Savor the Season with Delicious, Decorative Cheese Boards

5 tips to create holiday meal centerpieces (Family Features) A cheese board, plate or course can be a delightful way to savor the season with family and friends, bringing together a medley of tastes and textures. This year, try serving up a board with real, quality cheeses that also set a celebratory tone with these tips from the experts at Real California Milk, representing California’s dairy farm families. Mix it up. When selecting cheeses, create a range of flavors and textures from soft to hard and mild to sharp, and even pungent varieties. Consider these examples: A bloomy rind cheese …

Celebrate the Holidays with Chocolate

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Who says you have to wait until the end of the meal for a taste of chocolate? Make this holiday season unforgettable for family and friends by adding a sweet touch to each course of the holiday meal, from appetizer to entrĂ©e. According to chocolate expert and historian Beth Kimmerle, using cocoa as an ingredient accentuates the complex flavors of savory foods, amplifying them on the palate. Here are some of her deliciously different recipes. Find more delicious ways to enjoy the holidays at www.ChocolatRougeWine.com. Rouge Milkyway End the meal with a chocolate take on traditional eggnog: Gently heat or …