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Jenny Rosenstrach

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Jenny Rosenstrach is the creator of Dinner: A Love Story, the award-winning website devoted to family dinner, and the New York Times bestselling author of Dinner: A Love Story (Ecco), Dinner: The Playbook (Ballantine), How to Celebrate Everything (Ballantine), and The Weekday Vegetarians (Random House). She was the features director at Cookie magazine for four years and special projects editor at Real Simple for six. Her essays and articles have appeared in numerous national publications and anthologies, including The New York Times Book Review, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, Whole Living, and the op-ed page of The New York Times. She has appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NBC’s Today. She and her husband, Andy Ward, write The Providers column for Bon Appétit. They live with their two daughters in Westchester County, New York.

Squad Goals: 8 New Year's Resolutions for the Whole Family

8 resolutions for the whole family (predinner snack time, you’re officially on notice).

Good Conversation With Your Kids Starts at the Dinner Table

Hoping to get more than one-word answers out of your kids? The dinner table can help.

The Commandments of Going Out to Restaurants With Kids

Having young kids doesn’t mean giving up on restaurants. Here’s how to dine out with the family—and maybe even enjoy it.

Gnocchi With Sage, Butter, and Parmesan

To achieve pillow-light gnocchi, choose potatoes that are roughly the same size and be careful not to overcook them.

Look Kids, No Meat: How to Get Your Children to Eat Vegetarian (or Not)

How to get your family to go vegetarian for a week, whether they like it or not. (Or not.)

Salad Sandwiches with Ranch Spread

This recipe is adapted from April Bloomfield’s version in A Girl and Her Greens. For a dippable version of the ranch spread, sub sour cream for the buttermilk and serve with crudités.

Why We Cook Even When We're on Vacation

We love to eat when we travel, but these days our energy is directed more toward cooking than making restaurant reservations.

Block Island Lobster Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Play around with different herbs in this lobster salad recipe, such as parsley or mint, and other citrus, like grapefruit in place of orange.

5 Comforting Dinners to Make Using Only Pantry Staples

What’s for dinner when the fridge is bare? Plenty, thanks to some well-selected staples.

How to Celebrate New Year's Eve With Kids

Once those all-night ragers of yore are long gone, it's time to learn to party at home with your kids.

Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding

So easy a kid could do it. No, really, let your kid do it.

A 5-Day Weeknight Dinner Game Plan for Feeding Your Family Well

Life is full of stressors; getting dinner on the table shouldn’t be one of them. Here, a five-day guide to feeding your family well

Frittata with Chard and Chorizo

Chorizo adds smoky flavor to this vegetable-heavy frittata; use bacon if you prefer.

Stromboli

There are as many stromboli fillings as there are pizza toppings. Feel free to improvise, but don’t use too many wet ingredients in this stromboli recipe, or the dough will be gummy inside.

Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Slaw

Not that this pulled chicken recipe is hard, but you can make it even easier by using a store-bought rotisserie chicken instead of the breasts called for here.

Grilled Chicken Sausages with Shredded Kale and Pecorino

Prefer a turkey, pork, or lamb sausage? By all means, use that instead.

Shrimp Rolls

Keep summer going just a little bit longer: Serve these with a pile of steamed, buttered corn.

Yes, You Can Get Kids to Eat Fish. (Yes, Even Picky Kids.)

No, really—you can get your kids to eat fish. All you need is patience, some vacation trickery, and a little deep-fried magic

Fish and Corn Cakes with Tartar Sauce

This fish and corn cake recipe is a less expensive, equally delicious option for anyone who loves a crab cake. Could you put it on a bun? Why not?

When Traveling with Kids, Use This 3-Step Plan

What's the best way to travel with kids in tow? Make a plan and stick to it, by following the "rule of three."