Appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, snacks, or whatever name suits your fancy, are a tradition and always a fun start to our holiday gatherings. They might be simple, or sometimes extravagant, occasionally elegant, usually festive or all over the board but the key for us is to try not to over indulge before dinner is served, which is always a challenge. Much easier said than done.
For Thanksgiving this year we had a fun new addition to our traditional pre~Dinner snacks. Our youngest son and his friends offered to bring food and create a Charcuterie Board full of assorted meats, cheeses, nuts, crackers, breads and spreads.
They all live out of state and decided to shop together for the all the food before they departed and then assemble the board once they arrived several hours later. They went right to work and had it arranged in no time. The kids had thought of everything and created such a beautiful board, or technically speaking…a platter, of appetizers that we could not resist taking photos of before we started snacking.
We really did not need many other snacks, or really any for that matter, however I could not hold back and made some Bacon Wrapped Dates which are so yummy and a family favorite. How could I resist?!
Rosemary Cashews and Pear chutney are a couple other crowd pleasers as well and both are easy to make ahead of time, which I did. There were no complaints.
The beautiful Charcuterie Board was definitely the centerpiece of our pre~dinner fun though and a special beginning to our Thanksgiving Day.
Making memories one savory snack at a time!
Happy Tuesday!
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