[COOKED] We Go Together Soup and Sandwich Plate

Cooked is a recurring column where obnoxious foodies can revel in various kitchen gadgetry porn.

One time, I was getting ready to go out on a Saturday night, and my former roommate and her friend were hanging out on the couch in our apartment.

As we said our goodbyes, she turned to her friend and said, "Hey, if you stay here late enough, you'll get to see Amanda come home shitfaced and try to make a grilled cheese!" 

Ever since I've moved to New York, my drunken ritual has been to stumble home and make a grilled cheese.  Why?  Because it's cheaper and healthier than constantly stopping for pizza or diner food at 2AM.  Sure, cooking on a gas stove while you're drunk isn't the smartest thing you can do, but whatever.  I've gotten pretty good at it, too.

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[COOL SHIT] Custom Face Stamps

If you live in New York City, you get knocked out by rampant narcissism on a daily basis.  Everyone loves themselves SO much (or, for the tortured souls—loves to hate themselves) that it's almost too much to handle. 

But how do you stand out from the pack of other arrogant d-bags?  A CUSTOM FACE STAMP, OBVIOUSLY.

Etsy seller LiliMandrill is hawking custom face stamps.  How does it work?  Basically, you send her a photo, she carves it out of rubber, and BAM!  You have a stamp of your face. 

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[COOL SHIT] Vacation Houses

Here's how my relationship with real estate has worked out so far: for awhile, alllll I could think about was: "OMGZ, HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE TO JUST OWN OUR HOME ONE DAY????" And then we did....and it *does* rock. But now what? Am I supposed to just give up and die? NOOOOO. Now my ass is just spending all day/night dreaming about a vacation house!

I'm adaptable!

Our vacation house is GORGEOUS...and adorable...and perfect. It's in the Catskills....or maybe Connecticut...or fuck it, even Pennsylvania. But its in some fab cute, chic little town, and not too far away from civilization (i.e. maybe a big movie theater...or, gasp, Tarjay even!).

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[WHO GIVES A SHIT] Do You Like PB Teen?

Do you like PB Teen? Cause, holy shit, I LOVE IT SO HARD.

It's like I know these bitches are trying to appeal to 14-year-olds, but I dont' care...I like it too! I mean, yes: there is a crapload of stuff that I would not feel comfortable rocking unless I also had Justin Bieber posters on my wall, but also there is genuinely some chic, CHEAP ass stuff there that could look great in my apt (mostly accessories and accent furniture, but still). If you can ignore the puffy paint, glue stick, dorm room prop styling and wade through, I promise you'll find some gems. And also if I throw the PB Teen box out as soon as it arrives, and don't tell anyone (oops), no one will be the wiser.

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[COOL SHIT] The Floor, On The Ceiling

Sure you could put the floor on the floor, but why the fuck would you want to do that when you can just as well put the floor on the ceiling?? It looks amazeballs...trust. In fact, don't ask, don't tell, just click (via Apartment Therapy).