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Dinner: The Playbook; A 30-Day Plan for Mastering the Art of the Family Meal

by Jenny Rosenstrach
Ballantine. Aug. 2014. 240p. notes. index. ISBN 9780345549808. pap. $20. COOKING
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Rosenstrach (Time for Dinner) regularly dissects the family dinner on her popular blog Dinner: A Love Story, covering topics such as how to shop, choose recipes, and manage stress. When her family fell into a lackluster dinner rut in 2007, the author resolved to cook 30 brand-new dinners in 30 days. Here, she offers busy families a framework for undertaking a similar challenge, giving them an arsenal of meal plans, recipes, and planning tools (e.g., rules, steps, and report cards to capture recipes and feedback). Among Rosenstrach's recipes are superfast weeknight offerings (chicken sausages with kale slaw) and fancier "keep the spark alive" dinners (grilled Thai steak salad) meant to remind readers why they love to cook.
VERDICT Families and novice cooks who accept Rosenstrach's challenge will definitely find a few "keepers" here to add to their repertoire.
Reviewed by Lisa Campbell , Jul 01, 2014
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