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CELEBRATION BOARDS:
50 Creative Boards to Turn
Every Occasion into a Celebration
Maegan Brown
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Rockpoint
9/15/26
Cooking
Hardcover, 288 pages
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"Delicious and dazzling finger foods.”
-US Weekly
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Bestselling author of Beautiful Boards, Maegan Brown, is back with 50 all-new, easy-to-assemble, and family-friendly boards to make any occasion a celebration.
Celebration Boards brings joy to every gathering with visually stunning yet simple-to-create food boards by the “board queen” herself, Maegan Brown, the creator who helped bring these artful, abundant creations to the mainstream. Delight your family and friends with whimsical, eye-catching arrangements. Even picky eaters will be excited to try foods they might normally refuse. And, best of all, you can actually enjoy the moment too with great prep-ahead tips and easy-to-find ingredients.
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Hi, friends!
There’s something so special about gathering over a great book and great food. Whether you’re hosting your monthly book club or simply curling up with a snack plate and a good book, I hope Celebration Boards becomes part of those moments.
One of my favorite boards in the book is the Book Club Board, created especially to bring readers together. I also love the idea of using the inspiration throughout the book to build boards that reflect the stories you’re reading—pulling colors, settings, characters, or themes from a favorite novel to create something that’s uniquely your own and celebrate it. It’s such a fun way to make every gathering a little more meaningful.
When I’m creating recipes in the kitchen, I love listening to audiobooks. It’s one of my favorite ways to learn while I work. I enjoy business and personal growth books, true stories, and the occasional true crime. Then, when vacation rolls around, it’s such a treat to unplug and get lost in a great romance or contemporary fiction series.
I hope Celebration Boards—along with my other cookbooks—find a place in your kitchen, your book club, and all the moments in between.
Happy reading, happy gathering, and happy celebrating!
xoxo,
Maegan Brown
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Book Club Board
A cozy, clever board made for page-turners and party-goers, this playful Book Club Board transforms a simple baguette into a storybook-worthy "bookworm" that winds across the board with a Brie "head" reading a cracker "book." Two sandwich flavors-sweet-savory turkey, Brie, apple, and fig jam, and salty-herby prosciutto, mozzarella, pesto, and roasted red peppers-ensure everyone finds a favorite bite. Fresh fruits, crisp veggies, cozy dips, roasted nuts, chocolates, and a few book-shaped cookies complete the spread, making it whimsical, easy to assemble, and totally snackable. It's a conversation starter and the perfect way to feed a hungry group of readers without missing a single chapter.
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Mocktail Mixing Board
This build-your-own mocktail board brings the fun and flavor of cocktail hour—without the booze. Designed for birthday parties, girls’ nights, baby showers, brunches, family-friendly gatherings, or really any celebration, this interactive board lets guests mix, shake, and garnish their own custom drinks. With colorful juices, sparkling mixers, fresh fruits, fun garnishes (hello, fruity gummies), and sweet surprises, it’s just as joyful to build as it is to sip.
| | TWISTED:
A New Approach to Challah, Babka,
and Other Twisty Breads
Mandy Silverman | | |
Rockpoint
9/1/26
Cooking
Hardcover, 224 pages
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"This cookbook is filled with the most creative and delicious challah recipes you'll ever bake.”
-Nikki Schreiber
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You’ve never seen a challah cookbook like this before! Inside Twisted you’ll find more than 60 sweet and savory recipes that celebrate both the tradition and endless possibilities of challah and babka. Alongside traditional recipes and techniques, you’ll discover imaginative creations like Korean Hot Dog Challah, Pulled BBQ Brisket Challah, Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tart Challah, Strawberry Lemonade Babka, and Rainbow Cake Batter Monkey Bread.
With full-color photography, step-by-step instructions, and endless inspiration for fillings, toppings, and twists, Twisted gives you the tools to create breads that are as impressive as they are delicious, including:
- Sweet and savory challah recipes
- Babkas, monkey breads, pull-aparts, and more
- Creative fillings, swirls, toppings, and stuffings
- Dips, glazes, spreads, and accompaniments
- Detailed braiding and shaping instructions
- Recipes for both first-time and experienced bakers
Rooted in Jewish tradition and open to everyone, Twisted will change the way you think about challah.
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Growing up, I was obsessed with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. I read it at least once a month. I quoted passages from it. I even took it to college with me like a literary security blanket. I still have my original copy, and it's so worn down from years of rereading that it's barely holding together. It will always be my favorite book, no matter how old I get, because you're never too old to appreciate brilliance and chocolate.
That book set my imagination on fire. A river of chocolate! Edible flowers growing from edible grass! An entire meal in a stick of gum! My brain worked overtime trying to picture what it all looked like and, more importantly, what it all tasted like.
Let's be clear: I had absolutely no idea how to make anything chocolate. But I loved dreaming about the outrageous creations that tiny little man dreamed up. And as a shy, nerdy kid who was terrified of the popular crowd, I have to admit I enjoyed seeing those mean, naughty children get their comeuppance.
Thankfully, my baking skills eventually caught up with my imagination. Now I get to be a tiny little Mandy who spends her days dreaming up crazy yet mouthwatering creations that make people smile, stare in disbelief, and hopefully make the best yummy noises. Best of all, I get to teach children and adults how to turn their own wild ideas into something scrumptious.
There is nothing better than a good book—except maybe a good book that teaches you how to create your own tasty wonderland. So, in honor of the book that taught me how magical deliciousness can be, here are two of my most Wonka-worthy creations from Twisted.
Mandy Silverman
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Snickerdoodle Hot Cocoa Babka
Was anyone else annoyed when they first learned that snickerdoodles don’t actually contain Snickers bars? The only “snicker” was the laugh at all the innocent dessert eaters who were expecting nougat, caramel, and peanuts but got cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla instead. But Snickerdoodle Hot Cocoa Babka—with its lovely swirls of cinnamon cocoa wrapped in soft, rich babka dough with a snickerdoodle crumble—is so good that I have to forgive every misleading cookie that came before it. It is way too delicious to leave you upset at anyone.
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Rainbow Cake Batter Monkey Bread
This kaleidoscope of colors may be the most visually stunning monkey bread in the universe. Honestly, it could just as easily be called Peacock Bread, because no offense to monkeys, but there isn’t a monkey that can compete with this level of gorgeousness. Best of all, beyond the vibrant whirls of color, it’s every bit as delicious as it looks. Using white cake mix not only brings the cake batter flavor but also makes it easy to work in the food gel, so the colors are perfectly blended in every twirl.
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