Let’s celebrate our wonderful mama’s with a “mom-themed†charcuterie spread! We had the pleasure of teaching the ladies from “Sparking Success with Women†in Pasadena how to make this yummy feast, and now you can make it too.
You can make this dish with mom or have it ready as a fun surprise on Mother’s day. We like to make food together – it’s such a fun bonding experience, especially when you get to graze and sip on wine while you put it together!
Here’s how to make this charcuterie board for MOM.
Shopping list
Hobby Lobby
- 16″ paper mache “M O M†letters
- Wrapping paper to make your table look cute
Regular Market
- Grapes
- Tangerines
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Regular and pepper salami
- Flagship cheese
Trader Joes
- Olive & Herbs mixed nuts
- Ciabatta baguette (slice at home)
- Pita bite crackers
- Fig & Olive crisps
- Prosciutto
- Marinated olive duo
- Grilled artichokes
- Black pepper cheese
- Chevre Goat Cheese
- Truffle pecorino cheese
- Pomegranate kernels
- Macarons
- Ube pretzels
- Flowers (edible varieties – we had roses, carnations, and gerbera daisy)
Additional items
- Small dishes
- Exacto knife
- Wax paper
- Scissors
- Knife
- Cutting board
Assembly
Prep your M O M letters
- Use a exacto knife to cut off the top layer of each paper mache letter.
- On a sheet of wax paper, turn each letter upside down and trace the letter shape.
- Use scissors to cut the wax paper in the shape of the letters, and put the wax paper inside each letter.
Prepare the fruit
- Start by rinsing all the fruit.
- Cut any bigger items, like the tangerines, first.
- Insert the blade of a knife into the middle of a tangerine, but don’t slice it in half. Stab the fruit back and forth in a zig zag formation to cut it into a starburst shape.
- Cut the strawberries into a heart shape. Start by cutting the strawberry in half, then cutting a “V†into the top of the strawberry at the stem.
- Once you cut out a “Vâ€, use the knife to round the edges to make a heart shape.
- Trim the grapes so they are in small bunches of about 4 grapes.
Add Styled Meat and Cheese
For this segment, we think video teaches it best! Please refer to this video we created for instructions on how to cut cheese into pretty slices and make salami rivers.
And here’s how to make a salami rose.
Have some fun adding your items to the board
Doing this part together can be super fun! There are no wrong ways to make your board. But here are a few tips:
- Start by adding the bigger items like the tangerines, cheese slices, and salami rivers.
- Put the olives, artichokes, and nuts in small bowls and place them in the letters.
- Fill in the gaps with grapes, strawberries, blueberries, and crackers.
- Finish off the look with a few flower buds placed throughout the arrangement
And you’re done! Happy Mother’s day, we hope you truly enjoy!
