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Holiday Fruit and Cheese Board

December 21, 2017 By Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale 11 Comments

**This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Walmart and SheKnows Media.

Where did December go? We are less than 10 days away from Christmas and I’m scrambling.  Are you ready? By ready, I mean one-hundred percent done with menu prep, shopping, wrapping and all the other holiday season merry making.

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I’m way behind this year. Which of course has me in panic because I’m usually 80 percent to the finish line. But the one thing I do have a good handle on – my cheese board and wine pairing! I’ve learned over the years, a good fruit and cheese board will forgive many things, especially if you run behind in the kitchen and Christmas dinner is delayed.  

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Trust me when I tell you a good wine and cheese board is clutch. It keeps everyone nibbling, sipping and moving around, and most importantly mingling. With that, I wanted to share a few tips when creating your fruit and cheese board, things like: (1) make sure you have a good mix of cheese from hard to soft (2) a variety of fruit cut to size that are easily edible in one bite (3) don’t forget to strike a balance of sweet and savory (4) of course, don’t forget the wine.

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For the boards you see in the picture, I paired them with Caged Unoaked Chardonnay since it has an oak aging influence, the 100% stainless steel aging allows the vibrant aromas of pineapple, melon, pear and golden delicious apple to shine through. For a red I went with Five Acres 2014 Pinot Noir which is a fruit-driven wine with notes of pomegranate, plums and glazed strawberry from French oak aging. The best part? Both of these award-winning wines are under $10!

Both wines are perfect for holiday entertaining and can be found in-store at Walmart as can everything else you see in the photos: the board, the glasses, the fruit, the cheese and crackers – everything.

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Yay to shopping at Walmart, since it will get me that much closer to the finish. I love that I can do Santa shopping and food shopping all in one place. Now if I can only get an elf to gift wrap and assemble a few toys I’d be that much closer to crossing the finish line.

Filed Under: Fast and Easy, Party Food

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Comments

  1. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

    December 21, 2017 at 6:51 am

    One stop shopping at Walmart! Love it! Nothing beats wine and cheese at any party!

  2. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    December 21, 2017 at 8:25 am

    I know! I can’t believe the month/year is almost over. Things just need to slow down a bit.

    This cheese board has all of my favorites on it! Excellent inspiration as we head into party-hosting season.

  3. Leigh Ann says

    December 21, 2017 at 12:37 pm

    On board with this kind of entertaining!

  4. Asha Shivakumar says

    December 21, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    Can’t believe the year is almost over.
    Love entertaining with cheese board and wine, so much fun.
    xx

  5. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    December 21, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    So perfect for entertaining! Love!

  6. Gina @Running to the Kitchen says

    December 21, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    This is incredible!

  7. Natasha @ Salt & Lavender says

    December 21, 2017 at 10:45 pm

    What a lovely board, Naomi! I hope you and Matt and the boys have a wonderful Christmas! 🙂

  8. Tieghan Gerard says

    December 21, 2017 at 11:29 pm

    So stunning!! Love a good cheese board!

  9. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says

    December 22, 2017 at 9:53 am

    Beautiful, beautiful. Merriest Christmas to you guys!

  10. Lindsay Cotter says

    December 23, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    This is a gorgeous fruit and cheese board! Perfect for the holidays!

  11. Jennifer Farley says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:58 pm

    What a beautiful display!

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