For all of the time we spend creating handcrafted dishes that we hope our guests will remember, the most popular and always appreciated dish at a party is the cheese platter. Easy to make and not too expensive, the most important part of the creation is presentation and variety.
At my most recent party I put this platter together. It contains good old reliable cheddar jack, dill havarti, brie, blue, and fresh mozzarella cheese balls. I added some nice dry salami for color and finished it all off easily with a box of Pepperidge Farms Entertaining Crackers, and a few extra rounds of toasted french bread left over from the mushroom bruschetta I served.
The dish is successful because it offers a wide variety of flavors, allows me to show off a favorite serving platter, and can be prepared quickly and without mess. If I had been feeling more adventurous and hadn't been deep frying homemade jalapeno poppers, I would have sliced a fresh apple to compliment the brie and havarti.
So the next time you are trying to fill out the menu of a cocktail party, don't forget the dependable standby, the cheese platter.
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