Menu No 9: Premium Soft Cheese with Fresh Herbs & Marine Flavors Infused with Vinegar | Perfect for Charcuterie Boards, Wine Pairings & Gourmet Cooking

Smart, thoughtful, and sophisticated, this is part of a series of small books ((5" x 7", 36 pages), which offer cooks a creative menu to share with a small group of friends or family (four to six people depending on how heartily they eat).

The books themselves are simply designed and printed, though the recipes show flair. The menu the recipes comprise is never routine. Author Brian Voll, a gifted home cook who was urged to published by friends who raved about his dinners, offers here:

• A Chartreuse and cognac cocktail

• Cervelle de canut, a spread of fresh cheese and herbs

• Burrata and tomatoes

• Butter lettuce with caper-herb dressing

• Ricotta and cracked black pepper dinner rolls

• Buttered snow peas

• Red snapper en papillote

• Almond and coconut cake

The book contains a shopping list, and you’ll note that Voll tries to make the most of every ingredient he calls for.

Paperback.