The cheeseboard

Christmas is not Christmas without overindulging in one of life’s greatest pleasures: cheese! Once the pressies are done, and you have one of your grateful relatives stacking the dishwasher for you, then it’s time to finish them all off with the cheeseboard.

A cheeseboard can contain as many or as few cheeses as you wish, and the accompaniments again are up to you. They range from a various selection of crackers and lavosh, to cheese biscuits, chutneys, fresh fruit and fruit jellies or pastes. Whatever takes your fancy really, but I would use the following guidelines for a successful and balanced cheeseboard.