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Family Dinners

Michael Jackson's and My Dream to Create a National Family Dinner Night

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Michael's tragic life, in which he medicated away his loneliness until it finally consumed him, serves as a morality tale to the rest of us. Our children do not need fame and fortune but love and attention.

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Backwards Dinner

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

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Stephanie Gertler

The Backwards Dinner: Dessert first while I cooked with the newborn in the Snugli. There were many backwards dinners after that when 'dessert first' soothed them and bought me time.

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The Busy Home Cook's "Secret"

Nancy Cavillones | Posted 03.07.2009 | Style

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Nancy Cavillones

So, the "secret" is not really a secret -- it is a time-honored tool in a good home cook's arsenal. Are you ready for this? It's called menu planning. Painfully obvious, no?

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Sunday Night Dinner: Bonding Over Obama and Risotto

One For The Table | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

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One For The Table

Fred and I have a different family dinner ritual - enough to lose joint custody if it happened in the early days of the divorce. We eat in front of the television. No "how was school today?" crap.

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