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Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

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  • Create Date：2022-09-10 06:52:46
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Shelly Westerhausen
  • ISBN：1452164150
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Ava ，

I received this book as a gift this holiday。 It isn’t something I would have bought for myself。 I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed it and am glad to have it。 I love the vegetarian recipes and general simplicity。 Also the presentation is beautiful and not too impractical or difficult。 There are many recipes I plan to make and many I intend to pass on to friends。 This book is worth checking out。

Cassie Andrews ，

An easy read with great suggestions for drink pairings and if you’d like to add meat to a particular board。 There is a recipe to make that compliments the chosen board。 I am really excited for this book。

Yasmeen Youssef ，

had many options with photos

Aggie Reads ，

Expected much better Did not like a single presentation。 Waste of money in terms of any inspiration for creating a platter for Christmas。

Kirsten Dove ，

Good inspiration。 Has both vegetarian and ideas with meat。

Ariste Egan ，

Such a lovely book！ Very informative and creative， with board suggestions for everything from warm and cold weather， every holiday imaginable， date night or movie night， and even breakfast or dessert boards。 Love the recipes and the organized layout。

Stefanie ，

Good inspiration for a variety of food board arrangements。 Fun themes and creative recipes for accompaniment。 Most boards have one meat recommendation， most items are vegetarian。 Tips on making sure your cheese choices are vegetarian。 Lovely photos。

Brad Theado ，

Good ideas but the boards just don't seem very plentiful Good ideas but the boards just don't seem very plentiful 。。。more

Michelle ，

Lots of fun ideas and recipes with gorgeous pictures of how to put on a spread with any theme。

Ricky ，

So many fun and neat things to try！

Laura ，

A “cookbook” for people who want to expand their horizon beyond the pre-packaged veggie platter at Costco。 Do we really need to have recipes on how to put three different types of cheese， some store bought crackers， nuts and grapes on a board？ 🙄 Only for the very kitchen adverse。

Julie Botnick ，

Beautiful photographs but not the best boards book I’ve seen。 Most of the ideas are more just buffets？ Also food off-kilter， half falling off of a platter is beautiful for Instagram but ummm not how you serve food？？

Sentimentsbydenise ，

Great ideas for entertaining！ Also several great recipes I can't wait to try。 Lots of little details - such a fun resource！ Great ideas for entertaining！ Also several great recipes I can't wait to try。 Lots of little details - such a fun resource！ 。。。more

Maree Silver ，

Fantastic， great ideas。 I live how it is primarily vegetarian。

204 Reads ，

Easy to follow guide and some nice dip recipes but not as inspiring as I'd hoped。 Easy to follow guide and some nice dip recipes but not as inspiring as I'd hoped。 。。。more

Sheila Garry ，

Beautiful photos and some great ideas for every occasion。

Andrea ，

A lot of great ideas for entertaining （or entertaining yourself）， along with basic guidelines for setting up any kind of board。 There are sweet and savory boards， along with hot cocoa， smores， and movie night themes。

RubRub ，

Great for ideasThis is great for parties， get together a， or even your regular day in a side or appetizer for dinner。

Rachael Terry ，

Great ideas for various gatherings。

Jill Dater ，

I can't wait to use some of these tips for my Thanksgiving charcuterie board。 Beautiful pictures， pretty easy recipes， and good ideas。 I can't wait to use some of these tips for my Thanksgiving charcuterie board。 Beautiful pictures， pretty easy recipes， and good ideas。 。。。more

Tucker Jaroll ，

This book makes me want to eat every meal from a platter or board。 😋

JC Cornell ，

Nice ideas but was expecting more

Mary Tufts ，

This book has so many unique ideas and would be great to give as a gift！

John'alee ，

4。5 ⭐️’s！ Loved this book！ It’s a new take on making finger food in a fun and celebratory way！ Great for entertaining， game nights， social gatherings or just simple but nutritional dinners。 I love discovering a book that tweaks my thinking in a new way and inspires me to get out of my comfort zone。

Amanda Leeber ，

InspiringTalk about a lot of variety！ This had so much to inspire me with。 Beautiful photographs as well。 I only wish there were more vegan recipes and a few vegan platters。This is a great book for entertainers and for host and hostess gifts。

Ashani ，

Beautiful book ！

Elyse ，

Read during 2020 pandemic 。 。 。 When can I have friends over again？

Ady ，

Snacks！Finally！ A cookbook that supports a homemade snacking lifestyle！ I absolutely loved the suggestions for pairings。 The photography is beautiful。 This is my new favorite cookbook。

Amy Grundy ，

This is a beautiful book filled with so many wonderful photographs。 There is a platter or board for any occasion you can think of， and the ideas given in the book lead to new inspiration。 I was surprised that every recipe is vegetarian， although I shouldn't have been， as the author also writes for the blog Vegetarian Ventures。 Anyway， amazing book。 I'm so glad I bought it。 This is a beautiful book filled with so many wonderful photographs。 There is a platter or board for any occasion you can think of， and the ideas given in the book lead to new inspiration。 I was surprised that every recipe is vegetarian， although I shouldn't have been， as the author also writes for the blog Vegetarian Ventures。 Anyway， amazing book。 I'm so glad I bought it。 。。。more

Lili ，

Two factors led to the acquisition of this book for my unreasonable collection of cookbooks: first， it had a really pretty cover; second， it was on sale at the Chronicle Books website。 That being said， all I expected from the book was more pretty pictures and a few usable ideas for my various themed dinner parties。The book definitely exceeded my expectations。 Just the introductory matter alone - on choosing ingredients， on picking a board， platter， or tray， on assembling a board or platter， on b Two factors led to the acquisition of this book for my unreasonable collection of cookbooks: first， it had a really pretty cover; second， it was on sale at the Chronicle Books website。 That being said， all I expected from the book was more pretty pictures and a few usable ideas for my various themed dinner parties。The book definitely exceeded my expectations。 Just the introductory matter alone - on choosing ingredients， on picking a board， platter， or tray， on assembling a board or platter， on basic components for a board or platter， on perfect portioning， on serving and storing - was worth the price of admission because it was detailed enough to be useful （and entertaining） but not so detailed to be information overload。Within the book， the instructions for each board and platter （still not sure what the distinction is） are arranged chronologically - a set for morning， a set for afternoon， a set for evening， and a set for anytime。 Each set of instructions starts with a lovely full color photo of the board， although sometimes the photo doesn’t match the ingredients list perfectly。 The instructions page offers a general strategy， a drink pairing， and a meat suggestion before providing the ingredients list and preparation steps。 Each board features a homemade component - as simple as quick pickled vegetables or as complex as rose pistachio shortbread - so each set of instructions was accompanied by a legitimate recipe。 At the end of the book were about a dozen recipes that were used by a variety of the boards in the book。Reading the book cover to cover， I noticed a few quirks。 The introductory material clearly discloses that the boards are designed to be vegetarian， hence the importance of the meat suggestion in the board instructions。 But these suggestions weren’t all that creative， and were limited to only one suggestion。 For example， for the Build Your Own Crostini Board， the suggestion was cappocollo or copa。 I was hopeful that such a varied board would be accompanied by equally varied meat suggestions， rather than just that one。 The author definitely had certain stand-by ingredients that appeared on many of the boards。 Honey or honeycomb was one of them; it appeared on almost every board centered around cheese。 I’ve honestly never heard of drizzling honey on cheese to be a thing， but I’m fairly sheltered。 Finally， the author and I differ on the definition of “generous。” The most absurd example was the S’mores Platter， which assembled 12 marshmallows， 12 graham crackers， and assorted chocolates and other toppings。 My first problem was that there weren’t enough graham crackers to close the sandwiches。 Odd to have open faced s’mores but I could see how that could be a thing。 My second problem was the this platter was recommended to serve twelve people！ My math skills aren’t the best， but that’s one open faced s’more per person。 Personally， I would think the minimum for twelve people should be 18 marshmallows and graham crackers， to reasonably allow for burned mistakes and limited seconds。 Of course， at my house， I’d probably declare the instructions to serve four people and scale up from there， with the addition of extra graham crackers so guests would have the option of going closed faced。 And I’d definitely put a can of sterno in the middle of the platter （and be certain to keep it away from my drapery！）Overall， the book did an excellent job of going beyond my usual two types of cheese， two types of crackers， and maybe a small bowl of nuts， without being totally outrageous and unsourceable。 For example， I loved the idea of a three tier cheese layer cake as a more elegant way of serving a variety of cheeses to a crowd。 And the addition of beet juice to a standard hummus recipe in order to turn it pink was a nifty idea。 I’m really attracted to the Carrot Curry Shooters for the Winter Solstice Platter。 I would have never thought to include soup shooters on a platter， and the recipe seemed like it would turn out very well。I would definitely recommend this book to any host who is looking for inspiration on how to fill an appetizer table or to provide a happy hour nosh。 It would also make a great host gift if you’d like to break from the traditional three （wine， chocolates， flowers）。 Once the window for entertaining opens again， I’ll be sure to consult this book for ideas on how to kick things off。 。。。more

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