complete charcuterie: over 200 contemporary spreads for easy entertaining (charcuterie, serving boards, platters, entertaining)

Put a unique spin on your entertaining and arrange eye-catching platters that will keep friends and family coming back for more with Complete Charcuterie.

This beautiful cookbook guides you on how to pair cheeses, meats, condiments, drinks, and an assortment of other ingredients that can be used on serving boards. These simple, inventive preparations will bring your serving boards to the next level. Be bold and take your entertaining from so-so to exceptional. Experiment with flavor profiles and find combinations that suit your unique palate. Use the boards in this book as a guide or build your own boards around your personal taste. Inside you’ll find:

• Expert advice and insights on composing elegant, inventive boards that balance flavor profiles and textures.
• Board-friendly recipes for crackers, breads, preserves, pickles, flavored nuts, dips, spreads, and decadent desserts, plus suggested drink pairings.
• Vibrant photography that shows you how to assemble memorable boards and provides visual inspiration.
• Recipes from Murray’s Cheese, Publican Quality Meats, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, Lady & Larder, Mike’s Hot Honey, Blake Hill Preserves, Esters Wine Shop & Bar, and Vermont Creamery.

Take the mystery out of charcuterie. With more than 200 boards and recipes built around popular and festive themes with a special emphasis on seasonally focused recipes so you can always keep things fresh, let Complete Charcuterie be your inspiring source for memorable and delicious entertaining.

The Coastal Kitchen believes that food is the easiest way to create the connection and meaning we all need in our lives. To help build this foundation, our editors work to bring the very best recipes, techniques, and ideas from the culinary world into your home, creating books that emphasize quality, accessibility, and simplicity, and make it a bit easier to infuse your life with balance, joy, and beauty.