I grew up in a somewhat formal home. We asked to be excused from the dinner table, where we’d put our cloth napkins on our laps at the start of the meal. We gave up our seats to anyone who seemed less able to stand. We didn’t talk back to adults.

You might expect me to tell you that I rebelled against that the minute I left home, or that I tried a different approach with my kids. Nope! I tried to instill similar habits in my children, though we're a little less formal in our house. And I’m glad I did… and so are my kids.

“Whether it was your favorite fast food or your mom's spaghetti, this list of recipes based on '90s food classics will make making dinner fun again,” writes Candace Nagy. “So, scrunch up your socks, tell Google to play The Smashing Pumpkins, and get ready to freak your kids out. They might think you're a total dork — until they dig in.” I’ll take a plate of those twice-baked potatoes, please.