Cheese & appetiser trays

[BlondieBoomer]

We're going to a holiday party tomorrow, an annual Christmas Eve Day thing that a neice's is hosting. I'm bringing an appetizer and decided to to a cheese/meat/fruit tray thing. I've just become aware of these, on Pinterest where I love to look for inspiration. I'll take a photo when I get it together but it's the sort of thing I'll have to do just before we leave. I guess it's sort of an updated version of the old veggie platter, with a little more interest. Nothing too fancy, but just a nice way to put everything together. These photos are my inspiration, taken off the Internet. What do you think? Don't they look good?

 

[SeaBreeze]

They look yummy Blondie, have fun putting it together!

 

[BlondieBoomer]

Here's mine:

It was really fun putting it together.

 

[Buckeye]

I'll be right over.

 

[tortiecat]

I was thinking the same! Looks fabulous!

 

[Gemma]

Very nice, BlondieBoomer!

 

[Falcon]

Ooooooh! You're makin' me hungry. I'll be right there; you're not that far from me.

 

[Carla]

You're artistic, they look real pretty! Sure they'll go over big. Nice job.

 

[BlondieBoomer]

You're all invited! Thank you, everyone. It was fun to assemble and everyone liked all the stuff. I found the black melamine tray at Target yesterday. I thought it was going to be too big, but I had to cram it all together. And there was still enough left to do another tray. The food took up more space than I thought it would.

Maybe tomorrow morning I'll go out and get some mini bagels and do a tray with smoked salmon, cream cheese and bagels, sliced onions and lemon slices. I still have some fresh mozzerella that didn't fit on this tray. SeaBreeze was writing about smoked salmon and cream cheese about a month ago on this forum and got me Thinking and buying them often on the weekends. The power of suggestion!

 

[SeaBreeze]

That looks beautiful and delicious Blondie! :coolthumb:

 

[RadishRose]

Nice job, Blondie!

 

[BlondieBoomer]

This morning I put together this smoked salmon platter. I'm really getting into this tray thing!

 

[Buckeye]

Edible Art!

 

[Temperance]

Yum. They look like pieces of art. I shall bring the wine.

 

[BlondieBoomer]

Another tray tonight. Pickled and Creamed Herring, smoked salmon, marinated mushrooms. Those are red and gold beets in the background. Kind of a Scandinavian theme. I made Crab Cakes to go with it.