Cheese and Sausage Tray
- 1 block cheddar cheese
- 1 strip of aged summer sausage (casing removed)
Cheese Ball
- Melt 1/2 C cheddar cheese
- Mix with 1 pkg Cream Cheese
- Roll around in chives or nuts
Italian Bites – Use long toothpicks
- Pepperoni
- Tomato slice
- Banana peppers
- Provalone
- Black olive
- on a chunk of bread
Quince Paste with Manchego
- Slice quince into disks
- Place on top of Cheese slices
Grape Tray
- Buy nice plump grapes
- Cut them into little bundles of about 4-8 grapes each
Brie and Crackers
- Bring brie up to room temperature
- Cut into pieces and put toothpicks in each little piece
- Serve on a plate with a nice rustic cracker
Note: I like Ritz crackers, but not with this pairing. It’s like putting ketchup on filet mignon
Gruyere Dip
- Melted gruyere
- Cubes of bread on toothpicks
Tips
- Use a crinkle cutter to give the appearance of something really fancy
- Use toothpicks to stage individual gnoshes
Grated cheese has anti-caking agents in it, so it is good for melting things
Sriracha has Xantham gum – acts as an emulsifier
Sodium Citrate – emulsifier – Good nacho cheese
Nacho cheese
