As the weather gets colder, the 12 p.m. Ratty line grows noticeably shorter. Even the Andrews salmon line keeps itself under 30 minutes on Tuesday evenings, when I stop by during what would be prime dinner time before my immunology conference. Whether you are avoiding the cold weather or your palate craves something new, here are some recipes to spice up your next visit to the dining hall.

“slop”
soft serve chocolate ice cream
crumbled oreo
dessert of the day: chocolate cupcake
chocolate fudge
waffle cone on top
lightly mix

milkis
one-third each: 
lemonade
milk
sprite

spruce up your salad
the deli section has spinach and arugula to add to a salad

matcha yogurt
jo’s chobani plain nonfat greek yogurt
scoop of matcha powder

pesto pizza
slice o’ pizza
pasta bar pesto 

chipwich
one chocolate chip cookie
ratty soft serve
two chocolate chip cookie

snazzy pound cake
pound cake
whipped cream
strawberries
chocolate syrup 

mac and cheeseburger 
standard v-dub burger
mac and cheese on top
instant heart attack

quesadilla
southwest station on weekends
panini press

soda float
soft serve
soda (root beer or orange fanta/crush)

affogato
soft serve
ratty coffee

for further reading: avocado toast panini