First off, I just want to say I’m super appreciative of this community. I received so much inspiration from all of your posts and the constructive feedback in the comments (which I hope to receive on this board as well). The reaction this board got when I revealed it filled my heart!
I work in entertainment and on a whim I told one of my more fun productions that we should do a wine and cheese day, and volunteered to bring a charcuterie board. I spent the week researching, gathering ingredients from the farmers market (some of which didn’t make it in because I simply didn’t have enough room on the plate) and grocery stores, and got to work.
Pretty much everything was a first for me. I made two varieties of dark chocolate bark: 1) toasted hazelnut, berry, cacao nibs and 2) candied orange. I also found a cool recipe for brûléed figs with Gruyère cheese that involved a kitchen torch. Got a nice blister on my finger from the molten sugar 🙃
The plate was for 6 people total, someone else brought homemade candied lemon peel, sun-dried tomatoes with rosemary, and wine. We had a blast.
This was such a fun project. I’m beyond satisfied with the way it turned out and I’ll definitely be making more in the future!
by casualmongoose