The Colorful Family Table

by Ilene Godofsky Moreno

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Originally published on my blog Nonstop Reader.

The Colorful Family Table is a cookbook and plant-based tutorial with family friendly (and colorful) recipes by Ilene Godofsky Moreno. Due out 3rd Dec 2019 from BenBella books, it's 256 pages and will be available in ebook and paperback formats.

These recipes are arranged around (mostly) locally available seasonal ingredients. As such, with variations in growing and crop maturation differences, some adjustments for locally available produce will probably need to be made.

The recipes are arranged by seasons. Fall is full of pumpkin, winter relies more on stored root vegetables with occasional splashes of color and flavor from fresh oranges and pears, spring is full of exuberant artichoke, beet, spring alliums (garlic and onions), artichokes, and rhubarb, and summer is full of an abundance of everything from blueberries to zucchini.

The author's writing style is chatty and informal and I really enjoyed all the beautiful recipe and lifestyle photographs (many of which were apparently taken by the author herself). Each recipe includes servings, special preparation notes, and prep times. Recipe ingredients are listed bullet point style along with optional ingredients. All measurements are given in American standard measures only. The directions are given step by step, numbered sequentially. The recipes do not include nutritional information.

The recipes' ingredients are easily sourced and the resultant dishes are family friendly and appealing to kids and adults.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.