People USA – July 29, 2019

food

Summer vacation offers Tracy Pollan and her Mostly Plants cook-

book coauthors—sisters Dana and Lori and their mom, Corky—

welcome time to bond in the kitchen. When they’re all at Corky’s

house in Connecticut, “we’ll do a big family meal,” says Tracy, 59,

who has four kids with husband Michael J. Fox. “First there’s a

conversation about the menu, and that goes on for days.” It’s part

of the tradition: “We grew up with a model that family was fun

and did dinners, and now we do the same,” says Lori, 63. She and

Dana, 56, each have three kids, so there are plenty of tastes—

many of them vegetarian—to accommodate. Dinner always

includes a veggie entrée, a big salad, grains and an easy dessert

(see right). Though Tracy says the kids “look forward to a

huge tray of roasted vegetables,” Dana admits they’re not

fans of every dish. “They’ll tell us, ‘You know what? I don’t

think so,’ ” she says. But matriarch Corky, 90, says she’s

“always amazed” at her daughters’ cooking skills. And no

matter what they serve, every meal includes the same side.

“A lot of talking!” says Tracy with a laugh. —DANA ROSE FALCONE

WHEN THE ACTRESS WHIPS UP FAMILY

FEASTS WITH HER MOM AND SISTERS, PLANT-

BASED DISHES—AND CHATTING!—RULE

TRACY POLLAN

Cooking for

a Crowd

‘We’re

grateful to

have such a

tight-knit

family’

—TRACY POLLAN

(LEFT, WITH MOM

CORKY AND SISTERS

DANA AND LORI)

A SWEET ENDING

Caramelized Roasted Pears

with Fresh Ricotta

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

2 ripe but firm Bosc

pears, halved length-

wise and cored

5 Tbsp. balsamic

vinegar

4 oz. fresh ricotta cheese

3 Tbsp. honey

Freshly ground black

pepper

1. Set a rack in the middle
   of the oven and preheat
   the oven to 400°.


2. Place the butter in
   a 9x13-in. baking dish.

Place the dish in the oven

until the butter has melted,

2 to 3 minutes. Carefully

remove from the oven

and arrange the pears

cut-side down in the

melted butter. Roast the

pears until tender, about

25 minutes.

3. Turn the pears cut-side
   up. Pour the vinegar over
   and roast for an additional
   5 minutes.


4. Transfer the pears,
   cut-side up, to four
   serving plates. Spoon the
   juices from the baking
   dish over the pears and
   arrange 2 tablespoons of
   the cheese around each
   pear half. Drizzle with
   honey, add black pepper,
   and serve.
   Serves: 4
   Active time: 10 minutes
   Total time: 35 minutes

82 July 29, 2019 PEOPLE Photograph by RICHARD PHIBBS