Say Cheese!

To my utter delight, the nice folks over at Président Cheese sent me a gift package last week to use for holiday entertaining. It included 3 of their new Brie logs as well as a beautiful Acacia wood serving set.

(Me and Brie? We get along. Do you remember how I served it this summer at a cookout? Serious Yum.)

With my annual girls’ after-Christmas party looming on the horizon, this package could not have come at a better time. Typically I would have already started to create a list of appetizer ideas, but not this year. Work is pretty crazy right now, and I haven’t had much time to play the foodie role.

Enter Président . Président Cheese that is. I checked out their site and am totally impressed with some of the recipes. There is no doubt I’ll be turning to them for some holiday bites inspiration. For instance, this is a definite:

Prosciutto Wrapped Brie with Figs


4 dried figs, quartered lengthwise
2 tablespoons fig preserves or jam
¼ teaspoon Italian herb blend
Pinch red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper to taste
6 oz. Président® Brie Log
4 thin slices prosciutto ham
1 teaspoon olive oil

Combine figs, preserves, Italian herbs, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Cut Brie log in half lengthwise. Top one half of Brie with fig mixture and place other half of Brie on top, sandwiching the figs in-between. Lay the prosciutto slices out lengthwise, slightly overlapping the edges, and place Brie near one end. Gently, roll prosciutto around brie tightly. Heat olive oil in sauté pan large enough to hold log and sauté log, turning to crisp prosciutto on all sides. Remove from pan and serve with bread, crackers, or toast.

As wonderful as that sounds, I’ve got something even better for you. I’m not just here to tell you a story of how great my gift is and how I’m going to use it. Instead, I’m going to share with you. That’s right, this lovely serving set with accessories could be yours!

As you can see, the rich wood board comes with a pull out storage drawer that houses three stainless steel serving utensils: 1 cheese spreader/serrated knife, 1 cheese fork, and 1 hard cheese knife. (For more details on size, etc, click here.)

Now all you have to do to enter the contest is leave me a note in the comments section telling me your favorite cheese appetizer. One entry per person, please.

Bonus: You can get a second chance by twittering about this giveaway or posting it on your own blog. You’ll just need to come back here to the comments section and post a link for me to see.

Please be sure to enter a valid email address when leaving a comment so I can get in touch with you. If you can’t be reached, I’ll be forced to choose an alternate winner and we don’t want that now do we?!?

Contest ends Sunday, December 20th at midnight (CST) and the winner will be announced first thing Monday morning! Say Cheese!

Contest open to U.S. Residents Only.


Photo Credit: President Cheese website