As a young mom I was kind of desperate for some happy family moments and I realized that they don't usually show up all on their own, you have to create them - or at the very least, create an opportunity for them to bloom.

It's easy to get good table talk going if you have a little help in the form of questions, games, newspaper articles, books with fun statistics, things like that.

I could never just look at a meal as a time to refuel. For me it's an opportunity to accomplish something. To connect, to teach, to share values.

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