The Pollan family table : the best recipes and kitchen wisdom for delicious, healthy family meals

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Author:

Pollan, Corky, author.

Publication Information:

New York : Scribner, 2014.

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

xvii, 334 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

The Pollan pantry -- Essential utensils -- Culinary ABCs -- Sage advice -- Poultry -- Meat -- Fish and seafood -- Vegetarian and meatless Mondays -- Pasta -- Soups and chilis -- Salads -- Vegetables and sides and roasted vegetables -- It's easier than you think -- Desserts.

Summary:

"In The Pollan Family Table, Corky, Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan invite you into their warm, inspiring kitchens, sharing more than 100 of their family's best recipes. For generations, the Pollans have used fresh, local ingredients to cook healthy, irresistible meals. Michael Pollan, whose bestselling books have changed our culture and the way we think about food, writes in his foreword about how the family meals he ate growing up shaped his worldview. This stunning and practical cookbook gives you the tools you need to implement the Pollan food philosophy in your everyday life and to make great, nourishing, delectable meals that bring your family back to the table"--Book jacket.

Subject Term:

Cooking (Natural foods)

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ISBN:

9781476746371

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2502884

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A BookPage Best Cookbook of 2015

Winner of the Gourmand International Cookbook Award 2015, Best in the World, Best First Cookbook.

A gorgeous, fully illustrated collection of recipes, cooking techniques, and pantry wisdom for delicious, healthy, and harmonious family meals from the incredible Pollan family--with a foreword from Michael Pollan.

In The Pollan Family Table , Corky, Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan invite you into their warm, inspiring kitchens, sharing more than 100 of their family's best recipes. For generations, the Pollans have used fresh, local ingredients to cook healthy, irresistible meals. Michael Pollan, whose bestselling books have changed our culture and the way we think about food, writes in his foreword about how the family meals he ate growing up shaped his worldview. This stunning and practical cookbook gives readers the tools they need to implement the Pollan food philosophy in their everyday lives and to make great, nourishing, delectable meals that bring families back to the table.

Standouts like Grand Marnier Citrus Roasted Chicken, Crispy Parmesan Zucchini Chips, and Key Lime Pie with Walnut Oatmeal Crust are easy to make yet sophisticated enough to dazzle family and friends. With hundreds of exquisite color photographs, The Pollan Family Table includes the Pollan's top cooking tips and techniques, time-tested shortcuts, advice for those just starting out and market and pantry lists that make shopping for and preparing dinner stress-free. This instant kitchen classic will help readers create incredible meals and cultivate traditions that improve health, well-being, and family happiness.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The women of the Pollan family collaborate in this collection of 100 recipes, offering three generations of kitchen wisdom and strategies for the return of the family table. Michael Pollan's mother, Corky, and sisters, Lori, Tracy, and Dana, have assembled an "empowering book" and practical guide for home cooks struggling to make healthy and fulfilling sit-down family meals. Showcasing the very best Pollan family recipes, these fresh ideas help families achieve the "Common Pot"-a ideal dynamic marked by communal cooking, eating, and laughing together around the family table. Recipes are kid- and adult-friendly, made with easy-to-find store ingredients, require little experience, and are time-savers. Along with culinary terms, sage advice, and sections on home-made condiments, there are lists of essential utensils and pantry basics. They favor ingredients, such as simple grains and vegetables and common-sense cooking low in fat and processed foods. Meat, poultry, and seafood recipes abound, along with comforting soups and chiles, and meatless Monday dishes include dressed-up pasta and salads. Current Pollan kid-favorite desserts are featured, too. Each recipe page has market and pantry lists for cell-phone snapshots cooks take shopping. From dishes prepared by their mother to Grandpa Max's love of fresh-grown ingredients and their continued family table tradition, the Pollans find inspiration devising a new routine for the family sit-down meal. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

This cookbook doesn't scream celebrity, yet it's been compiled by a family well used to fame, whose members include actor Tracy Pollan; her husband, actor Michael Fox; and food journalist Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, 2006). That modesty serves this culinary collection well. It's packed with more than 110 healthy recipes, with the underlying philosophy that family dining reigns, or as journalist Pollan says, Eating the same meal puts everyone on the same emotional page. Don't expect fancy presentations, but be ready for pragmatic dishes, with advice peppered throughout. The three sisters and mother Corky introduce the essential pantry, utensils, vocabulary, and advice ranging from reading the recipe thoroughly to removing corn silk by wiping the ear with a damp towel. Tips showcase nutritional properties of foodstuffs (for instance, different colored peppers have different antioxidants and benefits) and address such techniques as presalting an entire chicken. Not surprisingly, recipes are infused with health-conscious ingredients and often represent a twist on traditional dishes. Sure to rank among the favorites are Parmesan-crusted chicken fontina, shaved Brussels sprouts salad with pecorino cheese, hearty lentil soup, and Sam's applesauce spice cookies.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2014 Booklist

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The Pollan Family Table Excerpted from The Pollan Family Table: The Very Best Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom for Delicious Family Meals by Corky Pollan, Lori Pollan, Dana Pollan, Tracy Pollan All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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