See if your sweetheart can solve the romantic food puns within your
Valentine's Day platter!
As I was planning this platter, I wanted to do something that was easy to build, manageable to transport but most importantly I wanted it to be romantic and fun!
After sourcing the internet for ideas, I came across children's Valentine cards with the cutest food puns on them. As I did more searching ('romantic food puns') I wanted to see if I could build a platter that highlighted each funny pun.
To my surprise, I was actually able to build not 1 but 2 platters based on the romantic puns.
I hope you will have fun building and sharing 'The Cheesy Couples' Platter and take the time to relax, enjoy the day but most importantly spend time with your special someone!
Le Creuset Baking Dishes
I thought it would be fun to take these platters to the park, I wanted a really easy way of transporting them. Baking dishes are great for building a charcuterie platter. The baking dishes in red and pink were perfect for Valentine's Day. 2 small ramekin hearts in red and white served as bowls.
The Cheesy Couple Shopping List
I have paired the food that matches the romantic food puns for this Cheesy Couples platter!
Handwritten Valentine's day cards are a lovely way of saying I Love You!
Write the romantic food puns inside a card and once your sweetheart has tried guessing them, then you can give them your sweet Valentine card with the answers!
Let's Begin...
We will build one platter at a time. Let's begin with Sweetheart Platter #1
Platter Layout - Sweetheart #1
Use the images as your guide!
Step 1: Place your heart ramekin inside (left side) of your baking dish
Step 2: Brie Mine: Add Brie Heart or Brie Wheel
Step 3: You're a Fire-Cracker: Place cinnamon heart crackers
Step 4: Perfect Pear: Forelle pear
Step 5: You're a Cute-Cumber: Place cucumber slices
Step 6: You're Berry Sweet: Add strawberries
Step 7: You're so Char-Cute-rie: Make a salami river in the center of your dish
Step 8: I am Banana's about You: Fill with banana chips
Step 9: I Love You Berry Much: Fill in the corner with raspberries
Step 10: You're my Main Squeeze: Add sugared lemons
Step 11: I've Bean Thinking of You: Fill your heart bowl with Hummus
Step 12: I Mint it When I said I Love You: Place a sprig of Mint on your raspberries
Step 13: Will you be my Honey: Top off with Honeycomb and Dried Rose Petals
Step 13: Will you Brie Mine?: Make it extra special with a proposal.
Using a sharp knife, slice through the top of the Brie without going all the way through (Stop about 3/4 of the way)
Sprinkle Dried Rose Petals (don't add the honeycomb) but add a little note saying: Will You Brie Mine?
When your special someone pulls back the top of the Brie... well you know the rest ;)
Moving On...
to Sweetheart Platter #2
Platter Layout - Sweetheart #2
Use the images as your guide!
Step 1: Place your heart ramekin inside (right side) of your baking dish
Step 2: We're Gouda Together: Add Gouda wheel
Step 3: I want to Hold Your Ham: Place salami flowers
Step 4: My Heart Beets for You: Stack and add beet crackers
Step 5: You can Ring my Bell: Clean out a bell pepper and fill with bell pepper slices
Step 6: Love You a Whole Bunch: Place a small bunch of red grapes
Step 7: You're the Apple of my Eye: A small apple
Step 8: I Love You from my Head To-Ma-Toes: Fill with cherry tomatoes
Step 9: Peas be Mine: Split peas
Step 10: You're Sub-Lime: Lime 1/4's
Step 11: Olive Me Loves Olive You: Fill heart bowl with olives
Step 12: I Fall in Love with You Every-Thyme: Place sprigs of Thyme on the Gouda
Step 13: I am Nuts about You: Top off with mixed nuts
A Valentine Picnic
The Cheesy Couple platters are fun for a day in the park. It can be built anytime of the year, not just Valentine's Day. It's a wonderful way to say "I Love You".
Grab a basket and fill with roses, pick up a bottle of your favorite beverage and savor the moment to spend a romantic day with your special someone!
Wishing you all the love...
Happy Valentine's Day
Lora xoxo
***If you build - The Cheesy Platter please send a photo!
You will find me on instagram @ savoryplatters
Love to see it and will give a shout out ;)
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