The same idea goes through my mind every time I pin a new Pinterest recipe onto my “Get in my Bellayy” board: “That looks delicious! I will make that this weekend for sure.” But it never happens. I’m looking at roughly two makes for every 300 repins.
But, the bright side is, I’m pretty sure most people who follow food blogs are in the same boat. As many memes like to say, ain’t nobody got time for that.
First, there are the recipes that pretty much require the skill of a master chef, not the abilities of 21-year-old who’s only aware of the mileage between her house and the nearest Taco Bell.
Yes, I pinned that beautiful pie covered in roses made of thinly sliced apples. Then I remembered I don’t have an extra 72 hours saved up for apple peeling. 
Get real, Pinterest.
I live in Louisiana, therefore I will repin all things fried and delicious. Will I ever actually fry up some mashed potato rings and slave over a 1,000-ingredient dip to go with it? No. Wal-Mart potato wedges and some ranch? Now, we’re talking. 
For a good laugh, people should check out pinterestfail.com. My personal favorite recent post is the House of Parliament Firework Cake, which is a cake so intricately designed and painted and topped off with some firework action that it looks like it’s straight from “Cake Boss.” Average people should not attempt this. The result is a tragedy. Delicious, but still a tragedy.
This cake is a fantastic example of my next issue with Pinterest’s recipes: too many ingredients. If I can’t automatically think of each item’s exact placement at the grocery store, then it’s not getting cooked. No way I’m going to more than one store or asking for assistance in Albertsons.
My favorite recipe pins, though, would have to be the candy replicas. The comments underneath are the best. “The recipe for Twix bars! OMG, so making these!” Guess what. They sell actual Twixes at a gas station near you. Stop trying to mess with Mother Nature.
 Same goes for Oreos. Why would I ever make my own? Nabisco does it so well. People taking the time to make their own Oreos are just out to prove something. To whom? I’m not sure. No one else cares about your homemade replicas. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
Then of course, there are some recipes that are just disgusting. Avocado? Yes. Pie? Yes. Avocado pie? Hell no. 
Some of the diet recipes really knock it out of the park on the nasty scale — and I’m not even going to discuss some of the rancid                          smoothie ideas. One recipe is described as cauliflower tater tots. So, instead of potato, I get cauliflower and instead of fried, I get baked. So really it’s not a tater tot at all. Really, it’s baked cauliflower mushed up in the shape of a tater tot. No thanks.
The bottom line is when it comes to certain foods, the cooking needs to be left to the professionals, and there are some recipes out there that should not be shared.
I do appreciate Pinterest’s effort, though, in trying to make me feel productive when I’m in lazy mode on my couch staring at a computer screen. The thing is, I am not going to feel too proud a month from now when I look back at the 100 fresh pins to my board that have never even been attempted.
Sarah Nickel is a 21-year-old mass communication major from Crowley, La.