When I met Brad, I went from a cheese liker to a cheese lover.
The cheese lover was in me, it just had not yet been lavished with fancy cheeses and finally convinced to come out and experience all the cheese that life has to offer.
Cheese plates are my favorite part of eating out. But early on in our relationship, Brad and I made the most delicious cheese plates at home. Worthy, if not better, than any of your favorite fine dining restaurants.
Monday, the 18th, just happened to be the anniversary of the day we met. Since we now have an even more important anniversary, we didn’t want to make a big deal of the day, but still thought it should be celebrated quietly.
What better way than to eat one of our favorite things: a cheese plate plus accoutrements.
Constructing a delicious spread of cheese and complimentary tastes to pair with them is so easy. Our cheese plates always include:
- 2-3 good quality cheeses
- something sweet (honey and/or jam)
- fruit (dried or fresh)
- protein (nuts and/or dried meat, like prosciutto)
- bread and/or crackers
- something savory (hummus or other type of dip*)
Brad’s spicy tomato dip is made to taste with:
- tomato paste
- garlic powder
- balsamic vinegar
- cayenne pepper
- dried basil
- honey
The house wine is typically $3 Buck Chuck (Trader Joe’s Charles Shaw) even for special occasions.
Eating on the balcony overlooking the city would have been nice, but right after this shot, the wind blew two pieces of bread onto the balcony. Thankfully, my reaction kept Rascal from diving in. And then we promptly moved the party inside and devoured most of this plate.
Holy cheese coma, but totally worth it.
Mmm I love a good cheese plate! This looks fabulous, you’ve inspired me, definitely making this soon! Bonus points because you can’t really mess this up
Unless you’re me. I’m pretty good at almost slicing off my finger when cutting is involved. hehe.
This looks so good! I am now longing for the days when I could eat cheese.
Aw, I’m sorry.
$3 Chuck is our house wine too. I actually think it tastes really good!
Yes, it does! It’s at least as good as $10 grocery store wine.
Well your view sure looks pretty awesome, despite the pesky wind!
I LOVE cheese plates, though i wouldn’t mind if mine consisted solely of cheeses. Actually, just goat cheese
Cheese plates always make me feel so fancy and grown up- love ‘em!
Have you tried goat cheddar and goat Brie? They’re incredible!
That looks amazing! My fiancé and I are huge cheese fans… I need to make something like this for a low-key at home date night, and pair it with some $3 buck Chuck too (you really can’t go wrong with wine that cheap, that actually tastes good)!
Even with pricey cheese, this meal was relatively inexpensive. The cheese would have been even cheaper if I had went to TJ’s, but they never have Manchego, which is one of our very favorites.
Cheese is magical, that’s all
Happy Anniversary! No better way to celebrate in my opinion!
Happy Wednesday!
It IS magical.
Me and B are cheese lovers too, but we have never made a cheese plate at home. This look amazing and I can’t wait to create one myself!
We love making cheese plates at home too! I love pairing cheese with fruit. I must have grapes or apples on my cheese plates.
I like apples too but there’s just something about pear and bleu cheese.
Amazing…this looks so so so good!!!
love this!
wow what a beautiful spread! I have very bland taste and am not a huge fan of the fancy cheeses, but love me some cheddar cheese!
Well there are so many different types of cheddar to love.
I went from a cheese liker to a cheese lover when I met my husband as well.
I just wish I could find a place that sells specialty cheeses that are relatively inexpensive.
Love this! It reminds me of the build-your-own snack plate at The Flying Saucer. I especially like the honey and apricot jam combo. Mmm, pears are also a good choice.
And hooray for cheap TJ’s wine!
Manchego is my favorite cheese, so good! I’m having girlfriends over tomorrow, you’ve inspired me to create a cheese plate. It’ll go perfect with our wine
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