This christmas, spruce up your cheese board with some foliage, pine cones, pine branches, mistletoe branches and a few bright red cranberries.

Christmas cheese board platter. Mild options include gouda, mild cheddar, havarti, leerdammer, asiago, monterey jack, and edam (can be sharp too). Then i of course, finish off the board with some really good seeded crackers! A grazing board combines the best of a cheeseboard and charcuterie platter into one indulgent selection of food.

Chose two to three meats that you like and serve them in completely. On a large rectangle serving platter or cutting board, start arranging the base of the tree by lining up the broccoli. It can be seasonal, it can be classic, it can include fruits, veggies, olives, nuts, spreads, bread and crackers!

There is a spicy charcuterie selection that is delicious as well as a spanish meat selection that is really good. Web instructions place the block of soft cheese at the bottom of the platter. Next, take the grapes off the stem and arrange in a layer above the soft cheese across the bottom of the platter to form.

Add condiments (jams/spreads/mustard) to board. This christmas version is simple, cheap and makes it easy for guests to eat with their hands. Web lets start at the base of the christmas tree cheese platter, by placing sliced cucumbers first.

Arrange assorted crackers/melba toast/sesame sticks around cheeses and bowls. Web equipment & decoration start with a large chopping board, big enough for the amount of cheese you are serving. Repeat on the other side to make a triangle.

Web turn the paper over and fold a diagonal line from the top end of the center line to the bottom corner. Web add 2 olives, one for each eye. If there is any paper hanging over the edge, trim it with scissors.