Dinner

Dinner is usually served as the main meal of the day, whether prepared at home or eaten in a restaurant. The eating of dinner together as a family unit, especially for younger children, has been associated with increased family cohesion and healthy communication.

Many find it difficult to make time to eat a proper dinner, preferring to grab something from a fast-food restaurant or place that offers takeaway. Followers of the Once a Month Cooking strategy (OAMC) prefer to cook several meals at once which they stockpile for future meals for reasons of economy and efficiency. Others, prefer to incorporate any dinner leftovers in bento boxes which they bring to work for lunch. Another popular option is the use of slow cookers, which allow people to safely setup a meal to cook while they are out at work, while others rely on convenience foods and microwave cooking.

Some good blogs to help you find inspiration for dinner are Simply Recipes, Cafe Fernando, and Pinch My Salt.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Dinner”

• Michelle Obama looks to garden for state banquet menu

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 172
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• Thanksgiving dinner at Bistro de Leon

  
  Eat. Drink. Memory. — Authority: 123
  Have Thanksgiving dinner at Bistro de Leon.
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• Simply Meatballs

  
  GreenLiteBites — Authority: 416
  A few weeks ago I did a video sharing my ideas "Lighter" Stuffed Shells . I mentioned making meatballs special for the husband who requested "regular" ones as opposed to my normal turkey ones . This is how I made them. He likes them but doesn’t LOVE them. Me? I think they are great! and so does the child. They ...
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• Early Thanks

  
  Kath Eats Real Food — Authority: 526
  I’m thankful for a night spend with new friends and old! We gathered at Kelsey + Eric’s house at 4PM for a pre-Thanksgiving feast. And feast it was!!! There was punch…. And lots O beer!   He partook, I sipped off of his We played… They played… Penny seductively invited ...
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• Five Healthy Thanksgiving Foods Recipes

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 151
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• All done with the house

  
  A Cozy Life — Authority: 126
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• Logophilia Weeners

  
  Rookie Cookie — Authority: 122
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• Dinner Plate Psychology 101

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
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• The CC Weekly Weigh In: Let’s Say Thanks

  
  College Candy — Authority: 652
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• Whats Cooking?

  
  New Girl On Post — Authority: 125
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• Mother and Daughter Identity Theft

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 550
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• Butterball Turkey Coupon: Butterballs Hotline Answers Questions

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 687
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• Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

  
  gracenotes nyc — Authority: 424
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• Fire & Knives

  
  Thring for Your Supper — Authority: 414
  Bit of a celebration this week: I was published in print for the first time. That is, if you dont count the school magazine (restaurant reviews), the student paper (ditto) and some journo work experience, unaccountably overlooked for the Pulitzer. But the inaugural issue of Fire & Knives - new writing for food ...
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• Thanksgiving Quotes, Toasts and Silly Jokes Lighten up the Holiday

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 687
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• Thanksgiving Prayers, Blessings and Sayings Around the Table

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 687
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• WHAT? NO PUMPKIN PIE FOR THANKSGIVING?

  
  Carolyncholland's Weblog — Authority: 413
  CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS WHAT? NO PUMPKIN PIE FOR THANKSGIVING?      Will Mother Nature’s 2008 and 2009 weather conditions deny many Americans their traditional pumpkin pie? If so, the holiday dinner tables will look more like that of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.      The menu for fifty-three ...
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• Cooking a Turkey for the Thanksgiving Holiday

  
  This Week on the Internet — Authority: 116
  Fresh or Frozen Whole Turkeys • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove turkey from bag. Drain juices and pat dry with clean paper towels. • Place turkey lifter across full length of flat rack in a shallow roasting pan, 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep. • Tuck wings back to hold the neck skin in place. Doing so will help ...
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• How To Set The Perfect Thanksgiving Table

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 561
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