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Dinner: A Love Story: It all begins at the family table [Hardcover] Rosenstrach, Jenny

As long as people keep having kids, jobs, marriages, and appetites, this cookbook is destined to remain a classic Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveThe first book from the author of The Weekday Vegetarians and Dinner: The PlaybookJenny Rosenstrach, and her husband, Andy, regularly, some might say pathologically, cook dinner for their family every night Even when they work long days Even when their kids schedules pull them in eighteen different directions They are not superhuman They are not from another planetWith simple strategies and common sense, Jenny figured out how to break down dinnerthe food, the timing, the anxiety, from prep to cleanupso that her family could enjoy good food, time to unwind, and simply be togetherUsing the same straightup, inspiring voice that readers of her awardwinning blog, Dinner: A Love Story, have come to count on, Jenny never judges and never preaches Every meal she dishes up is a real meal, one that has been cooked and eaten and enjoyed at least a half dozen times by someone in Jennys house With inspiration and game plans for any home cook at any level, Dinner: A Love Story is as much for the novice who doesnt know where to start as it is for the gourmand who doesnt know how to start over when she finds herself feeding an intractable toddler or for the person who never thought about homecooked meals until he or she became a parent This book is, in fact, for anyone interested in learning how to make a meal to be shared with someone they love, and about how so many good, happy things happen when we doFans of Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jennys transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne