"Our kitchen is small, the appliances dated. We don't have a fancy six-burner stove or double wall oven like some of our wealthier neighbors. But a...
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Mar 25, 2008
Jessica
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In Dinner With Dad the author decides to cut back on his 80+ hour-a-week work schedule to actually be home for dinner with his family 5 nights a week and cook for at least 2 of those nights. He struggles with working less and worrying about providing monetarily for his family, with picky kids and with trying to cook new foods and inspire his kids to try new dishes. I think Stracher is a good writer and he makes this book very interesting. I especially appreciate his honesty in his worries and
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Nov 19, 2011
Benny
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Although not really an option with my career, good to see how to make it work and the unforseen complications of being home so much.
I really want to get the black bean burrito recipe.
I really want to get the black bean burrito recipe.
May 25, 2009
Angela
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I picked this up with the books set out for Father's Day. I enjoy having a husband who likes to cook and help me out in the kitchen(not all of the time but sometimes! ;0)
Dec 23, 2009
Ellie
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Very interesting true story about a man reclaiming his family after many years on the treadmill of financial concerns. Great idea.
Feb 24, 2008
Wendy
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Nonfiction about a dad-lawyer who realizes his life and family have been sucked away from him and decides to eat dinner with his family 5 nights a week for a year and cook half of the time. He complicates his life a little by trying to force his small children to become foodies, but overall it was neat to see how the act of having dinner with family together really changed the relationships and dynamics of the family. Sadly, at the end of the year I don't think they could finacially keep it up
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Jan 21, 2009
Sarah
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Yawn. A blog-turned book. Guy decides to spend more time with his family through cooking dinner a bunch.
Aug 28, 2009
Maureen
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My friend's brother wrote this book...so I smile every time I read "Uncle Adam"! Good memoir with interesting insights about the fall of family dinnertime in America.
Aug 17, 2008
Trissa
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Wait, what's that sound? Oh, it's the smallest violin in the world. And it's playing for a self-absorbed, over-educated, privledged over-achiever who treats his family like he treats everything in his life: just another individual goal he sets for himself and expects everyone and everything else to fall in line.
Interesting that he IS the cliche he misquotes (Bloom's Bobos in Paradise, NOT Bobos in America).
The only shocker was that he didn't fly to Tuscany to learn, firs More...
Interesting that he IS the cliche he misquotes (Bloom's Bobos in Paradise, NOT Bobos in America).
The only shocker was that he didn't fly to Tuscany to learn, firs More...
Jul 17, 2008
Anne
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This book is fairly well written, is a quick read, and is entertaining. Many of the observations and conclusions are either obvious or cliche. Guess what...if you live in the 'burbs outside Manhattan it costs a lot. And you'll probably need to work really hard to afford it all and then you may end up never seeing your family. And depending on what kind of person you are, you might feel bad about it. Basically, this guy felt bad about it and pledged to be home more with his family. Cue life
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Oct 18, 2007
Mandy
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This book was excellent. Now I want him to put out a Dinner with Dad cookbook. The recipes he talks about making sound delicious and I want them! Anyway, I hope Alexandre isn't going to be picky like his kids are. It sounds scary trying to cook for them and I'm surprised that didn't drive him from the table.
Nov 18, 2007
Kristin
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A great book about what it really means to be part of a family, not just going through the motions of day-to-day life, but actually living that life with those you love. A good read.
Sep 30, 2007
Melody
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Overachieving lawyer misses his kids & cuts back on working so he can cook dinner at home. The tone was too yuppified for me, but there were warm moments as well.
Oct 01, 2007
Laura
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One man's search for balance in the suburbs of NYC. A quick read, and not especially enlightening.
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