For beautiful additions to your holiday buffet tables, create a wreath using food. Here are four of my favorites:
Grape Wreath: Place green grapes, cut in clusters in a circle on a large serving tray. Dot with a few cherries and place a big red bow at the top.
Honeydew Wreath: Cut a green honeydew melon into curved wedges and place around the outside of a plate. In the center, place a bowl of dressing made of 1 cup sour cream mixed with a package of drained frozen raspberries. The red and green combination looks festive.
Cheese Wreath: Use real Christmas tree greens as a wreath on a plate with a cheese ball in the center. Make pockets of crackers in the wreath. For a simple cheese ball combine 10 oz. of softened cream cheese, 4 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts. Form cheese into a ball. Sprinkle chopped walnuts onto a sheet of wax paper and roll and shape cheese ball over walnuts. Wrap finished cheese ball with wax paper and chill in refrigerator until firm.
Shrimp Wreath: Circle a plate with shrimp. Put a bowl of green mayonnaise in the center (just mix 1/2 cup parsley and 1/2 cup chopped cilantro into 1 and 1/2 cups of mayonnaise).
About Jackie Henry
Writer Jackie Henry is the founder and director of the “Teacup Widow’s Ministry,” a ministry designed to bless, encourage and empower widows. Jackie was a widow for nine years when she met and married Rev. Larry K. Henry, who is an ordained minister in the Church of God. Jackie has served as the director of Women’s Ministries at the Lawrenceville Church of God for 14 years. She has been employed by North Ga. Church of God Executive Office for 17 years. Jackie and Larry have been appointed as pastors of the Dahlonega Church of God At Mercy Hill. Jackie has learned that God’s Word will mix with life’s experiences to create the wisdom that is needed for living. Her love for God has given her a winning combination.
