My husband and I were not together this Valentine’s Day. He was working away in Canada and I had just arrived on Isla Mujeres for two weeks with my siblings. I decided to surprize D with something special on the day of his arrival. I had seen Facebook images of Valentine Boxes filled with glorious goodies and it was exactly the way that D and I like to eat.

When D was a poor student living in Toronto and I would visit him, we would go to an enormous deli in the basement of the Eaton Centre and order little bits of this and that and make it our supper. That was a very long time ago. An interesting tidbit in the full “circle of life” is that when D and I guest host at a Bed and Breakfast back home in Canada, I am responsible for making up the charcuterie boards! I even have a charcuterie “cook”book called “Boards”. So allow me to just say…I know my charcuterie!

The charcuterie box that was delivered promptly, as previously arranged and was chock full of two kinds of meat, four varieties of cheeses, grapes, raspberries, blackberries, square pretzels, wheat crackers, Tulum honey, pistachios, olives, dried apricots & cranberries!

The creator of these great boxes is Tahymi of TTB Cheese Boards & Select Charcuterie affiliated with one of our favourite colonia restaurants-Queen Macabi.

Tahymi is willing to add champagne or red wine to the box when you order.  Talk about convenience!

D and I started out nibbling on goodies on the west facing little terrace of our villa. Once the sun set we moved around back to continue to enjoy the savoury treats to the sound of crashing waves. The grin on D’s was from ear to ear. I knew that I had treated him to something very special.

You don’t need to order a box as a romantic gift, you could join your besties for sunset on Centro beach or have a family picnic.

Insider tip: When you arrive on Isla Mujeres, you could order a box for your fridge instead of consuming everything in one meal as we did. This way you could have a taste of honey with your morning coffee, a casual lunch around the pool and wine and treats at sunset. The conveniences of ordering from TTB are many: 1. You don’t have to take away from your day to shop 2. You don’t have to prep all the items, especially if your hotel room doesn’t have a kitchenette 3. You get small quantities of many selections, so you are not filling up that precious fridge space with packets of food and 4. Isn’t it wonderful to know that your food has been lovingly assembled?

Kath’s quote: Charcuterie is French for ”I’d like a sandwich, but I don’t have any bread”. –@Chrchurmudgeon

Love never fails.

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