The Pingree School in South Hamilton, MA was the first high school to bring The Family Dinner Project to its campus. Students in Pingree’s Food Writing explored the relationship among culture, family & relationships. Here is one student’s essay.

A father fights in defense of his son on the field

How can we increase the likelihood of love and connection, and lessen the likelihood of the old dance of conflict? Bob Stains offers some advice.

“Making chestnut stuffing has become a beloved tradition; something my family looks forward to and marks its years by. And it invites me to be grateful.”

Sometimes the quickest meals leave time for what’s even more important: connection. Bob Stains on dinners with his father.

Get the recipe and watch 10-year-old Christy bake up some monkey bread!

“If he couldn’t make those other milestones, I could nourish him with food, patience and an envelope of calm at every meal,” writes guest blogger Cynthia in this beautiful piece about her son Graham, born with severe cerebral palsy.