Recessiotarian Journal: Weekend Edition

Recessiotarian Weekend:

You may have noticed that the whole past week I got pretty gastro-economically lucky in my freeloading experiment, what with conferences, connections and generous third-wheel "dates".

But the arrival of the weekend always brings the temptation to indulge in social eating and drinking. That combined with losing the week's work-sponsored events meant that my mission got tougher.

To keep costs in check, I mostly dipped into the food I had bought with my communal group, for instance lunching on some granola with milk , fruit, and cheese at home on Saturday.

But then, on Saturday evening, Judaism came to my rescue. I went to a party in honor of the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah and had a free meal of delicious veggies with humus, fruit, chips and salsa, yummy pretzel twists, and other goodies. Metzuyan!

On Sunday I had some fruit for breakfast, and then splurged on a bagel and salad (shared with the lovely AT) for lunch at 'Snice in Park Slope. In the evening I made a communal meal with my kitchen group - mediterranean pizzas with feta and goat cheese, spinach, mushrooms, and lots of garlic, on whole wheat flatbreads, accompanied by a big fresh salad; fresh applesauce with leftover apples from last week's shop and brownies with peanut butter chips. Delectable and, because it was shared between the six of us, suprisingly cheap!

And so ends my guest appearance on The Recessionist. I hope that you've enjoyed hearing of my exploits, and possibly have even learned something - that is, besides the sad fact that the culinary life of a broke recent grad is a redundant, sneaky, and less than healthful affair. It may be all these things, but it is at least never boring.

Till next time, Recessiophiles!