I began reading "The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove" by Cathy Erway today. She spent two years in New York City only eating her home-cooked food. No restaurants, no microwave meals, no take-out. She declined all dinner invitations, didn't go out to bars, and lived in her small apartment.
I haven't gotten that far into it (heck, I've just read the prologue and the introduction), but I am already intrigued. How do you meet people or date if you don't eat out? How do you hang out with friends? How do you get something to eat when you are running out of food, out of time, and have places to be? I know as a vegan (for the most part), I do a lot of cooking at home since there aren't that many vegan options out and about for everyday eating - but in NYC there is. And Cathy wasn't vegan - she ate pretty much anything.
This is probably an experiment I should take up, since I always spend so much on food when I am eating out. It'll probably be easier for me here than in Rochester or Houston - because there are so many memories I have associated with different restaurants. Heck, one of my good friends is a waiter I met by being a regular at his parents' place! And I every time I've tried to make an Indonesian peanut sauce (either from scratch or from a jar), it's never worked out quite like the thick, creamy sauce I can find at so many different places.
For now, I will keep reading her book (maybe updating you guys with some of her tactics along the way), and then I'll check out her blog - Not Eating Out in NY.
And, you know, steal a recipe or two along the way.
(In case you haven't guessed yet, I have a library card now!)
Miss you all during the day, and wish I was chilling in ROC not worrying about my job search!
XOXOXO Molly V
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