Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

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).

“"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”

"What I admire most about Platters and Boards are itseasy-to-follow recipes, because putting good looking spreads together isharder than it looks [...] There is a recipe for everyone in thisbook."
-- Sunday Times Ireland

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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