In defense of family dinner

Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain

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Elissa Strauss writes about the intersection of gender and culture for TheWeek.com. She also writes regularly for Elle.com and the Jewish Daily Forward, where she is a weekly columnist.