A couple weeks ago I put together a list of our 15 Easy and Affordable Date Night Ideas. One of our favorite go-to’s from that list is #7 the cheese party, which can either be for 2, or also for epic entertaining.
We average a cheese party date every couple of months, and it simply never gets old. They’re so easy to put together, there’s virtually no clean-up, and they’re just so much fun. Picture hours drifting past while you snack away trying different flavor combinations and catching up with your favorite person.
And while Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I think I just wanted to put this cheese board date together so we’d have all the leftovers! But in all seriousness I did put this particular board together with Valentine’s Day in mind. We’ve never been big on Valentine’s Day or anything. But what we do know, is there’s no way we’re braving the crowds to go out and be crammed into one of many tiny tables for 2. Where the food is inevitably substandard, and the service is poor because the restaurants are over maxed.
Maybe you’ve had a great experience going out on this particular day, but we’ve had so many bad experiences, we never go out on Valentine’s Day now as a matter of principle. We’d both much rather stay home where we have plenty of elbow space, and enjoy this cheese board date instead.
As time goes on I’ve found myself leaning towards simplicity to the utmost, and cheese boards are just the thing. One thing that’s still the same though is my 4 tips for having a great date at home, so I’ve included them in below.
Cheese boards are really filling, but if you find yourself wanting a bit more than just snacks for dinner, you can always make my Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. Or another thing we like to do is roast a pound of veggies like asparagus or broccolini to make this a little more balanced. For more cheese board inspiration, I’ve included our other 2 favorites below: How to Make an Antipasto Platter Gluten Free Summer Cheese Board 5 from 1 review
