Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion
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- Author：Maegan Brown
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Summary
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 cheese and charcuterie and are comprised of easy-to-find fresh and prepared foods—along with a dozen simple recipes—arranged in beautiful and artful ways （like a football shape for game day and a turkey shape for Thanksgiving）。 The variety of foods on each board are great for a group， big or small， and will bring people together through snacking and chatting。 Plus， you can make them ahead of time， so you can actually sit down and spend time with your loved ones。 You'll find boards for any snack time: seasons and holidays; entertaining and special occasions; breakfasts， meals， and desserts。
Impress your family and guests with these artful masterpieces:
After School Snack Board
Summer Snack Board （shaped like a sun）
Birthday Board
Princess Snack Board （shaped like a crown）
Christmas Snack Board （shaped like a Christmas tree）
Pancake Board
Bloody Mary Board
Build-Your-Own Taco and Nachos Board
Chocolate Fondue Board
and many more
With beautiful， large photos and step-by-step instructions， each board is easy to recreate， whether you are a visual learner or prefer to learn by reading。 Superb Snack Board Spreads will have you spending less time cooking and more time having fun。
Visually exciting and deliciously enticing， The BakerMama's snack boards move beyond cheese and charcuterie and are comprised of easy-to-find fresh and prepared foods—along with a dozen simple recipes—arranged in beautiful and artful ways （like a football shape for game day and a turkey shape for Thanksgiving）。 The variety of foods on each board are great for a group， big or small， and will bring people together through snacking and chatting。 Plus， you can make them ahead of time， so you can actually sit down and spend time with your loved ones。 You'll find boards for any snack time: seasons and holidays; entertaining and special occasions; breakfasts， meals， and desserts。
Impress your family and guests with these artful masterpieces:
After School Snack Board
Summer Snack Board （shaped like a sun）
Birthday Board
Princess Snack Board （shaped like a crown）
Christmas Snack Board （shaped like a Christmas tree）
Pancake Board
Bloody Mary Board
Build-Your-Own Taco and Nachos Board
Chocolate Fondue Board
and many more
With beautiful， large photos and step-by-step instructions， each board is easy to recreate， whether you are a visual learner or prefer to learn by reading。 Superb Snack Board Spreads will have you spending less time cooking and more time having fun。
Reviews
Lisa Stevens
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Beautiful food pictures。。。that is all I am rating this on。 In a perfect world these charcuterie works of art would be phenomenally easy in preparation。 I love perfection in picture books and the pages are fun to flip through to see the next creative board。
TheBookMavenJoy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DYI Party & Meal Planning Made Easy for All Possible Occasions--In her latest book，“Spectacular Spreads，” Maegan Brown presents more than 250 scrumptious looking and sounding recipes; suggests hundreds of foods and ingredients to pair; and offers unlimited ideas for preparation and presentation to make hosting fabulous buffet meals daily for the family， as well as for special occasions， parties and holidays throughout the year。 This is a beautifully designed and well thought-through cookbook， ho DYI Party & Meal Planning Made Easy for All Possible Occasions--In her latest book，“Spectacular Spreads，” Maegan Brown presents more than 250 scrumptious looking and sounding recipes; suggests hundreds of foods and ingredients to pair; and offers unlimited ideas for preparation and presentation to make hosting fabulous buffet meals daily for the family， as well as for special occasions， parties and holidays throughout the year。 This is a beautifully designed and well thought-through cookbook， hostessing guide and party-planning reference that is a feast for the eyes and senses。 Photos of numerous charcuterie boards， buffets， cookouts， party-theme spreads and cocktail bar set-ups are colorfully and enticingly photographed and presented。The entire family will enjoy reading and referencing “Spectacular Spreads” because there are ideas for everyone and almost every possible occasion。 Brown has thought of so many ideas and details， and most are simple and easy to execute。 This book is well done， and is categorized into chapters by occasion and event。The kids should especially enjoy the “make your own” pizza party ideas， as well as the Halloween and Valentine’s Day DIY buffet spreads。 And the princess in every little and big girl alike will adore Brown’s suggestions for an elegant high tea with cream scones and cucumber finger sandwiches。Of the terrific tips in Maegan Brown’s， “Spectacular Spreads，” a few of my favorites include: her recommendations for complimentary cheeses， fruits， nuts and olives/pickles that work well on a charcuterie board; suggestions on quantities to prepare per portion per person for appetizers and meals; and thoughts that on a buffet， use butter instead of mayo on sandwiches to precent fillings from making the bread soggy。The Book Maven’s Journal—Reviews for Word ConnoisseursREVIEWER: J。Hunt STAR RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Spectacular Spreads”by Maegan Brown Genre: Non-Fiction | Cooking， Food & WinePublication Date: 27 September 2021Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group – Rock PointWith Sincerest Appreciation to NetGalley， Author Maegan Brown， and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for Providing this Advance Reader’s Copy for Review。 。。。more
Ada-Marie
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Gorgeous， inspiring， great ideas for entertaining， beautiful book to display， would make a great gift！
Sherri
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Delicious pages！ You'll wow your guests from a brunch， holiday， movie night， game day to whatever you can think。Wonderful ideas， photos and recipes。 Delicious pages！ You'll wow your guests from a brunch， holiday， movie night， game day to whatever you can think。Wonderful ideas， photos and recipes。 。。。more
Lindsay
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This is a beautiful 'Pinterest-like' book about serving food for several on 1 board。 I really like the concept of putting all the food in one place so people can grab what they like。 It looks very pretty too！While visually very inspiring， it did lack some more depth。 No tricks on combining foods or taste， or kitchen techniques。 Lots of the foods are store-bought， like a specific brand of colored pretzels， a ready made snack mix， candy melts，。。。 let's say several things/brands can't be found outs This is a beautiful 'Pinterest-like' book about serving food for several on 1 board。 I really like the concept of putting all the food in one place so people can grab what they like。 It looks very pretty too！While visually very inspiring， it did lack some more depth。 No tricks on combining foods or taste， or kitchen techniques。 Lots of the foods are store-bought， like a specific brand of colored pretzels， a ready made snack mix， candy melts，。。。 let's say several things/brands can't be found outside USA， half of the boards will probably keep you up all night because they are stuffed with sugar。 While the book does contain a few recipes for salsa and hummus I kinda hoped to see more of that and less -opening 4 different kinds of colored tortilla chips and arrange them-。Another thing which comes to mind is serving the hot food。 A board full of pancakes， grilled cheese or dim sum won't be hot by the time you heated the whole batch。 The first pancake will be cold by the time you made the last one。 And a board full of tiny things （nuts， m&m's） means people will literally have to put them in their mouth again and again。。。。 very unsanitary。 A beautiful board can be a big succes if done right， but some do not keep basic etiquette in mind。 So to spark some ideas this was a good book to start with， but not one to follow step-by-step。 。。。more
Kayla Sharee
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Lots of good ideas， a couple of funny mis-printed things the editor missed。 Glad I bought it :）
CharityJ
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Beautifully photographed， great ideas for charcuterie boards。 If you've never thought about making a food board before you will now！ Beautifully photographed， great ideas for charcuterie boards。 If you've never thought about making a food board before you will now！ 。。。more
Janie
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This is a great book。 Large color pictures and fantastic ideas for entertaining。
Jamie
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One of my friends sent this book to me in the mail as an early Christmas gift because she knows I love all things boards！ This book details how to choose the right board， how to care & clean your boards， how to arrange everything from the most spectacular and elaborate cheese & charcuterie board to the more everyday and simple build-your-own pancake board for a lazy Saturday morning。 I love how the author tackles the topic that *any* meal， snack， or occasion is the perfect time for a board。。。 ev One of my friends sent this book to me in the mail as an early Christmas gift because she knows I love all things boards！ This book details how to choose the right board， how to care & clean your boards， how to arrange everything from the most spectacular and elaborate cheese & charcuterie board to the more everyday and simple build-your-own pancake board for a lazy Saturday morning。 I love how the author tackles the topic that *any* meal， snack， or occasion is the perfect time for a board。。。 even a weeknight dinner where she lays out fixins for Cobb Salad or Taco Bar on a rotating lazy susan and pops it in the center of the table so everyone can help themselves。 Gives a new and updated meaning to "family style！" I really enjoyed reading her philosophy on boards and how it fits into her daily and weekly life plus her ideas and photography were great！ I can see myself referring back to this time and time again。 。。。more
SJ
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This was a letdown。 I was really excited thatI was able to borrow this from my local library prior to purchasing。 However I found this book to be disappointing。 It seems like it was made under the idea of food photography aka Instagram vs being something that’s practical。 Also some of the food pairings seemed off base。 It was somewhat inspirational and gave me a few ideas but mostly it was just something to flip the pages and look at the pretty pictures。
JC Cornell
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Love the ideas in here - really love the presentations
Ashani
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This one slays boards ！！！ Best book I've laid my hands on in the subject of "grazing boards and treats" This one slays boards ！！！ Best book I've laid my hands on in the subject of "grazing boards and treats" 。。。more
Michelle Hall
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Lovely ideas in this for feeding a crowd
Sheri
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Wow！ These appetizing works of art are truly amazing to behold。 The pictures make your own cheese tray or veggie platter seem pathetic by comparison。 I loved the creativity exhibited in the many ideas; there are entertaining and holiday boards alongside everyday breakfast， meal， and dessert boards。 Check out this visually appealing cookbook and prepare to become the "hostess with the mostest"。 You're sure to impress yourself and others with your ability to create， arrange， and present such entic Wow！ These appetizing works of art are truly amazing to behold。 The pictures make your own cheese tray or veggie platter seem pathetic by comparison。 I loved the creativity exhibited in the many ideas; there are entertaining and holiday boards alongside everyday breakfast， meal， and dessert boards。 Check out this visually appealing cookbook and prepare to become the "hostess with the mostest"。 You're sure to impress yourself and others with your ability to create， arrange， and present such enticing snack boards！ 。。。more
Kelly Whitt
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Such a gorgeous book with fabulous party tray ideas。 Too bad it will probably no longer be considered an appropriate way to share food in groups。 But you can still make them for your immediate family or quarantine roomies！
Ashley
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Fantastic book about creating snack displays on cutting boards。 A must for any host！
Claire Sheats
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I think this is where we got the term “food porn” from。 Plus， I now feel like I need all the boards， ramekins， and serving trinkets that exist。 I am in love。Seriously though， this book has practical and simple advice on everything from building to serving fun and， did I mention GORGEOUS， boards。 I love her easy approach - just use whatever you have！ I will definitely be referring to this in the future。
H
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Lots of yummy ideas， though I disagree in principle with 1） putting foods to be served hot spread out to cool off before eaten and 2） everybody's gross fingers digging in and touching food that is touching other food。 It's okay to put things in bowls！ Lots of yummy ideas， though I disagree in principle with 1） putting foods to be served hot spread out to cool off before eaten and 2） everybody's gross fingers digging in and touching food that is touching other food。 It's okay to put things in bowls！ 。。。more
Lady Shockley
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Gorgeously photographed and everything looks delicious， but some of these ideas just don't make sense。 For example， a "Grilled Cheese Board，" featuring already cooked - and now rapidly cooling- grilled cheese sandwiches。 Nobody wants a lukewarm grilled cheese！ They must be eaten straight from the pan！ Some good ideas for what to include on various snack boards， though。 Gorgeously photographed and everything looks delicious， but some of these ideas just don't make sense。 For example， a "Grilled Cheese Board，" featuring already cooked - and now rapidly cooling- grilled cheese sandwiches。 Nobody wants a lukewarm grilled cheese！ They must be eaten straight from the pan！ Some good ideas for what to include on various snack boards， though。 。。。more
Amber Hughes
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Unique ideas for all sorts of snack boards！
Annette McIntyre
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This book is full of interesting boards full of tasty food for almost any occasion - from a family breakfast to a full on party layout。
Marcia
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Drool-worthy photos of amazing spreads。 Lots of ideas here for every possible kind of party。
Tabitha
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This is such a fantastic， fun book！ I love the pictures and it makes making a board look totally doable by anyone。
Beth
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This book is part entertaining， part cookbook， part art， and all food porn。 The BakerMama showcases 50 delicious， often nutritious， and sometimes show-stopping presentations of meals， snacks， appetizers and desserts gorgeously arranged on simple cutting boards， in this hardcover volume。 Instructions at the beginning are occasionally repetitive from the introduction to the instruction （better editing next time！） Instructions for creating some elements， like how to make nutter butter acorns， or th This book is part entertaining， part cookbook， part art， and all food porn。 The BakerMama showcases 50 delicious， often nutritious， and sometimes show-stopping presentations of meals， snacks， appetizers and desserts gorgeously arranged on simple cutting boards， in this hardcover volume。 Instructions at the beginning are occasionally repetitive from the introduction to the instruction （better editing next time！） Instructions for creating some elements， like how to make nutter butter acorns， or that the snowman's scarf is twisted meat， are very helpful！ Some pairings seem more about hitting the color scheme or theme without thought to how it will all go together （black frosting on brie cheese wheels？ Sure， it LOOKS cool。。。 but will have to try it and get back to you。The book contains over 2 dozen recipes， ranging from mix these 3 items together or wrap cocktail wieners in crescent roll dough to blender guacamole and potato latkes （love the hash brown cheat， but use real onion and some potato starch if you're trying this at home）。 While the boards are charcuterie heavy， there are nods to vegan and gluten free snackers。I appreciate the inclusion of a Hanukkah board， but laughed at the bagel board with bacon （will substitute whitefish salad！）。 All garnishes are edible。The brief resource page at the back only lists where to shop。 A shopping list for prepackaged ingredients， and possibly diagramming and labeling might have been helpful， as well as sources for each board （are those Trader Joe's fig crackers？ Where do I get a fig salami log？ Who sells rainbow marshmallow twists？） Beautiful boards inspired me to artfully arrange some of my own DIY meal and snack spreads; instead of just lining things up on the table， I am likely to consolidate to a board next time。 At the most， this gave me some great ideas for dinner tonight， a party on Saturday， and brunch on Sunday; at worst， I can make a fig and brie sandwich already。The book is absolutely worth the purchase price and has more value in it's suggestions beyond just scanning pinterest and instagram。 。。。more
Amy Noe
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Beautiful photos and tons of great inspiration！
Emily
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I am not on Pinterest。 I am totally function over form。 Tablescape？ Be glad if you have a napkin！ :）That said， I really enjoyed this book and thought it provided great party ideas。 I picked up a giant cutting board at Ikea last year and love to put it out， covered in snacks， when company arrives。 This provides excellent creative ideas to expand upon。
Jackie
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The BakerMama gives us plenty of delicious， delectable ideas for creating a charcuterie board。 The photographs are mouth-watering， the directions are clear and concise， and the array of different holidays and themes is mind-boggling。 Such a terrific resource （ I only wish I would have bought this for myself instead of a gift。 UGH）。 Might have to buy another。 Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion is just that。。。。Amazing！
Jenna Hetmansperger
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