At the Table

A regularly-scheduled Table post isn't the norm these days, but that doesn't mean that food and pretty much everything about it doesn't occupy a lot of my thoughts and time during the week. I still try oodles of new-to-me recipes and ingredients, and am always looking forward to the next good meal. Or food item obsession, the most recent being cheese.

It was my mom's fault really. (jk) She generously gifted hubby and I the most magnificent charcuterie box full of wonderful items from Murray's Cheese in New York City. It couldn't have been fresher if we'd stopped by ourselves to pick it up, and consisted of:

• Two Sisters Isabella Aged Gouda
• Taleggio
• Vermont Creamery Herb Goat Log
• Murray's Young Manchego
• Murray's Sliced Sopressata
• Palacios Mild Chorizo
• Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives
• Divina Sour Cherry Spread
• Murray's Camembert Fermier
• Murray's Alp Blossom
• Murray's Speck Sliced
• Firehook Sea Salt Cracker
• Murray's Marcona Almonds
• Shropshire Blue 

And as a bonus, mom had tucked in some Meredith Dairy Marinated Feta. What a fun mix.

So of course, charcuterie boards were a requirement over the holidays. Fortunately some long-time friends came over to help us get started.

And then mom was over on Christmas Eve, so we shared her gift with her. Obviously, I thought of taking a photo after we'd been nibbling for a while....

Hubby and I enjoyed another board over the new year. I actually looked up a recipe for Baked Camembert, and the one I tried from What's Gaby Cooking? I highly recommend.

So that was certainly a tasty (and fun!) gift, something very unique and suited us perfectly. I know our grocery store carries some items from Murray's, so you can bet I'll keep hunting them down.