What’s on the Christmas grazing board

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4 types of cheese, sourdough crackers, quince jelly, red onion chutney, salami, cold cuts of turkey and ham, olives, gherkins, grapes… what else??

(procrastinating by planning my Christmas shop…)

Some of those part baked baguettes so they’re nice and warm, to eat with all the nice ham/ leftover roast meat.
Whatever weird chutneys have caught my eye in the previous two months.

I do like a bit of fresh fruit but feel that Christmas is the time to push the boat out a little, so some stuff that I wouldn't normally buy (which I just can't think of at the moment) and figs baked in honey. With cream.

There should be lashings of cream anyway. If you haven't eaten a week's worth of calories in half a hour you aren't trying.

Oh and I want babycham and pink cider to wash it down. And a box of pralines.

Pate
mince pies

Shortbread! Homemade made in my special Christmas tin.

tiny meringue kisses are good too.

im going to make some cinnamon roll twists, puff pastry coated in butter, sugar and cinnamon and twisted.

Twiglets for the win!

Hmmm I do feel I need to up my nut game. Also sardines! Where are we getting marinated sardines?

Cinnamon twists - they’re on the sweet board for sure

Of course a baked Camembert and some part baked baguettes - I suppose I might share it with DH. Last year I put some nduja on the cheese before baking and it was rather nice.

Oh and appeteasers the cheeses with the little sticks. Very low rent really, but a Christmas staple

Taking notes because this is my first Christmas with my partners’ family and I want to show up with the goods!! ✍️✍️✍️

Unfortunately for me they don’t really like cheese, olives, fish or seafood so I already feel like I’m loosing the battle…….

@reversingdumptruckwithnotyreson that’s ok, you just go down the picky bits route, mini everything! Oh and you have to have duck spring rolls 🥰

Oatcakes

Pesto palmiers

I love Christmas and I love to graze so I'm HERE.
Will I be forgiven for asking... What are the grazing board logistics?
Is it a meal in itself? Like Christmas eve... Boxing day afternoon? It's just left there and people just graze?
Or is it more of a social Christmas party type affair... Nibbles?
I really love the idea of loading up a big grazing board and just leaving everyone to it. How does one avoid the cheese going hard... Sausage rolls getting a bit warm in the toasty Christmas heat?

I’d throw him back if I were you, luv. But if he followed you home and you want to keep him, do a charcuterie board, and then other stuff that you like.

Stuffed hard-boiled eggs, devilled or not according to taste. I'll be cutting my figs in two and filling each bit with a little Brie and a walnut half, but would hate to dictate to anyone else.

Why would I throw him back 😔🥀

That sounds fun! Is that a cheeky cocktail with babycham and cider mixed together (quantities plz) or just seperate chasers? Thanks. 👍🏼

@StillSittingInACornerIHaunt I basically have it for dinner every night of Christmas, shared with DH but most of it only I want to eat. Shove it in the fridge between.

In case of restricted festive catering options in future. Priorities! Or just go NC with his family. It’s the Mumsnet way.

Definitely, figs are lovely with cheeses. Lidl sell them as well as M&S. Although I don't know if they'll still be around at Christmas..

I totally agree ‘leftover pigs in blankets’ is not a concept I understand 🐷

Ours are really simple. Crusty baked bread that’s just out of the oven, baked Camembert, brie, a few other cheeses, french butter, a selection of charcuterie meats, chilli jam, njuda sausage and a bottle of red to go with it. Maybe some crackers.

We don’t like olives and we could put other things on it but realistically we’d just eat everything else around them first.

Where is everyone finding nice figs? Especially out of season. Every single year I have tried and failed, none taste nice.

This is a banging list (mini cheese scones mmm) but think maybe a salad or 2 as well? Coleslaw, waldorf salad, some sort of vegetation….