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Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

By Shelly Westerhausen
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Platters and Boards by Shelly Westerhausen offers 40 visually stunning yet simple recipes for creating beautiful platters or boards suited to any meal or occasion. Each board includes a list of ingredients with minimal method, tips for arrangement, and suggestions for both a traditional recipe featured on the board and ideal drink pairings. Additionally, the book provides 10 essential recipes, such as infused honey and homemade cheese straws, to enhance your spreads with a personal touch. Introductory guidance covers selecting materials, mixing flavours and textures, creating themes, and portioning for groups from two to 100. Every recipe is richly illustrated with photographs to inspire your presentation.
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This book is ideal for food enthusiasts who enjoy casual entertaining and visually appealing presentations. It suits both novice and experienced cooks seeking creative, straightforward ideas for sharing meals with friends and family. Perfect for those who appreciate the art of assembling platters with a thoughtful balance of flavours, textures, and drinks.

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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).

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Sunday Times Ireland praises the book's accessible approach, highlighting that its easy-to-follow recipes make assembling attractive spreads achievable for everyone. It emphasises that Platters and Boards caters to diverse tastes, ensuring there is a recipe suitable for all.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781452164151

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Chronicle Books

Illustration: 75 Halftones, color

Contributors:

  • Photographs by Wyatt Worcel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 261.0mm

Weight: 850g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

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.

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