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Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s 2024!!

What’s IN for 2024? Cooking at home and cooking on dates. It’s all over my feeds and even Alix Earle agrees. If your New Year’s resolutions include cooking more at home and/or going on more dates, then this is the newsletter for you.

@alixearle

Fun date night idea … except we ended up ordering chipotle HAHAHA #grwm #grilling #summernights #dateidea #miami

Here’s the rest of my Ins & Outs for 2024. Reply to this and let me know what yours are 📝

In

  • Chasing sunsets

  • Reading

  • Long walks with podcasts

  • Dating yourself and each other!!

  • Investing

  • Travel credit cards & airport lounges

  • Protecting your energy & time

Out

  • DoorDash/UberEats/Postmates/GrubHub

  • Sitting all-day

  • Not getting ready for the day (look good, feel good, do good)

  • Online shopping just because there’s a “sale”

  • Scrolling on social media throughout the day

  • Snoozing alarms

  • Breaking promises to myself

Simmer Early Access is LIVE

Simmer is the cooking app for dates. With Simmer, you and your date get on the app and separately select your preferences for meal type, food/cuisine, dietary, prep, mood, time, and difficulty of recipes. Next, you’ll each swipe through the ingredients. Then, you’ll receive three custom recipe recommendations that align with your shared tastes.

Thanks to all who completed the form! You should have an email from Apple in your Inbox with instructions on how to download the first version of Simmer via TestFlight. Make sure to have your cooking buddy/date sign up as well, so you can cook together. If you’d like to be added to the VIP beta list, sign up here.

Here’s what Simmer recommended me this week. Can’t wait to see what you all get. Happy cooking!

what’s trending

Did you know it’s a Spanish tradition to eat 12 grapes on NYE for good luck in the new year? It helps you attract the love of your life too. Proof below.

@heyjennyvu

only took 11 months but worth the wait 🤭 #newyears #12grapes

@mckenzieemo

what they put in these grapes!?? #grapes #nye #newyearseve #single #12grapes #newyearstradition

@julia.hgdrn

I guess it worked ✨ #newyear #12grapechallenge #newyearseve #nye #boyfriend #fy #fyp

@sierrabbrooks

Rip to the grapes

what i’m reading

Forking Season: A new relationship phase brought to you by HelloFresh & Tinder — where couples deepen their connection over homemade meals.

The ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ of online dating: People start acting on their resolutions — to be healthier and to date more so they’re not single again during the holidays.

what you want to see in future newsletters

👩‍🍳 Do you want to know which foods are in season to help you eat locally and seasonally?

💌 Do you want to see dating columns? Similar to Modern Love NY Times?

Please reply to this email or slide into the DMs and let me know what you think.