This iis a bit different of a post for this sub but I hope it still is appropriate here.
This the third annual Christmas charcuterie I have made and I think they're so much fun.
I spent the last 7 months saving my grocery loyalty points to buy all my Christmas groceries for free, so this charcuterie cost me $0 out of pocket.
For a breakdown of the value though, this board contains:
800g meat (4x 200g variety pack containing 4 meats – $6.99ea) $27.96
6 types of cheese. I can't remember the exact weights but I believe they were all between 150 and 200g (double Brie $5.99, smoked havarti $4.99, herb havarti $4.99, pomegranate goat cheese $4.99, apple and maple boursin $4.99, cheddar cheese ball $4.99) $30.94
Queen olives $2.99
Baby dill pickles $3.79 – only used half the jar
Shelled pistachios $6.99 – only used half the bag
Homemade chutney made by a friend – free
7 kiwis $5
2 ish lbs mandarins, 4lb box was $5.79 and kids ate half ($2.90)
1/2 lb each red and green grapes $3.99/lb
pint blueberries $3.99
3 types of crackers $2.50 each ($7.50)
Total value: $96.05 of the $100 I budgeted for this portion of the Christmas food I bought, which, again, was free with points I earned and saved up throughout the year. Every item but the pickles and olives (and kiwis) were on sale for between 75¢ and $2 off normal price this time of year, so about $120 value to recreate this when not on sale.
Fed 13 of us (6 adults and 7 kids) with leftovers to graze on tomorrow.
(For people concerned about food safety of charcuteries, the meat and cheese stayed in the fridge until half an hour before serving at which point they were added to the board, and leftovers were refrigerated an hour and 15 minutes after it was served)
by heart4thehomestead
6 Comments
Your charcuterie display skills are next level. But please put the crackers in a bowl or something. It looks so off in the original packaging after you’ve spent so much time making meat flowers and fancy cut kiwis.
This is honestly such a smart way to do it. Saving points all year and turning them into something this generous feels like a real win. That spread looks balanced too, not just meat and cheese but enough fruit and crunch to keep it interesting. Feeding that many people with leftovers and no out of pocket cost is impressive. This is peak budget food energy.
Awesome!
That looks too good!!! I’m not a fan of cold dishes, but I’d try a piece!
This looks really incredible! Nice job
That looks very pretty! (And yummy 😋)