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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.

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Start Cooking Dinner in the Morning

The #5 rule of family dinner success: Get up and get prepping
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Cook 1 Recipe, Make 3 Meals

Rule #4 of family dinner success: Cook 1 recipe, make 3 meals
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Rule #3 of Family Dinner

Rule #3: Proper planning prevents poor performance. We stole that from some Southern-fried football coach, but it applies to family dinner, too
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Rule #2 of Family Dinner

Rule #2 of family dinner: A meal in the freezer is insurance against workweek craziness
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Rule #1 of Family Dinner

Here's Rule #1 of family dinner: Not everyone has to eat the same thing the same way
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How to Eat with Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind

You love eating with the kids. You want to eat with the kids. But you don't want to lose your mind. Here's our no-fail plan to make each meal a happy one
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A Better Granola

The secret to perfectly crunchy granola? An egg white.
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What to Serve Your Family the Night Before Thanksgiving

What to serve on Thanksgiving eve? Providers columnist Jenny Rosenstrach has answers
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Frico

These one-ingredient lacy cheese crackers are more impressive than any cheese board.
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Pork Loin Braised in Milk

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Garlic Alioli

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Tony's Steak

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What It's Really Like to Write a Family Cookbook

"Throw a bunch of s#@t in a bag and then grill it" works for Uncle Tony, but not so much for a cookbook reader
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Eggy Potato Salad with Pickles

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Why The Providers Don't (Really) Celebrate Mother's Day

Jenny Rosenstrach, author of BA's Providers column and of family cooking blog Dinner: a Love Story, shares her take on the holiday
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Mom Gets Her Grill On

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Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Raisins

A little bit of bacon and a handful of raisins add a smoky sweetness that balances the slightly bitter flavor of the little cabbages.
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Grown-up Time (Finally)

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Swedish Meatballs

These Swedish meatballs, which are adapted from the ones served up at Smörgås Chef in NYC, get their distinctive flavor from nutmeg and allspice—and just a bit of sugar. Do like they do at the homey West Village restaurant and serve them alongside whipped potatoes and lingonberries. You can find lingonberry preserves, a Scandinavian favorite and classic accompaniment to meatballs, at IKEA or online.
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Kid-friendly birthday meatball recipe

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