As always, I started with three different cheeses and build the rest around them. To make it festive, I started with a cranberry infused hard cheese and fromager d’Affinois with garlic and herb, which worked perfectly because they checked my salty vs sweet and hard vs soft variety I like to have on every cheese plate I make. I added the Irish cheddar, cut in small cubes as a safety net for anyone scared of messing up the plate or looking for a more approachable, easy grab.
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My other cheese plate staple, raw honeycomb, which is fully edible by the way, stayed relatively still with my border of rosemary garnish. Rosemary is perhaps the easiest of all garnishes to find and add to any dish to make it instantly more festive! Same with the cinnamon sticks and faux cranberry garnish, super easy additions to dress up anything you make! Other accoutrements I used were candied pecans, blackberries and figs. As for crackers, I went with some classic breadsticks and my favorite thin and perfectly salted crackers I always end up with at the store.Â
-MGN
