Boards, Platters, Plates

Boards, Platters, Plates
Author: Maria Zizka
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1579659926

More than 30 platters and boards for every occasion—from a casual lunch to a generous party offering—with recipes for individual components and information on how to build the perfect spread.

That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life

That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life
Author: Marissa Mullen
Publisher: Dial Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0593157591

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • A how-to guide for crafting beautiful and delicious cheese boards for entertaining and self-care, from the creator of the Cheese by Numbers method and the Instagram phenomenon That Cheese Plate “[Marissa Mullen] takes the guesswork out of the coolest, most solid thing to bring to any party or potluck: the cheese platter.”—Rachael Ray With her gorgeous, showstopping cheese and charcuterie boards, Marissa Mullen takes cheese to a whole new level. Her simple, step-by-step Cheese by Numbers method breaks the cheese plate down into its basic components—cheese, meat, produce, crunch, dip, garnish—allowing you to create stunning spreads for any occasion. This beautifully designed book goes beyond preparation techniques. According to Mullen, cheese plates can be an important form of artistic self-care, like flower arranging or meditative coloring books—but you can eat the results! That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life celebrates the ways in which cheese brings people together, and how crafting a cheese plate can be a calming, creativity-bolstering act. With fifty exquisite, easy-to-make cheese and charcuterie plates, this book will teach you how to relax, enjoy, and indulge— to find your cheesy bliss.

Platters and Boards

Platters and Boards
Author: Shelly Westerhausen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre:
ISBN: 1452164207

Platters and Boards — Entertaining dishes and party dishes your guests will love Entertaining and party dishes from Platters and Boards: Celebrated author and food blogger Shelly Westerhausen shares the secrets to creating casually chic spreads anyone can make and everyone will enjoy (and envy) in her bestselling Platters and Boards cookbook. This visual cornucopia of a cookbook is the guide to entertaining with effortless style. Platters and Boards is an inspiring resource for throwing unforgettable get-togethers: Organized by time of day, 40 contemporary arrangements are presented with gorgeous photography, easy-to-prepare recipes, suggested meat and drink pairings, and notes on preparation and presentation. Helpful advice includes: Tips on portioning Guides to picking surfaces and vessels Recommendations for pairing complementary textures and flavors A handy chart featuring board suggestions for a variety of occasions (from holiday parties to baby showers) Fans of Cook Beautiful, The Art of the Cheese Plate, InStyle Parties, Magnolia Table, and Cravings will love Platters and Boards.

Around the Board

Around the Board
Author: Emily Delaney
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0744059313

Gather around the board to celebrate all of life’s occasions! With a chapter for Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, you’ll learn to make nearly 50 creative, delicious boards that capitalize on the flavors and festivities of the season. Complete with suggested flavor and beverage pairings, styling tips, ingredient profiles, and more, Around the Board is your guide to year-round entertaining. Celebrate the beauty of winter with the Winter Pairings board, filled with bold, rich flavors and pops of juicy color from pomegranate and citrus. When a beautiful spring day calls for a brunch gathering, Emily walks you through the steps of building a beautiful display of pastries, granola, spreads, fresh fruit and more. As calendars fill up with holidays and celebrations throughout the summer and fall, you'll find recipes for boards to enjoy from the 4th of July to Halloween, all featuring seasonal ingredients, delicious pairing options, and eye-catching yet easy-to-achieve arrangements. Each recipe is accompanied by annotated photography that guides you through the steps to create the board at home, along with helpful tips, product recommendations, and more. The beautiful recipe images are as pleasing to admire as they are to create, making the book the perfect addition to any entertainer’s kitchen or coffee table. With an emphasis on honing your own cheese board instincts, Around the Board is a complete resource to mastering one of the year’s most popular food trends.

Beautiful Boards

Beautiful Boards
Author: Maegan Brown
Publisher: Rock Point
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1631066471

Make mealtimes, special occasions, and holidays extra memorable with these 50 delicious, inspiring, family-friendly, and easy-to-recreate snack boards. Visually exciting and deliciously enticing, The BakerMama's snack boards move beyond (and include) classic cheese and charcuterie and are comprised of easy-to-find fresh and prepared foods, arranged in beautiful, artful, and whimsical ways (think a football shape for watching the game and a turkey shape for celebrating Thanksgiving). The variety of foods on each board are great for a group, big or small, and will bring people together through snacking, all while introducing kids to foods they might not normally try. Plus, you can make the boards ahead of time, so you can actually sit down and spend time with your loved ones. In this book, you will find boards for anytime, entertaining and special occasions, seasons and holidays, breakfast and brunch, meals, and desserts. Impress your family and friends with artful masterpieces, including: After School Board Date Night In Board Birthday Dessert Board Unicorn Board Summer Board Candy Cane Caprese Board Pancake Board Bloody Mary Board Build-Your-Own Taco Board Cobb Salad Board Build-Your-Own Sundae Board Along with The BakerMama sharing her tips to get you into the board mind-set, every board is accompanied by a gorgeous, large photo and step-by-step instructions to make each one easy to recreate. Beautiful Boards is an entertaining game changer that will have you spending less time in the kitchen and more time having fun.

The Modern Proper

The Modern Proper
Author: Holly Erickson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1982177667

"The creators of the popular website The Modern Proper show home cooks how to reinvent what proper means and be smarter with their time in the kitchen to create dinner that everyone will love."--Provided by publisher.

Graze

Graze
Author: Suzanne Lenzer
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1623367549

An accessible, mouthwatering collection of more than 80 recipes for small bites, tapas, and charcuterie spreads “Graze is the most useful cookbook I’ve seen in a long time. It’s perfect for the way we eat now: simple food, big platters, big flavors.”—Diana Henry, author of Simple: Effortless Food, Big Flavours Grazing is an enchanting way to eat. It means skipping from dish to dish, tasting different things without committing to a single one. It’s about creating multiple dishes that work together as a meal, that all share a theme, an aesthetic. When she entertains, or even pulls together a quick dinner for just two, food stylist Suzanne Lenzer enjoys this tapas-style of eating—and with her guidance, you can too. In Graze, chapters are organized by level of involvement, from simply slicing veggies (“Mostly Chopping”) to cooking up lavish spreads (“Worth the Effort”). Whip up fast and easy Prosciutto, Asparagus, and Arugula Rolls and Three-Tomato Panzanella on a busy weeknight or indulge in Flaky Cheddar Biscuits with Heirloom Tomatoes and Peaches, Shredded Potato Cakes with Ramps, and Lemon-Tarragon Chicken Skewers on the weekend. And to finish off the meal, try desserts like Brown Butter Brownies and Lemon-Lavender Posset. Making delicious, beautiful dishes and snacks for grazing, whether for two or twelve, doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming. With simple, no-nonsense tips on how to stock your pantry, sample menus, and easy-to-modify recipes, Graze is the ultimate resource for preparing healthy, wholesome, and appetizing food without spending hours in the kitchen.

Savor

Savor
Author: Kimberly Stevens
Publisher: Cider Mill Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1604338237

Savor celebrates the art and pleasure of beautiful charcuterie boards and platters—demystified and made simple! Serving boards possess an uncanny ability to mirror the mood of a host and transform a room's ambiance as friends and family gather around them to both eat and enjoy time together. This book lavishly details how to create memorable and delicious serving boards, no matter the season or the occasion. In Savor, you’ll find: - Expert Advice and Recipes from Murray’s Cheese, Publican Market, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, Lady & Larder, Mike’s Hot Honey, Blake Hill Preserves, Esters Wine Shop & Bar, and Vermont Creamery - Practical & Delicious Guides on how to pair cheeses, meats, condiments, and an array of other ingredients that can be used on serving boards. Also included are suggested drink pairings - Over 100 Recipes for crackers and bread, preserves, pickles, flavored nuts, dips, spreads, some bigger bites, and even desserts Expert advice and insights provide strategies and approaches for composing boards that balance flavor profiles and textures, using elegant and inventive recipes. Elevate your home entertaining with Savor!

One-Bowl Meals

One-Bowl Meals
Author: Maria Zizka
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1579659934

A well-constructed bowl can be a perfectly complete meal, which is why today so many people are turning to this ingenious way of eating. From smoothie bowls to rice bowls, One-Bowl Meals offers 30 perfectly constructed creations with endless possibilities for mixing and matching the components. Maria Zizka, author of The Newlywed Cookbook, expertly guides readers through lessons on creating balanced bowl meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each bowl starts with a simple formula of Base + Component + Component, so that the recipe is easy to navigate and even easier to customise. The recipes are organised by the base - be it rice, grains, greens, or noodles. A yogurt bowl gets customised with broiled pineapple and honey-lime syrup; rice bowls get topped with gingery bok choy and panko-crusted tofu or gochujang squash rings and rice cracker crunch; grain bowls go well with rye berries and smoked salmon or fried shallots and jammy eggs. There are versatile noodle creations and greens-based bowls that will make anyone crave a giant salad. Each bowl utilises a mix of components made from scratch, plus store-bought additions and garnishes to take each dish to the next level. One-Bowl Meals is the gateway to easy, complete meals and the perfect cookbook for the modern eater.

On Board

On Board
Author: Derek Bissonnette
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1646431715

Anything is possible when it's time to put a serving board together. That freedom's an exciting prospect-until the endless options become overwhelming. On Board cuts through any confusion, breaking down one artfully arranged spread after another so you always know exactly where you're headed. Whether you want to put a unique spin on your entertaining, arrange a platter so eye-catching that your guests can't help reaching for their phones, or get better at understanding what foods and flavors go best together, On Board ensures that you'll always hit the mark.