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Assorted Plate of Simple Pleasures
Holiday 2010
The following is a list of items that pair beautifully with any style of port and is meant to be a starting point to assist you in choosing items for an assorted dessert plate. All are readily available at any good grocery store across the province. Simply arrange the items of your choice on a pretty holiday platter and let your guest serve themselves.
FRESH FRUIT
Assorted berries—strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries
Sliced plums and/or pears
Grapes
DRIED FRUIT
Figs
Raisins
Dates
STRONG CHEESE
Aged cheddar—5-year-old
Blue cheese—Stilton, Roquefort, Bleu Bénédictine, Gorgonzola
NUTS
Walnuts
Almonds
Pecans
CHOCOLATE
High-quality dark chocolate or bittersweet chocolate is best
buy a bar and simply break it up into pieces
Chocolates filled with raspberry, strawberry, cherry or fig
Chocolate caramel pecan chews
(ie: Turtles)
