Memoirs At The Dinner Table

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This book helped me because, even though the author's type of ADHD is different from what my family is working with, some of the traits are the same. I learned new coping techniques that I can help my child with. I took many notes and have new ideas of how to help my child. When my middle schooler is ready, this book is waiting to be read. An overall excellent resource. Thank you for sharing your story, the past two years of trying to determine what was hindering my child have been horrible, a diagnosis and resources bring such refreshment to my worried mind.

Thank you to Mr.

Taylor for your candor. You will bring hope to thousands who want only the best for their child. I'm reviewing this for the individual actually living with add or adhd.

I can't and won't speak to what a person who does not have this "disorder" might take from it. This is a short and brilliant little book, in which a young man who has yet to be jaded by the adult world and has been incredibly well-supported by his family explains, honestly and with a good degree of insight, how his life experiences have been impacted by having adhd.

This book was more or less what I was looking for and something I simply haven't been able to find in the clinical literature.

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If you look up a definition of adhd, you get a list of symptoms that you are somehow supposed to match your or another's behavior to. Over time I've realized that not only are those lists not terribly useful but they frequently are completely useless and leave a great deal of uncertainty about what is adhd and what is behavior that is separate from that and it's really sort of impossible to diagnose from these lists or by visiting so-called "professionals" - but that is a different issue. In order to understand a disorder, you really have to hear stories from people who have lived with it.

Those are the symptoms you have to look for. The other problem with books by and assistance from people who are not intimately familiar with a disorder is that they generally contain absolutely useless advice. An example would be orderliness.

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It's good and well to say, you need to organize yourself. But when you present something in a vacuum like that, it induces stress and intimates a negative trait on the listener's part - as though being "organized" in a very traditional way is the only correct way to do things and anything other than that is incorrect. And a number of people maybe most? I don't honestly know actually believe this to be true. Those of us who operate with a lack of obvious organization from the perspective of an external party know that our systems generally work well, oftentimes much better than what appear to us to be pathologically "organized" systems.

But the point is that you know what works best for you. When someone else has already dealt with your underlying issues, the advice they give based on their experience is actually useful. The author offers examples of how he adapted his world to certain types of organization, rejected others, all the time knowing that he would have to see for himself what worked. Throughout the book he does this. The end is particularly insightful, speaking to the positive and unique abilities of those with adhd in the form of a short list.

And what's nice about that is that it underlines that while adhd may represent a different way of being or processing information or interacting with the world, it doesn't mean that it is an incorrect way or really represents a disorder. It just means that to do what you want to in this world, you may need to adapt your behavior to those who have less creativity and insight. And yes, he does say medication helped him immensely. I don't know of anyone with adhd it has not helped and I see no reason for people not to do things that help them and do not hurt others and so I think it's a very responsible and appropriate statement for the author to repeat.

See all 67 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. Not really a full cookbook, and definitely not for all tastes; no matter how wry and self-deprecating the author is about her rigid devotion to dinner diaries and train schedules, there's a certain clenched-jaw life management on display here that's discomfiting. Sep 30, Laura added it. I was disappointed in this one. I'm a big believer in family dinner, but I couldn't drop the feeling that the author is not my people.

It was the instruction to "add the lentils and stir them until they look like shiny beautiful caviar" that clenched it. Also, her Venn diagram is wrong p. I may be a big believer in family dinner, but I am also a person who judges you when you don't understand Venn diagrams. I'm sure it was an honest mistake, but that means that there is an editor I was disappointed in this one.

I'm sure it was an honest mistake, but that means that there is an editor who doesn't understand Venn diagrams, which might be worse. Anyway, I did end up marking a bunch of recipes to try, but that was only after sifting them out from the Pomegranate Pork Loin with Cabbage and the Kale with Avocado and Pickled Onions.

Also, vegetarian friends be warned - it's pretty meat-heavy. Nov 22, Gail rated it really liked it.

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How she and her husband started to explore cooking in their tiny New York City apartment in their early 20s. I never want a job that keeps me from being able to put dinner on the table for my family. There is something beautiful in the routine of coming together as a family over food and I so look forward to having those moments with Dean and any future children Nick and I might have in the years to come. Passage s I Want to Remember: I was starting to shape a theory about dinner.

I found that if I was eating well, there was a good chance that I was living well, too. I found that when I prioritized dinner, a lot of other things seemed to fall into place: We worked more efficiently …, we had a dedicated time and place to unload whatever was annoying us about work and everything else, and we spent less money by cooking our own food, which meant we never felt guilty about treating ourselves to dinner out on the weekend. And perhaps most important, the simple act of carving out the ritual—a delicious homemade ritual—gave every day purpose and meaning, no matter what else was going on in our lives.

I LOVE exploring ethnic cuisine even though it totally intimidates me; I blogged about my first attempt at making Indian food a few years ago. New brides this would make a WONDERFUL shower gift , families with little kids who enjoy cooking because Jenny is a wonderful example of how you can still make dinner with a variety of courses a priority despite all the families out there who may insist you have to live off chicken nuggets until your kid is a teenager ; foodies duh!

Sep 12, Ashley rated it really liked it Shelves: There are two responses to this. Jenny Rosenstrach takes us on a food journal of when she first met the man who is now her husband, to when they first married, to when they became a family of three, to finally a family of four. I laughed with her, I almost cried with her to be honest it takes a lot to make me cry while reading , I wanted to hang out with her at her dinner table.

I can however make some of her amazing recipes and hope for the best at my own kitchen table. Rosenstrach as a blog by the same name: A Love Story and it must be said.

You can read this book without reading her blog. Personally, I think that is a good mark of the author. Dec 26, Erin rated it liked it Shelves: This is a cookbook in the style that has become quite popular lately: This format works well sometimes the wonderful A Homemade Life comes to mind but doesn't totally rise to the occasion here.

A Love Story is buoyed by the author's engaging writing style, but never really takes off due to overly simplistic recipes. If you think about what you cook at home during the week, most of it isn't that exciting. At my house, we have a rotation of variou This is a cookbook in the style that has become quite popular lately: At my house, we have a rotation of various quick chicken dishes, semi-homemade pizza, turkey burgers and slow cooker soups going during the work week.

But would I write a memoir with these simple recipes as the centerpieces? Unfortunately, that's what Rosenstrach has done here, and it doesn't quite work. None of these dishes, save one or two family heirlooms, is really special or interesting enough to be in a cookbook. They're the perfect kinds of recipes for a blog or a Pinterest board, but there's very little I need to have in hardcover version because I'm going to make them over and over again.

That said, Rosenstrach's personality is lovely and her enthusiasm for family dinners is sweet and infectious. This was a very readable book, and I did enjoy reading it. While I question some of the parenting advice here no, I am not going to put my children to bed at 9pm so we can have dinner together at 8pm-- they'll be sleep deprived monsters! Or as much as possible. View all 5 comments. Mar 27, Bea Elwood rated it it was ok. This book gets only two stars because I have read better books; but if you are American parents frustrated and ashamed of your in ability to place a home cooked meal on the table every night this book is a good place to start.

I did appreciate that this was the story of one family and the real-world steps they took to make family dinner an important part of their family life, two-thumbs up for that. However, right away she states: I don't even recommend attempting a sit-down meal with your kids This book gets only two stars because I have read better books; but if you are American parents frustrated and ashamed of your in ability to place a home cooked meal on the table every night this book is a good place to start.

I don't even recommend attempting a sit-down meal with your kids until your youngest is at least three.

Having already read "Bringing up Bebe" and "French Kids Eat Everything" one by an American mom and the other by a Canadian mother describing their parenting experiences living in France I found Rosenstrach's statement really jarring. The fact that French babies start sleeping through the night sometimes as young as six weeks old, but almost always by three months old and can be taken to nice restaurants while still toddlers and eat whatever their parents are eating period, seems worthy of emulating.

But what all three of these books had in common was how frustrating it feels for new parents who are concerned with creating healthy eating habits with their kids and how important it was not to let setbacks, failures or disappointments keep you from family dinner. Jan 08, Betsy rated it really liked it Shelves: She chronicles her cooking evolution from single to newly wed to mom of two kids under two I had three under two for a while!! Chicken pot pie with sweet potatoes: I so much appreciated her honesty that sometimes, having a storebought pizza together is the only way you'll actually have dinner together as a family--and that still counts!!

It doesn't always have to be from scratch. I also enjoyed her writing style and found myself cracking up on several occasions. I have employed some of the same tips for years on my own and found them to be very helpful in getting everyone to partake of the same meal deconstructing dinner being one I employ frequently , but I also think children younger than 3 can be expected to eat what the rest of the family's eating. Still, I applaud her for striving to have everyone in her family sit down and enjoy a similar meal together--especially when she and her husband were both holding down demanding full time jobs.

May 14, Sherri rated it it was amazing. Love, love, love this book. I highly recommend it to anyone who feeds other people. The books that are turned out by the blogger-turned-book-writer cooks are often poorly written, self-indulgent and even whiny with a few good recipes you will probably never make sprinkled in. She convincingly describes how two working parents can regularly feed a family healthy, delicious meals and gives you all the "how to" to do it yourself.

Her writing is accessible and fun. She never Love, love, love this book. Anyone who reads it is going to come away learning stuff they can actually use and apply in real life to make family meals more successful.

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The recipes are good I tried several with good results , and the book is pretty nice pictures and design, which for some reason matters a lot to me in a cookbook. Jun 04, Allison Anderson Armstrong rated it really liked it. My dad used to remind me "If you read through the entire recipe first, you're less likely to make mistakes. I am not as scared off by scary food words such as "orzo," "mascarpone," "scallions," "arugula," etc I grew up with words like "casserole," "burgers," "pizza," and "lasagna.

So here goes nothing Jul 12, Cassie rated it really liked it. I thoroughly enjoyed this practical, relatable memoir and cookbook. I came away from it inspired to do more with our family dinner routine and with a loooong list of simple, delicious-sounding recipes to try. I also spent way too much time on the blog this afternoon! Highly recommended for moms -- and, really, for anyone who takes pleasure in preparing and serving a simple, tasty, wholesome meal. May 03, Ashley rated it it was amazing Shelves: And no praise is bad for the soul. Between my two stepsons, I have one really good eater and one who will only eat items from the following food groups: Anything remotely resembling a vegetable?

Not going to pass his lips. So one method Jenny offers here that I really appreciate is the deconstructed dinner: You take a favorite meal like Salmon Salad on page 62 and serve it in its individual components This is something my survival instinct had already led me to do with spaghetti. Jenny fleshes out the idea nicely and shows that it can be applied to many meals beyond simple spaghetti, which makes me very happy indeed. So far, so good. That one little hiccup aside, I'm looking forward to trying many more Jan 22, Diana Alexander rated it it was amazing Shelves: I have a lot of cookbooks.

A few years ago it got to the point where they needed their own, dedicated bookshelf inserted into my kitchen. Obviously, I have a bit of a problem when it comes to cookbooks. Out of all the cookbooks I have, however, Dinner, A Love Story is the one that rarely makes it back to it's spot on the shelf -it's always on the kitchen counter. Reviewed 12 March via mobile. Show reviews that mention. All reviews bread cocktail list special occasion beautiful venue anniversary meal portion sizes martini desert.

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