<b>Three signs you need this book:</b><br> <b><i>1) Chicken fingers qualify as adventurous. (Hey, they’re not nuggets.)</i></b><br> <b><i>2) You live in fear of the white stuff touching the green stuff.</i></b><br> <b><i>3) Family dinner? What’s family dinner?</i></b><br> <br> When Jenny Rosenstrach’s kids were little, her dinner rotation looked like this: Pasta, Pizza, Pasta, Burgers, Pasta. It made her crazy—not only because of the relentless repetition, but because she loved to cook and missed her prekid, ketchup-free dinners. Her solution? A family adventure: She and her husband, Andy, would cook thirty new dishes in a single month . . . and her kids would try them all. Was it nuts for two working parents to take on this challenge? Yes. But did it transform family dinner from stressful grind to happy ritual? Completely. Here, Rosenstrach—creator of the beloved blog and book <i>Dinner: A Love Story</i>—shares her story, offering weekly meal plans, tons of organizing tips, and eighty-plus kid-vetted recipes.<br> <br> Stuck in a rut? Ready to reboot dinner? This book is your secret weapon.<br><br><b>Advance praise for <i>Dinner: The Playbook</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br>“Well, Jenny Rosenstrach, on the behalf of my whole family, thanks for the most practical—and yet still inspired—cookbook on our shelf. You are singularly responsible for my return to the kitchen.”<b>—Kelly Corrigan, author of <i>Glitter and Glue</i></b><br> <br> “As a mother of two young children, I was always racked with guilt when serving hummus and crackers for dinner or suggesting yet another night of scrambled eggs. But this brilliant guide is—no exaggeration—changing my life. I was more than happy to let Jenny be my boss for thirty days and whip me—and my family’s dinner—into shape. Think of this book as the world’s most delicious boot camp.”<b>—Joanna Goddard, blogger, A Cup of Jo</b>