Ok guys โ didnโt I say right there on page 2 of the book that in order to kickstart the dinner habit, you are not in any way whatsoever required to start writing down what you are cooking and eating in a dedicated diary? So what is up with all the emails* telling me that you are starting your own books and filling them with chilled soups and grilled fish tacos and other simple, delicious-sounding summer dinners? Do you not know you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of obsessiveness and ridicule andโฆsimple, delicious-sounding summer dinners?
Well anyway, I was thinking this morning that since I was the one who got you into this whole mess, the least I could do is help you kickstart some weekly planning. So book owners, you are welcome to download a PDF of the line-up that I intend to scribble into my own diary next week. Itโs been hot in New York the past few days and this menu (including shopping list) was designed with that in mind. And, also, with the Really?-Dinner-is-Here-Again? cook in mind. All you have to do to access the plan is click here and type in the secret code, i.e. the last word on page 137. (Or, for Kindle readers:ย location 39% โ 2151 of 5506, the word right above โNovember.โ)
And non-book owners, what are you waiting for? Now that Iโve put my diary-inspired mania out there, and you have access to the meals that have seen me through fourteen years of first jobs and working late and eating in shifts and witching hours and picky eaters and two cursed egg-haters and dinners at the beach and in front of the World Cup and the Olympics and American Idol โ well, now that all of this is out there, Iโm going to be presenting these book-based meal plans as bonus features and I donโt want to feel guilty about leaving you behind! Itโs bad enough that Iโve sent all these poor unsuspecting souls down the diary road. So, as Andy would say, letโs do this thing!
*If you have not heard back from me yet, please forgive the delay. Please do not mistake this delinquency for ungraciousness or apathy. Iโve read (and sometimes re-read) every note and will eventually repsond to every single one.
Just picked up your book at the library, and I can hardly put it down. Love the dinner diary idea!!
Just received my copy of your book down here in Australia. Itโs beautiful & so helpful. Congratulations!
Waiting for my book in UK, struggling with the concept that we are now โexcludedโ from DALS until book is purchased. Passwords are not they way forward. I think you need to remain loyal to your readers, after all they were the ones who got you to where you areโฆx
hey jenny, i keep typing in the last word (either the last word in the last paragraph or the last word listed on the page) from my new book, and it still doesnโt let me in. can you help me? (BTW โ love the book! with a 2 year old who has had an adventurous sleep journey, we can relate and are so happy to have easy but satisfying recipes in one location.
Iโm having the same problem as meganโI keep typing in that last word on p. 137, and nothing happens. Could it be a browser issue? (Iโm using Chrome.) Off to try another browser. Very frustrating!!
Am I crazy? I see page 135 with the recipe for Flatbread Pizza with Arugula and Prosciutto and the next page has 4 cocktails pictured and then page 153! Misprinted? Missing pages?
I canโt get the site to accept the password either. Help?
please help! i am typing in the last word on page 137 and itโs not working!
Use all lower case and it will work.
loved the book too, but password wonโt work on Chrome or Safari ๐
disregard the above. capital first letter, lower for the rest. duh.
I realize Iโm late to the party here, but Iโm having password issues, too! I own the book, itโs sitting right here in front of me. Iโve tried the last word of the recipe on page 137, the word that appears physically closest to the bottom of the page, the last word in the recipe instructions, and the last word of the notes. Iโve tried all lower case, cap first letter, rest lower caseโฆ nothing works! Anyone have any ideas?