Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

Description

A visually-led cookbook with recipes for 40 easy, attractive platters or boards for every meal occasion or gathering. Each board 'recipe' is presented as a list with minimal method; each includes tips on arranging, a (more traditional) recipe for one of the items featured on the board, or a drink to pair with it. There are an additional 10 recipes for essentials - infused honey, homemade cheese straws, candied pistachios - that take any board to the next level with a homemade touch. Introductory content includes suggestions for materials that can be used as a board; how to mix textures, flavours, or come up with a theme; assembling, arranging, and portioning (for 2 to 100 people). Every board will be photographed, and many of the recipes will be photographed for hero shots. Each board recipe includes a drink pairing and a meat pairing (Shelly is a vegetarian, Wyatt is her boyfriend who eats meat).

Shelly Westerhausen is the author of Vegetarian Heartland. Her recipes have been featured in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, The Kitchn, Food52, Foodgawker, Sheknows, Saveur, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, and many others. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana. Her website is vegetarianventures.com. Wyatt Worcel is a musician and photographer who contributes to Shelly's blog, Vegetarian Ventures. He is also Shelly's meat-loving boyfriend.

"There is handy advice on picking complementary textures and flavours, and pairing your 'arrangements' with drinks. Fussy but quite fun." -- The Lady "This little stunner is a fantastic guide to creating aesthetically pleasing, yet relatively simple, table spreads for any occasion, and is certain to remove the stress of wondering what to serve. The recipes are easy to make, brought together beautifully in 40 arrangements worthy of any get-together." -- Easy Food "What I admire most about Platters and Boards are its easy-to-follow recipes, because putting good looking spreads together is harder than it looks [...] There is a recipe for everyone in this book." -- Sunday Times Ireland