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Build-a-Board Workshop

Selecting your favorite foods is just the first step in crafting stunning grazing boards. Next, you have to build it. Fear not! They're a cinch to assemble when you follow just five simple steps:

Step 1: Condiments

Position condiments and other "wet" ingredients in bowls or jars on opposite sides of your board or in a triangle, away from the edge.
Step 1: Place the Condiments Step 1: Place the Condiments

Step 2: Crackers, Cookies and Sliced Breads

Stack, fan out or layer individual servings of crackers, cookies and breads around the edges to create a border.
Step 2: Place Crackers, Cookies & Breads Step 2: Place Crackers, Cookies & Breads

Step 3: Cheeses and Meats

Place larger/focal ingredients first. Place groupings of remaining items in groups of 2-3 across the board from each other. Swirl, pile and swoop single-serve portions near the appropriate pairings with little to no space between them.
Step 3: Place Cheese and Meats Step 3: Place Cheese and Meats

Step 4: Snacks and Nuts

Pile small, loose pieces near the foods with which they pair best. Place them close to the center of the board to contain them. Keep color balance in mind as you place items (do not place items of the same color all in one area of the board).
Step 4: Place Snacks and Nuts Step 4: Place Snacks and Nuts

Step 5: Fruits and Vegetables

Garnish with fresh foods and few inedible garnishes, if any. Place these in small groupings (do not scatter them over the entire board), filling any gaps. This helps to tie the board together visually.
Step 5: Place Fruits and Vegetables Step 5: Place Fruits and Vegetables

Click here to watch this board being built from start to finish. Better yet, build your own beautiful board and share pictures with us on Facebook!

Our Holiday Choices:

  • Stonewall Kitchen Hot Pepper Cranberry Jelly (from the Deli Department)
  • Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP
  • Bare Barrel-Aged Raw Honey
  • Rustic Bakery Rosemary & Olive Oil Organic Sourdough Flatbread (from the Specialty Cheese Department)
  • Kowalski's Classic Shortbread Cookies (from the Bakery Department)
  • Toasted Kowalski's Take & Bake Cranberry Raisin Bread
  • Edelweiss Havarti (from the Specialty Cheese Department)
  • Sartori Espresso BellaVitano (from the Specialty Cheese Department)
  • La Quercia Prosciutto Americano (from the Specialty Cheese Department)
  • Maple Leaf Cheese Cranberry White Cheddar (from the Specialty Cheese Department)
  • Whole pistachios
  • Kolsvart Torsken Blackcurrant + Raspberry Candy
  • Door County Chocolate-Covered Cherries
  • Fresh fruits: kumquats, figs, blackberries, lychees, etc.
  • Sugared purple and green grapes
  • Fresh rosemary
     

Tasty Tip:

To make sugared grapes, dip clean, dry grape clusters in Kowalski's Simple Syrup; let dry on a sheet of wax paper until tacky (about 10 min.). Sprinkle evenly with sugar to coat; let dry completely on a clean sheet of wax paper.