Any "like to cook" foodies here?

[robkelk]

Are you entertaining and want to set out a selection of food for your guests without serving a meal? Here's how to build a charcuterie board like a pro. The page has a 24-minute video.

Perhaps the most useful piece of advice in the article:

Do NOT overcrowd the board. It's important to leave enough room for cutting and signage.

Want some vegetarian options for the board? Vegan Vibes board with Cashew Ricotta Cheese

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A few more recipes, in no particular order (except that the sweets are at the end):

• Socca with Walnut Pesto and Arugula
  
• Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza (vegetarian-friendly)
  
• French Onion Tart
  
• East Coast style Donair (I'm not used to seeing some of those spices in a Halifax Donair, but it looks like one of those)
  
• Potato Peel Nachos (uses potato skin peels instead of tortilla chips)
  
• Hollandaise Sauce - includes the classic variants for Bernaise Sauce or Sauce Choron
  
• Seafood pot pie (or skip the pastry and put the filling into a stewpot)
  
• Chicken Pot Pie
  
• Argentinian Chili
  
• A Canadian take on Jamaican Beef Patties (munchies for your IST Kingston sessions Bob, leave out the scotch bonnet peppers.)
  
• Blue Cheese-Encrusted Steak Sandwich with Whisky-Glazed Onions
  
• Vegan "Philly Cheesesteak"
  
• Anthony Bourdain’s Clams with Chorizo, Leeks, Tomato and White Wine
  
• Perfect Pan Fried Fish (maybe... I've had some excellent pan-fried fish that didn't call for the "Citrus and Herb Compound Butter" in this recipe)
  
• Veggie "Tourtiere" with Tomato Maple Chutney
  
• Blood Orange Tart with mint
  
• Blood Orange Pound Cake
  
• Pavlova with rhubarb and meyer lemon
  
• Japanese Cheesecake
  
• Banana Cream Pie - prepared in a muffin pan as individual pies
  
• Sticky Toffee Pudding with Rum Caramel Sauce