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How to Make an Instagram-Worthy Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie boards loaded with all the antipasti snacks have taken over the internet. Here’s my tips for how to make your meat and cheese plates Instagram-worthy, along with a special treat for all to share.

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‘Tis the season for…charcuterie boards taking over the internet.

Whether it’s a spur of the moment gathering for cocktails and fellowship, or a full-blown party to deck the halls and the tree, a meat and cheese board is the easiest appetizer to pull together fast, and it’s always sure to please.

But how do you make your charcuterie board totally delicious, and at the same time a totally impressive image to show off to all your Instagram friends?

These are my tips for building the best charcuterie meat and cheese board platter that’s almost too good to eat. And I do mean, almost…

But first, I have a treat for you!continue to the recipe… about How to Make an Instagram-Worthy Charcuterie Board

How to Make an Asian-Inspired Cheese Board

Whether you call it a cheese board or a cheese plate, all that matters for this twist on the loaded appetizer platter is that it’s piled high with a variety of Asian-inspired bites.

This recipe is brought to you by Kettle Brand®.

I’m on a day date with my man, ordering lunch at one of our favorite Thai restaurants. While we’re almost always game for a killer Moochie’s Philly Cheesesteak sandwich, our go-to lunch spots are usually of the Asian variety: ramen, sushi, bulgogi, pho and bun are all invited to our table.

“Okay, G.,” I say to my husband as we look over the menu, only to order the same thing we always get because when you’ve got a craving, you’ve gotta feed the fire. “I need to come up with an appetizer idea to serve with potato chips.”

“You could do a dip,” he obviously replies. I look at him with a totally bored, blank stare. Oh, reallllly? Novel idea there Chef Jeff.continue to the recipe… about How to Make an Asian-Inspired Cheese Board

Game-Day Baked Chicken Wings with 4 Winning Sauces

Who loves a decadently-decorated, ready to dive into cheese board? Apparently everyone. These days you can barely skim through your Instagram feed without seeing one and liking, liking, liking. So what happens when you take baked chicken wings and draft them as the standard board’s starting player. THIS!

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Today we’re taking the concept of everyone’s favorite cheese board and putting it into game-day chicken wing overdrive that starts with a crispy baked chicken wing recipe that’s then dressed in four different sauces and teamed up with all the dippers for a chicken wing platter that’s sure to score.

We all know the game-day tailgate drill.

Decide on a menu that’s easy-ish to transport.

Hustle to the grocery store to get the shopping done.

Start cooking. Realize you forgot something.

Head back to the store.

Look at the clock and wipe the sweat from your brow.

Finish cooking. Pack up the food. Freak out that everyone else isn’t ready to leave yet. (because they’re waiting for you. Doh.)

Swing back by the store for ice for the cooler.

Hope that nothing spills in the car on the way over.

Unpack. Set-up. Wish you’d remembered the paper towels to clean up the car.

Really, really wish for that beer but the chip dish needs a refill first.

Wait! Whhhhaaat?

The game’s about to start and we already have go to our seats? But we haven’t even gotten started yet!

guys. Guys. GUYS! Game day feasting doesn’t have to go down that way. It’s why I have a new favorite way to enjoy my tailgate festivities, and it all starts at home.

Introducing the game-day homegate party, where it’s easy to prep for, and do I dare say actually become an enjoyable event to cheer, jeer, drink your beer all in the comfort of your own home. Or better yet, at a friends (and leave the clean-up for them to do later!)

continue to the recipe… about Game-Day Baked Chicken Wings with 4 Winning Sauces

How to Make a Kid-Friendly Cheese Board Even Adults Will Love

Cheese boards aren’t just for adults anymore. Here are my top 10 tips for creating the ultimate kid-friendly cheese board that kids will love and the host will serve proudly at the main table.

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Everyone loves a party. And at every party there’s always the most popular one in the group. The one that the whole group gathers around. The one that everyone comments about how pretty they are. The one that no one can get enough of.

Yes, we are talking about the cheese board.

But here’s the deal. Cheese boards are typically geared to the more refined tastes of adults. You know, the cheese boards that with a hand gripped around a glass of Beaujolais, pinkies instinctively jut into the air as guests gaze over the extra strong blues and extra ripe cheddars, the peppered and spiced charcuterie and the fancy triple-creamed wedges you spent a fortune on that nobody ends up eating.

Ya. Those. This is not that cheese board.

Creating a kid-friendly cheese board doesn’t have to look…well…cheesy. No animal shaped formations out of cheeses and veggies, or ships sailing through a sea of fruit or salamis and toothpicks somehow tinker-toyed into action figures. Sorry guys, not at my party.

Instead, this is a cheese board every child would happily dig into and any adult would gladly place center stage at every party.continue to the recipe… about How to Make a Kid-Friendly Cheese Board Even Adults Will Love

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How to Make an Instagram-Worthy Charcuterie Board

How to Make an Asian-Inspired Cheese Board

Game-Day Baked Chicken Wings with 4 Winning Sauces

How to Make a Kid-Friendly Cheese Board Even Adults Will Love

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