In our family we have a tradition of a big breakfast on Christmas morning (sorry, no photos this year), followed by snacking the rest of the day. On Christmas Eve we usually have a fairly fancy meal, but this year it wasn't terribly fancy since Sweetie was getting over a cold and had little appetite. Still sliced ham, steamed sweet potatoes (red yams) and a big salad was pretty nice.
For some of the snacking on Christmas evening I put together my version of a charcuterie board. We had purchased some lovely cheese well before Christmas, plus thinly sliced salami and an assortment of crackers. A favorite on Christmas was the French Comte' from Costco that is the biggest cheese on the board, but the aged Gouda was also a hit.
Sweetie bought a great dried fruit and nut assortment at Costco a couple of days before Christmas and we had some smoked salmon in the freezer, which I thawed. Once thawed I rolled individual slices...they looked a bit like rose buds. I had also bought some macaron almonds in advance as well as black olives.
I didn't photograph it, but an additional plate held Honeycrisp apple slices, walnuts, and mandarin oranges. It all went together fairly quickly and we really enjoyed relaxed conversation while we sampled different combinations of meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts and fruits...and dark chocolate squares.
Hope that you and yours had a great Christmas, too!
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