Boards and Spreads is a well written and beautifully illustrated guide to creating platter and board arrangements by Yasmin Fahr. Due out 23rd Aug 2022 from Penguin Random House on their Clarkson-Potter imprint, it's 192 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The author has a very chatty and friendly writing style and her reasoning for grazing and boards as a dining choice really resonated with me. If you don't want to go to the effort of dining out, but at the same time don't want to expend the effort cooking at home - boards are a nice alternative. The introduction covers the basics of building a board including the
board itself (not necessarily wooden), bowls, serving utensils, and food
considerations.
The board setups are
arranged thematically: breakfast, breads, snacking salad & veggie platters, meal boards, al fresco/picnics, extras, and dips spreads & fun things. The
highlighted recipes used in the boards are listed right with the boards
to which they belong, saving readers searching or bookmarking and having
to flip back and forth. Recipe
ingredients are listed in a bullet-style sidebar. Measurements are in
imperial (American) measurements
followed by step by step instructions. The book doesn't include
nutritional information or portion sizes.
The recipes are pictured with the finished boards and the pictures are
beautifully clear and colorful. Most recipe ingredients will be easy to source and familiar to readers.
The dishes and boards here aren't *fancy* but they really *feel* special because of the presentation. I liked everything about this book, from the varied dishes, to the presentation, the clearly written recipes, and the beautiful photography and food styling. Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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