It’s March Madness time, son! You’re going to spend ridiculous amounts of timing ignoring your significant others while high-fiving your friends over games featuring teams you’ve never seen live! It’s gonna be bananas.

You can always grab some chips, a couple pizzas and some soda you can use to host a Madness-watching get together. But why go the completely lazy route when you can spend a couple hours and dollars to make some snacks that will impress? You may not even have to fork over the ante-up fees when your bracket collapses. And it will collapse.

Oh, and did we mention girls like guys that can cook? Yeah. Pay attention young squire. You’re about to turn some heads while you make it look easy…because it will be.

Sweet & Spicy Candied Nuts

# of Ingredients: 7
Flavor: Sweet
Time to make: About 15 minutes
Cost (high or low): Low
Can you cut corners?!?: Of course. So long as it’s sweet and the nuts aren’t chewy you’ll be all good.

Crisp Grilled Cheese Sandwich

# of Ingredients: 4 (add bacon for bonus points)
Flavor: Cheeesaaaayy
Time to make: About 25 minutes
Cost (high or low): It’s mostly bread and cheese. You could make these in jail.
Can you cut corners?!?: Of course. But the more you stick to the recipe, the higher the eater’s eyebrows will raise.

Lemon-Pepper Chicken Wings

# of Ingredients: 9
Flavor: Citrus, salt and pepper make a devastatingly delicious mix of flavors
Time to make: About 20 minutes
Cost (high or low):Low if it’s just you. Grows with every person you invite.
Can you cut corners?!?:Nope. If you mess up the flavors there will be much anger. And if you under cook the chicken you will be making a toilet paper run. And maybe calling an ambulance.