If you ever fuck up a recipe and it is still edible, just make it into tacos. Seriously. I have done this many times before and it saves you from throwing out a meal you might not finish and/or suffering

Don't ever give up on yourself. SERIOUSLY. Don't ever give up on yourself. Seriously. Yes, that sounds terribly cliché and corny and cheesy, but it is the Truth. Maybe all along cliché-corny-cheesy topics