The Art of Eating In

The Art of Eating In - How I learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove - Cathy Erway

From Amazon: "Named one of Publishers Weekly's most exciting cookbook deals, Cathy Erway's timely memoir of quitting restaurants cold turkey speaks to a new era of conscientious eating. An underpaid, twentysomething executive assistant in New York City, she was struggling to make ends meet when she decided to embark on a Walden-esque retreat from the high-priced eateries that drained her wallet. "The Art of Eating In" reports on the delectable results of her twenty-four-month experiment, with thirty original recipes included. What began as a way to save money left Erway with a new appreciation for the simple pleasure of sharing a meal with friends at home, a trove of original recipes, and a greater awareness of take-out food waste and whether her ingredients were ethically grown. She also explored the antirestaurant underground of supper clubs and cook-offs, and immersed herself in an array of alternative eating lifestyles from freeganism to picking tasty greens in the park. "The Art of Eating In" is a personal journey that transforms the reader as it transformed the writer, about the joy of getting back in the kitchen and turning something seemingly ordinary into something completely extraordinary."

I really enjoyed reading about Cathy's foray into not eating out in New York. I actually cannot imagine eating out for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.. or even just lunch and dinner every day! Her tales of various cooking experiments and contests were very interesting. I also enjoyed that her book had plenty (well, thirty, apparently) recipes. I wrote down a few of them to try before I returned the book.

I wish I could find more books about what I'm interested in for work (ie, plants). I seem to read a ton about food...