Kate Wilson belives in getting people together socially, for business and to just enjoy good food.
Forget TV dinners! Kate Wilson’s new book Platter Chatter makes them totally unnecessary, and meat with two vege is just plain boring. When you read Platter Chatter you’ll realise just how easy it is to put together a selection of food options for everyone and have them help themselves to whatever appeals.
From children, fussy eaters, restricted dieters and even gourmet entertainers, the concept of how to cater for a group has long been the bane of most kitchen dwellers, but the job of feeding a large or small gathering does not need to be time consuming or complicated according to Kate. All we need is permission to think outside the square of what is ‘normal’ and traditional in healthy food options.
The regular resurrection of the debate over fast food and healthy eating means that possibly the nation is more confused than ever, and the default options generally become a matter of sticking to what is most convenient for the person responsible for actually putting the food on the table. This book shows even the most reticent of chefs exactly how easy it can be to combine a range of truly interesting options that compliment each other as either a main meal, lunch, or shared arrangement for the friends gathered to watch the rugby.
The special bonus for most non-cooks is the fact that Kate encourages the use of deli-brought products to compliment what ever you should decide to attempt from the range of recipes in the back, rather than feeling overwhelmed and maybe even a little guilty for ‘cheating’, Kate recommends you just enjoy the food, and the sharing of it rather than worrying about whether or not you made your own hummus or foccacia bread.
Kate Wilson is not a chef, but a dedicated ‘foodie’ who grows most of her own ingredients, and regularly entertains a wide range of people. Her ‘real job’ is as a senior partner in a high profile legal firm, but her passion is bringing people together around the table.
Platter Chatter comes in three parts, the platter ideas, how to assemble easy food options, and then special recipes at the back that enable you to make your own versions of what you may find at the local deli. A special bonus section has Kate’s pantry list of essential ingredients for everything which will be a huge help to any supermarket shopper.
Platter Chatter is loaded with gorgeous photos, examples of how to put a large or small meal together that is really interesting as well as deliciously simple.
