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9780711274426

The Modern Cheeseboard Pair your way to the perfect grazing platter

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  • ISBN13:

    9780711274426

  • ISBN10:

    0711274428

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2022-08-30
  • Publisher: White Lion Publishing

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Summary

This sumptuous guide gives you everything you need to put together the perfect cheeseboard for any occasion, with 40 beautiful delicious ideas to suit all tastes.

Morgan McGlynn, resident cheese expert from Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, brings you this complete guide, filled with beautiful recipes to wow guests and delight the palate.

A how-to guide that breaks the cheeseboard down into its components— cheese, meat, accompaniments, garnish. - allowing you to create stunning spreads for any occasion.

Ideas include:
  • Brunch Board: Make the most important meal of the day a little more special with this mouthwatering selection of cheeses and accompaniments. 
  • Cozy Night In Board - Shelter in on cold winter evenings with a warming fondue for two as a center piece, the ideal sharing board for the one you love with wine parings for each cheese.
  • Halloween Cheeseboard - Full of cheesy treats, spooky crackers and scarily stinky cheeses, this is the perfect board for when the autumn nights start to draw in. 
  • Apres Ski Board - A rich collection of mountain cheeses perfect for enjoying in front of a cozy open fire. 
  • Ultimate Match-Day Board: Add some flavor to complement the big game with stuffed mini peppers, spicy guacamole and homemade blue cheese and chive sauce. 
  • Perfect Summer Picnic: This light and fresh selection is the ideal cheeseboard for the summer, and can be packed up and taken on walks, trips or days out.
  • Festive Cheese Wreath - The perfect holiday centerpiece, ideally enjoyed with a Christmas Martini.
Most importantly, this book will teach you how to pair cheeses perfectly, from classic pairings to the unexpected. In addition to the easy-to-follow instructions and gorgeous inspiration, The Modern Cheeseboard also pairs drinks to match the boards, along with recipes for your own chutneys and jams.

With boards ranging from the everyday to the showstopper, alongside ideas for key occasions throughout the year and inspiration from around the World, this book is guaranteed to wow guests and have mouths watering.

Author Biography

Morgan McGlynn is the owner of Cheeses of Muswell Hill, an award-winning independent cheese shop in North London. At age 21 she was Britain’s youngest female cheesemonger and she is the resident Cheese Expert on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, with recent appearances contributing to the programme’s highest-ever social media interaction. She is also cheese consultant for leading retailers and  in 2017 launched her cheese wholesale business which now stocks some of the UK’s best delicatessens, farm shops, Michelin star restaurants and cheese shops.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
 
Introduction to Morgan and The art of grazing platters
- History of the cheese board and how it has evolved 
- How to gather for your board
 
Preparation is key
- Types of boards
- How much you need
- How to serve the boards
- Simple rules to putting together the perfect grazing platter
- Shopping list of essentials
 
Life is too short for bad cheese
- Types of cheeses
- Flavour profiles of cheese
- Cheese textures
 
Cheesemonger tips
- Cheese knives, equipment
- How to cut cheese
- Get to know your local cheesemonger
 
Why seasons are important
- Cheese seasons, why they are important and recommended cheeses throughout the year
- Fruit and veg seasons
 
Pairings
- Art & science behind food pairing and the 3 dimensions of pairing: aroma, taste and texture
- Learning how to pair flavours
- Cheese, fruit & veg pairings
- Wine and cheese pairing
- Cheeses, beers and other drinks parings
 
Easy Everyday - Cheeses & accompaniments that are easy to find from our local shops.
 
THE BOARDS
Chapter 1 – Everyday Boards
  1. Timeless Classics
  2. The brunch board
  3. Perfect summer picnic
  4. Cosy Night In
  5. Farmers’ Market
  6. Fruit pairing cheeseboard
  7. Grill & graze
  8. Whisky cheeseboard
  9. Mezze platter
  10. Après ski cheeseboard
  11. Game day board
  12. Baked feta board
  13. Blue cheese board
  14. Easy Crostini
  15. Greatest cheeses of all time
 
Chapter 2 – Throughout the year
 
  1. NYE ultimate celebration board
  2. Valentine’s Day fondue board
  3. St Patrick’s Day party board
  4. Easter board
  5. Summer solstice board
  6. The cookout board
  7. The Halloween board
  8. The holiday gathering board
  9. Christmas wreath board
  10. Boxing Day party
 
Chapter 3 – Around the world boards
 
  1. The Great British board
  2. The Champs-Élysées board
  3. Spanish tapas board
  4. The Italian caprese board
  5. All-American All-Stars board
  6. Paneer platter
  7. The smorgasbord
  8. Mexican platter
  9. Caribbean grill-out cheeseboard
 
Chapter 4 – The showstopper boards
 
  1. Farmer’s market rainbow board
  2. Antipasto board
  3. The birthday cheese board
  4. Truffle board
  5. Chocolate + cheese heaven
  6. From the sea
 
Recipes for Your Board
 
Relishes, jams and chutneys:
 
1. Morgan’s chutney 
2. Peach and chilli jam 
3. My perfect piccalilli 
4. Pear port compote
5. Negroni chutney 
6. Boozy pickles 
7. Whiskey orange marmalade 
8. Gin pickled cucumbers 
9. Beetroot Houmous 
10. Honey three ways – Truffle honey, chilli honey and salted-honey
 
Further resources and end matter
 

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