That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life: Creative Gatherings and Self-Care with the Cheese by Numbers Method

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Now that you’ve considered the cheesemonger’s motto, we recommend adding a left of field surprise choice to your cheese board. It’s a great way to discover something new and have a little fun with flavours.

Wensleydale cheese is a must-have for any cheese board, with its mild yet flavorful taste and creamy texture. Dried cranberries provide the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness that pairs exceedingly well with Wensleydale; dried apricots are also a delicious accompaniment to this delectable cheese. Colourful cheeseSoft cheeses have a creamy or spreadable texture and are usually mild in flavour, but some can be more pungent. Putting together a cheese platter just might be the easiest and most impressive appetizer. The best part, anyone can do it and you don’t need a special occasion or holiday to throw one together. Plus the fact that there’s no cooking involved is a good reason on its own!

It is no secret that cheeses come in a variety of tastes and textures. When setting my platter, I always go for odd numbers as I find that to be most visually appealing. I also love to choose a different texture for each type of cheese I am placing on my cheese board. Goat milk cheeses with washed rinds like Fiacco di Capra are rare, and that’s a shame. Briny and pungent is a good look with goat’s milk, whose bright twang can handle the intensity of the style. This Taleggio-style cheese with a smooth, semi-soft paste is as lively and expressive as a Soul Train dance line.If you're making a cheese plate for dinner (*raises own hand*) plan for 4-5 oz. of cheese per person and load that plate up with plenty of fruits and veggies (because, y'know, BALANCE). Nowadays, with the increased availability and popularity of cured meat (aka cold cuts) made from various meats, the name Charcuterie is used as a general term for all kinds of preserved meat including bacon, ham, confit, salami etc.

Keep in mind that you will want this appetizer to be visually appealing when you are making your choices. Think of adding different colors to help brighten up the platter. For example, can add different colored grapes, berries, and/or apples! Sweet, grassy cow’s milk butter stuffed inside a firm, stretched-curd Caciocavallo cheese? Sign me up! Manteca Caciocavallo Podolico is a cheese you can’t stop talking about. Why? Because it’s butter and cheese—don’t be coy. That is why today I thought I could share my tips on how to make the best cheese and meat platter with the hopes of giving you some party tray ideas as we approach the holiday season. Additionally, since I always serve it with a variety of wines, I partnered up with Layer Cake wines to share some of my wine, charcuterie, and cheese pairing suggestions to help you as you prepare your own. There are those who love stinky cheese and those whose opinion I don’t respect. Stinky cheese is life. Don’t @ me.For this cheese plate, I opted to fold our charcuterie pieces to help them take up less space since we had a lot to get onto the board. Sage Derby is an exciting British cheese from Derbyshire, England, with its unmistakable mottled green hue created by sage leaves and a creative blend of parsley, spinach and marigold. Red Leicester