{"id":20062,"date":"2023-05-25T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T07:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=20062"},"modified":"2023-05-25T23:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T07:42:46","slug":"dreamy-charcuterie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/dreamy-charcuterie\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreamy Charcuterie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Written by: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mikayla Coleman <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s spring, which means it is the perfect time to entertain and treat oneself with the most versatile and easily-shareable spread \u2014 the charcuterie board. Use the list below to construct and tailor one\u2019s dream charcuterie board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Cheese \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure that one\u2019s cheese choices are well-rounded. One should choose from the many different textures of cheese \u2014including soft, semi-soft and hard. Some soft cheeses to choose from include Brie, mozzarella, ricotta, feta, Gorgonzola, Bleu or goat cheese. Some semi-soft cheeses include cheddar, havarti, Monterey Jack, Muenster, provolone and Gouda. Hard cheeses include Asiago, Parmesan and Parmigiano-Reggiano.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Meats \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meat can make a great pair with many of the foods included on the board. Prosciutto, salami, turkey, ham, pepperoni or bacon are some great choices \u2014 experiment with different flavors and spices of one\u2019s favorite meats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fruits and Vegetables \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some great fruit options include strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, apples or pears. Sometimes including a dried version of a fruit can give a refreshing texture change along with fresh fruit, like dried apricots, mango, cranberries or raisins. Some good vegetables to consider include olives, mini bell peppers, cucumbers, pepperoncini or pickles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many creative ways to cut one\u2019s fruits and vegetables to get a picture-perfect board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nuts \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add some diversity to one\u2019s board by including a variety of almonds, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pecans, hazelnuts or pistachios. One can choose to include raw, candied or salted nuts, or spice it up by adding nuts with different seasonings. Trader Joe\u2019s has a \u201cEverything But the Bagel Nut Duo\u201d that has cashews and almonds seasoned with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sea salt, garlic and onion \u2014 it truly hits the spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Crackers and Bread \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some great bread choices include sliced rye, sourdough or french baguette. There are a plethora of different crackers to choose from, one might have a favorite brand to fall back on such as Ritz or Club crackers. My personal favorite is Trader Joe\u2019s Pita Bite Crackers. To be inclusive with one\u2019s cracker choices, think about including gluten-free options, such as Simple Mills Rosemary Almond Flour Crackers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spreads and Dips \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Include a variety of different spreads to dip one\u2019s favorite items in such as fruit spreads, hummus, hot honey or almond butter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the author at howleditor@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":20063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}