note here, you should be grateful I don't actually own a waffle iron or it would be completely destroyed by now.
You've given me a sense of false hope that I can accomplish these incredible cooking feats. My level of cooking ability is slightly above "Well I know I won't starve to death if I have to cook for myself" but for some reason I've begun to feel as though no cooking feat is too large for me to accomplish.
Deep fried mozzarella shots...no problem.
Spinach artichoke dip-stuffed garlic bread...bring it on.
(Granted I don't even have the utensils required for a solid 1/4 of the recipes I have saved but hey, a girl can dream-and also has Target.)
I have spent the entire semester compiling an arsenal of recipes to emulate over the summer ranging from tater tot nachos to deep fried cheesecake to pizza waffles and I am truly afraid of how far I will spiral out of control once I actually have the time to attempt these recipes.
You're going to make me go broke. If i factor in the amount of failed attempts I'm going to encounter while trying to make 75% of these dishes I'd be better off going to Chipotle twice a day for the entire summer.
What started out as a mindless hobby has turned into an addiction. And Facebook, you are to blame. I don't know how you sleep knowing I don't because I'm up watching Tasty videos.
Regrettably Yours,
Maria
Disclaimer #2: While attempting to write this article I stumbled upon every single Tasty video I had missed in the past four days and saved 12 new videos. I'm also now starving.
And just in case you didn't believe me...
