{"id":41379,"date":"2019-03-28T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=41379"},"modified":"2019-03-12T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:50:14","slug":"how-to-make-a-charcuterie-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=41379","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Charcuterie Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s the month of March madness, and this weekend is the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.\u00a0 We all know that a lot of time is going to be spent in front of the television cheering on our favorite teams.\u00a0 And you know when we are doing all of that television watching, we can sure work up an appetite.\u00a0 Having fun is hard work.\u00a0 Putting out a bag of chips and opening up a container of dip is fine and all, but wouldn’t it be nicer to set out a well-planned, colorful, and delicious charcuterie board?\u00a0 It’s really not hard to put one together.\u00a0 We are going to show you how to make a charcuterie board, and by the way, the board you see in the photos was prepared for seven of us.<\/p>\n

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\"Charcuterie<\/p>\n

Container<\/h2>\n

Although a tray will certainly work, I like to use a cutting board as the vessel that holds the snacks.\u00a0 I found my favorite one at Ikea for less than $15.00.\u00a0 Having a colorful selection of fruits, crackers, nuts, cheese, and meat is what makes a charcuterie board so visually appealing.\u00a0 A cutting board offers a large flat, surface that provides space for the foods.<\/p>\n

Meat<\/h2>\n

Unless you or the people who are eating are vegetarians or vegan, a good charcuterie board should have at least one kind of meat.\u00a0 Depending on how many people I am serving, I will for sure have a log of pepperoni that has been partially sliced.\u00a0 It is more visullay appealing to have part of the pepperoni sliced and partly not sliced.\u00a0\u00a0 Slices of salami or proscuitto are good layered in among the selection.\u00a0 Be sure to keep an eye on the board as people fill their plates and freshen it up as needed.\u00a0 Add more of whatever gets consumed.<\/p>\n

\"Charcuterie<\/p>\n

Fruit<\/h2>\n

Fruit is always good on a charcuterie board.\u00a0 I like to use either red or white grapes and a seasonal fruit.\u00a0 In the spring and summer, berries are nice.\u00a0 Sliced apples are good to use in the fall and winter.<\/p>\n

\"Charcuterie<\/p>\n

Cheese<\/h2>\n

According to my girl The Barefoot Contessa, a cheese board should have three choices – a soft cheese, a blue cheese, and a hard cheese.\u00a0 For a charcuterie board, you only need one cheese.\u00a0 I chose a Vermont cheddar, but I could just as easily have gone with a soft cheese like a brie.\u00a0 Personally, I would only serve a blue cheese if I also had another selection.\u00a0 Some people are put off by the strong flavors of a blue cheese.<\/p>\n

\"Charcuteire<\/p>\n

Crackers<\/h2>\n

I think it’s nice to have at least two types of crackers or bread.\u00a0 I provided my favorite crackers and crisp, garlic flavored crostini.<\/p>\n

Extras<\/h2>\n

To round out the selections, here are some other items that you can add to a charcuterie board:<\/p>\n

Picks (Don’t forget these!)<\/p>\n

Nuts<\/p>\n

Olives (green and ripe)<\/p>\n

Hummus<\/p>\n

Cream cheese with pepper jelly<\/p>\n

Cornichon pickles<\/p>\n

Cheese straws<\/p>\n

Carrot sticks<\/p>\n

Dried fruit<\/p>\n

Cocktail tomatoes<\/p>\n

Small cheese ball<\/p>\n

Do you have a weekend of basketball watching ahead of you?\u00a0 If you plan to create a charcuterie board for your crew, be sure to share it on social media and tag us.\u00a0 We hope your team wins!!<\/p>\n

Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s the month of March madness, and this weekend is the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.\u00a0 We all know that a lot of time is going to be spent in front of the television cheering on our favorite teams.\u00a0 And you know when we are doing all of that television watching, we can sure work up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[27,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41379"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41379"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41388,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41379\/revisions\/41388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}