I don’t always cook, but when I do, I trash the kitchen like a drunken rock star. Which is why I generally prefer to leave food preparation to the professionals. Still, it’s nice to have a few culinary tricks up your sleeve when attempting to reel in a mate, woo your in-laws or upstage a frenemy. Unfortunately, when your skills are limited, they tend to go into heavy rotation and soon an embarrassing conclusion is drawn by all: you’re just a one-trick pony. Sure, you could drag out your dusty cookbooks, drop a Benjamin or two at the grocery store and start test-driving recipes …but I know of a more fun way to expand your repertoire (and here’s the best part — there’s NO cleanup!).