"Mostly Plants 101 Delicious Flexitarian Recipes from the Pollan Family" By Tracy, Dana, Lori & Corky Pollan

My husband Jeff is a natural cook and can create his own delicious meals out of thin air. When we are on our big family vacations in North Carolina, everyone at breakfast literally waits for Jeff to wake up and make breakfast so they can copy his creation.  I am cut from a different cloth. I am a visual learner when it comes to cooking. I need pictures as well as very detailed directions on how exactly to prepare a meal, and the precise timing of every step. I’m not a spontaneous fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of cook. So what a delightful read I found “Mostly Plants” by the Pollan Family. Author Tracy is, of course, the wife of actor Michael J. Fox, and her brother, Michael, a journalist and activist who coined the phrase: “Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” This time Tracy and her mother, Corky, along with sisters Dana and Lori, take to the page to share their favorite recipes through wonderful text and gorgeous pictures. Jeff and I recently had two friends over for a social distancing brunch and we made the Pollan’s recipe for Rainbow Frittata. With its sliced cremini mushrooms, single red bell pepper, zucchini and Gruyere cheese it was a real winner. I even made the mistake of buying smoked Gruyere instead of regular, and the recipe was very forgiving.  The 101 recipes included in the book are geared toward flexitarian eating, which is a diet of mostly vegetables, but occasionally meat or fish. I look forward to making more of the recipes including Crispy Kale and Potato Hash with Fried Eggs, Vegan Thai Red Curry with Tofu, and the Salmon Farro Bowl. With so many of us huddling close to our families, this is probably the perfect time to treat yourself to a new cookbook for inspiration. To purchase this book on Amazon click here.