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Don't Make Pasta

Pasta is the cereal of dinner. If you make pasta everyone will know that you don't have your life together literally at all. Other things (a nice salad, a simple soup, roasted veggies) are just as easy but give off less of a "I'm a college freshman who lives off ramen" vibe.

[Photo via @scottclarkphoto]

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