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the perfect charcuterie board

The perfect charcuterie board should have six main elements: meats, cheeses, nuts, fruits, crackers or breads & pickles. Contrary to some charcuterie snobs, pairing the right cheeses and meats with whatever spirits if any you are serving is NOT crucial. I find when people gather, they prefer to talk and nosh, graze, snack, etc. on a tasty variety of little bites. You cannot go wrong with a charcuterie board so long as you prepare with the six main ingredients above.

Here are some of my favorite by category:

  • Meats: prosciutto , capicola, salami & pepperoni
  • Cheeses: manchego, honey goat, brie, wensleydale & burrata
  • Nuts: walnuts, almonds & praline pecans
  • Fruits: fig preserves, dried apricots, chili spiced mango & dried cranberries
  • Crackers or Breads: sliced baguette, salt water crackers, gluten-free sweet potato crackers & honey wheat crackers
  • Pickles: pickled olives & gherkins

Lay these items in bunches on a cutting or marble board so that all can gather around it and admire, discuss and munch. I promise it will be a crowd hit!

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the journey begins

Welcome to Aimee’s Apron!  I’m Aimee and I’m so glad you’re here!  My most favorite thing on Earth, besides my beautiful family is food and everything that surrounds it.

As a little girl, I took to watching my mother cook early on.  Cooking shows were still rare, but PBS had some great ones.  Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Justin Wilson and Martin Yan were just a few favorites for me.  Great Chefs, Great Cities was another very loved show.  Whether I was in the kitchen our outside in my backyard, I was always “cooking.”

Now as a mother of three and a working mom at that, I still love my food but find that I don’t have hours to spend on making a hearty meal for my family.  I hope that you will find some inspiration in my dinners to share with your family too!

Great cooking favors the prepared hands.

Jacques Pepin

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