One hint to help fruits or nuts stay sugared, use unflavored gelatin that is watered down, the gelatin will act as a glue and the sugar won't fall off!
@@TheCraftyGalCarla I forgot to add, let them dry a bit so becomes tacky so it wouldn't dissolve the sugar. I have a mini cooling rack that I set them on in a tray to let the excess drip off so there wouldn't be any hanging globs.
I am adding this to my table this year. I live in an extremely hot climate so our Christmas lunches are a little different. But just as delicious. The turkey, cornish hen, gammons and a roasted leg of lamb are prepped beforehand. Left to cool in the fridge to serve on Christmas day all sliced and looking marvelous. The table is of course, decorated and placed in a very traditional manner!! Merry Christmas Y'all!!
Wonderful Tutorial Carla, excellent taste in choosing cheeses and charcuterie, combining them harmoniously with fruits and other edible and decorative elements that make your creations very special... You can see that you know what you're doing... I'm Latina and I would appreciate it if you added subtitles in Spanish to your videos so as not to lose details of your comments... Thank you very much...
I love it! Giving me great ideas for the Holidays. I shared the Halloween one with my daughter-in-law who loves putting together charcuterie boards. Thank you for your creative ideas!
What a Gorgeous board. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I am new to your channel. May you have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. ❤❤❤
Wow, thank you so much! 🥰 I hope the video was super helpful and your board comes out absolutely beautiful! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season in Australia ❤️
Great ideas! The rosemary is a terrific addition! Will give this a try-going to add some fig jam as suggested, as well as some olives, nuts, and sliced pears. Many thanks!
Thank you soo soo much! Your sweet words truly mean so much to me! 🥰❤️ So happy to have you here! Thank you so much for subscribing! Hope the videos are super helpful!! 💕
SO happy I ran across your channel tonight! You are a terrific teacher!! Easy to listen to, watch, and learn from!! New subscriber, and look forward to learning lots more from you! Blessings and Merry Christmas to you and yours🎄🎁
I use miniature bowls to add the pomegranits with a mini spoon so my guests can spoon them onto their plate so they can be eaten, not just for decoration.
Awesome video, sincerely. You should have at least a half million followers, no kidding. Your videos are among some of the best I’ve seen especially when it comes to charcuterie boards. I will be making this exact board at least twice this coming holiday season. Edited to add: When someone compliments me on my great board, I will definitely be telling them about your RUclips channel!
You inspired me to make my first board with your beautiful wreath. I have a question, when serving how do you get the roses apart so that people can only get one slice? Sorry, like I said my first attempt and a little inexperienced. Thank you. Loved that you used produces that are affordable and delicious.
Thank you Carla, this is so beautiful, festive and appetizing!! I love the selection of eats you choose. The stars sets off the whole board!❤🎄⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The board is beautiful! As a guest I would have concern about the meat roses, How does one maneuver getting a slice of mest? A whole rose is quite a bit of meat. Otherwise it is truly lovely.
@@kerrygordon1088 You don't have to be ungracious with your emojis. I still think there are people who would not enjoy trying to unravel the meat roses.
I was thinking the same about the rose design. Too much for one person. Maybe an alternative with only 2 or 3 on a toothpick neatly nested . Or on a separate board….
@@ellendelima3579 yeah too much meat for one person and would make it too expensive for me. I’d stick to rolling or layering each slice. Maybe add some fancy toothpicks in a cup. Everything looks beautiful though.🌹
Haha that sounds so sweet! I have actually done the same for my husband and I and it was so delicious 🥰 They truly are so festive! I love to make them for every occasion! Happy Holidays! ❤️
Absolutely beautiful board! Wish I would have found this sooner as I have guests arriving today!!!! 😬 But I will be sure to try this one out next holiday season. Thanks for the great ideas.
Thank you so much for your sweet words! 🥰 I am so happy you are loving this channel and am so happy to have you here! Hope the video was super helpful! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season ❤️
Love your Christmas board, can you please make more. Also can you make a rectangle or square one for Christmas. love your boards& ideas. Couldn’t find all items at Aldi’s, especially.Thanks
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you love the video! ❤️🥰 & yes! I actually find beautiful and inexpensive boards at HomeGoods and Ross. They are my go to places to buy boards! For example, I purchased this one for about $20 and have used it so many times. Often times they also sell boards that have a boarder around it which can be super helpful if you’re transporting it. I hope this is helpful :)
What a fantastic presentation! Love your creativity and appreciate you sharing your talent in guiding us throughout the charcuterie process. The Christmas wreath is so charming, I hope to have my own little experiment soon. Merry Christmas to you and the YT family 🎄!
Beautiful! One of the best I've ever seen! Thanks for taking your time to explain each step! I wish you and your family all the best for the Holiday Season!
Thank you so much! 🥰So happy you enjoyed the video and it was helpful! Truly hope your board comes our beautiful and you have a wonderful holiday season ❤️
It looks beautiful, but I would add wheat square toasties as well on one side 6 white 6 wheat so people can choose. and yes how to maneuver ooening the proscuitto rose and salami rose to eat it the giant ones.
You are the best at creating a beautiful board with great ideas and directions. Since it takes awhile to make can I make this the night before? I love to create but I need some time and I won't have the time I need.
I just watched you for the time and you are a wonderful teacher! I have always wanted to make those boards and now I can, with your inspiration & instructions! Now I’m going to subscribe to your channel!
Thank you so much! 🥰 I am so happy to hear this video was helpful!! I truly hope it comes our absolutely beautiful! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all & happy holidays ❤️
With the toothpicks still in there it would be difficult. If you take the rolls with the toothpicks still in…. Put it in the fridge so it gets really cold , it will keep its shape. Pull the toothpicks out before serving
What a beautiful board. Thank you for sharing. I do have a question though as I have never made a Charcuterie board. Your prosciutto and salami roses are so pretty but do you take the toothpicks out when serving? Or how do the guests get them apart? Thank you so much.
Thank you so much! 💖 So happy that you loved the board! As far as the toothpicks go, guests usually tend to just pull the salami petals right off the toothpicks as they pick at the board when I have left them in the rose. But you can definitely remove it before serving to make it easier! You can also always do your salami roses last and nestle them in a tighter area so you don't have to use the toothpicks to keep them secure. Typically if the roses are tightly surrounded by other items they don't tend to come undone over time :) For the proscuitto I just place them as is without any toothpicks! Also wanted to mention that you can also put your salami roses in a clear plastic ramekin (jello shot cups). This works great for very large boards, and is easy for guests to remove as well! Truly hope this helps & as always feel free to let me know if you have any questions at all! :) 💕
Looks wonderful! I think your mouth was watering, I know mine was lol . It would be interesting to know what this board would cost you to make this Christmas as prices for food have gone up so much! I'm in Canada 🇨🇦 so most of the prices you showed were cheaper than ours and when you said the double brie was 2.99 I went ewh 😟 it seemed too cheap to be nice! Here it costs $7. I love pomegranates ! A small cup is 3.99 here. Love those German gingerbread cookies with the ' houses' but if you look carefully they can be all different designs in one package. They have been making them for hundreds of years! ❤😋 I have never heard of that Manchego cheese but will keep my eye out for it as now I'm dieing to try it! I'm not a goat cheese lover but your right I would try it lol Thank you so much for sharing your artistry ! 💗🙏
There are actually a couple of things you can do to transport it :) You can definitely put it in a box if you have one that is big enough for your board. You can also make the charcuterie on a board that has borders to it which helps to keep everything in place and inside when your traveling. They sell nice and affordable wooden trays like this at HomeGoods. Another thing you can do is lightly plastic wrap it to help keep items in place during travel and then just adjust anything that might have moved when you arrive. Truly hope this helps! ❤️🥰
Great question! Sometimes I do like to remove the toothpicks from the rose right before serving so it's easier for guests to dig in. The rose still tends to keep its shape as long as there are other items on the board surrounding it. But some guests are afraid to pick into the rose at first because they don't want to ruin the presentation, but eventually as they start picking at the other items they start taking pieces from the roses too :)
Yes I'm going to add this board to our Christmas Eve dinner
Elegant n stunning...ur choice of ingredients n da way u displayed it, really elevated ur beautiful wreath. So far, da best one i've seen. Loved it!!!
Awesome thank you. Going to try this.looks sooo amazing
Finally!! Someone that doesn't speed through the process and takes their time to teach!
Love all your work, keep it up girl💜
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🥰 So happy the video was helpful! I will definitely share more like this in the future ❤
Изумительная красота!!! Настоящий новогодний венок, можно не сомневаться. 👍👍👍👍😋😋😋😋😋😋
One hint to help fruits or nuts stay sugared, use unflavored gelatin that is watered down, the gelatin will act as a glue and the sugar won't fall off!
That is so helpful!! Thank you so much for sharing that tip! Will definitely do that next time 🥰❤
@@TheCraftyGalCarla I forgot to add, let them dry a bit so becomes tacky so it wouldn't dissolve the sugar. I have a mini cooling rack that I set them on in a tray to let the excess drip off so there wouldn't be any hanging globs.
This is the BEST video showing how to make a BEAUTIFUL Charcuterie board that I have ever seen! AWESOME !!!
Thank you so much for sharing what stores you go to, so helpful!!🥰🥰
Very nice, you would never find cheeses for those prices in Canada.
Thanks so much for your Wonderful Ideas and the Charcuterie Board! AMAZING! And I Will Try It This Year!!!❤👍👏
Beautiful absolutely beautiful. Thank so much for sharing this video with great ideas. Happy holidays to everyone. 🎉
Awesome Board, All great ideas...Will keep all of these designs in mind for my first board for the holidays...Thanks for sharing...
Beautiful. So much attention to detail. Very good video. I must subscribe. Thank you.
I am adding this to my table this year. I live in an extremely hot climate so our Christmas lunches are a little different. But just as delicious. The turkey, cornish hen, gammons and a roasted leg of lamb are prepped beforehand. Left to cool in the fridge to serve on Christmas day all sliced and looking marvelous. The table is of course, decorated and placed in a very traditional manner!! Merry Christmas Y'all!!
Beautiful! Thanks for the tips
Such clear and precise instructions and slow enough to follow. Thank you. Now looking forward to making one for Christmas. 😊🎄
Thank you so much! 🥰Truly so happy this was helpful to you! Hope your board comes out absolutely beautiful! Happy Holidays ❤️
@@TheCraftyGalCarla wishing you and your family and your viewers a very happy Christmas and I pray a wonderful peace filled and joyous New Year 🙏🎄💕
Excellent video, all the info so I can make it just like this. Thanks for sharing your idea and especially for listing each item with pictures.
That is a beautiful, festive board. I really appreciate how detailed your instructions are --- very helpful.
Thank you so much!! I🥰I am truly so happy it was helpful! Hope that your board comes out beautiful! ❤
Loved the windmill cookies. My German grandparents always had them for us when we visited on Sunday after church😊
That is so cool! They are so delicious! Thank you so much for watching! 🤗
My mom used to buy these windmill cookies for us as children. We have dutch ancestry so they were appropriate.
Very Beautiful, tienes cara de hablar español, bello te quedó, felicidades. es la mejor bandeja que he visto.
Love the way you explain everything.
Wonderful Tutorial Carla, excellent taste in choosing cheeses and charcuterie, combining them harmoniously with fruits and other edible and decorative elements that make your creations very special... You can see that you know what you're doing... I'm Latina and I would appreciate it if you added subtitles in Spanish to your videos so as not to lose details of your comments... Thank you very much...
WOW what a beautiful display! Thanks for sharing the how you put it together.
Thank you so much! So glad you love it! Hope it was super helpful & your board comes out beautiful 🥰❤️
Merry Christmas And a Very Happy New Year n thank you for sharing your wonderful talent . This is going to be so great .
Such a beautiful holiday charcuterie board! Love how you created the roses!
WOW!!!! That is beautiful. Thank you for showing us how to do it!!! 🙂
I love it! Giving me great ideas for the Holidays. I shared the Halloween one with my daughter-in-law who loves putting together charcuterie boards. Thank you for your creative ideas!
What a Gorgeous board. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I am new to your channel. May you have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. ❤❤❤
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Wow, absolutely amazing. I'll definitely be doing this at Christmas. Thank you for sharing. From Australia
Wow, thank you so much! 🥰 I hope the video was super helpful and your board comes out absolutely beautiful! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season in Australia ❤️
I love this! How do u eat a rose? How do people take a piece?
Wow! That’s really pretty! Appetizing. Thank you for sharing….Have a great Thanksgiving!!!
Thank you so much! It truly was so delicious 🥰 I hope the video was super helpful! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season ❤️
Great ideas! The rosemary is a terrific addition! Will give this a try-going to add some fig jam as suggested, as well as some olives, nuts, and sliced pears. Many thanks!
Great tutorial and beautiful display. Thanks for sharing!
This would be a workable wedding centerpiece for those who wish to make their hors d' oeuvres their decoration.
This is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! Just found your channel... I am definitely subscribing to your channel. Thank you for sharing you talent with us. 😊🥰
Thank you soo soo much! Your sweet words truly mean so much to me! 🥰❤️ So happy to have you here! Thank you so much for subscribing! Hope the videos are super helpful!! 💕
SO happy I ran across your channel tonight! You are a terrific teacher!! Easy to listen to, watch, and learn from!! New subscriber, and look forward to learning lots more from you! Blessings and Merry Christmas to you and yours🎄🎁
U r very talented! Beautiful board!
I use miniature bowls to add the pomegranits with a mini spoon so my guests can spoon them onto their plate so they can be eaten, not just for decoration.
Awesome video, sincerely. You should have at least a half million followers, no kidding. Your videos are among some of the best I’ve seen especially when it comes to charcuterie boards. I will be making this exact board at least twice this coming holiday season. Edited to add: When someone compliments me on my great board, I will definitely be telling them about your RUclips channel!
Just beautiful! Thank you Carla!
I loved the the finished board. You are great at this.
Thank you so much! ❤️🥰 So happy you love the board! Hope the video was super helpful!
I’ve never made one, but have wanted too. Thank you for the inspiration and ideas where to shop for unique items.
You inspired me to make my first board with your beautiful wreath. I have a question, when serving how do you get the roses apart so that people can only get one slice? Sorry, like I said my first attempt and a little inexperienced. Thank you. Loved that you used produces that are affordable and delicious.
I wondered the same thing. Quite a huge amount for 1 serving .
Beautifully done! I’d add some fancy mustard too. ❤👍🤗
Fancy mustard sounds like a delicious addition! Thank you so much! ❤️ hope the video was super helpful 🥰
Thank you Carla, this is so beautiful, festive and appetizing!! I love the selection of eats you choose. The stars sets off the whole board!❤🎄⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much! ❤ So happy you loved all my choices! I hope your board comes out beautiful! 🥰
You are really talented! I just love this, it is perfect!
The board is beautiful! As a guest I would have concern about the meat roses, How does one maneuver getting a slice of mest? A whole rose is quite a bit of meat. Otherwise it is truly lovely.
The rose. Start from the middle. Layer for layer.
Um, tongs? 🙄🤦🏼♀️
@@kerrygordon1088 You don't have to be ungracious with your emojis. I still think there are people who would not enjoy trying to unravel the meat roses.
I was thinking the same about the rose design. Too much for one person. Maybe an alternative with only 2 or 3 on a toothpick neatly nested . Or on a separate board….
@@ellendelima3579 yeah too much meat for one person and would make it too expensive for me. I’d stick to rolling or layering each slice. Maybe add some fancy toothpicks in a cup. Everything looks beautiful though.🌹
This is incredible. So creative u have given me so many ideas for Christmas Thankyou so much for sharing :)
Chechuteria boards are so festive, i thought I'd make one up several times this season just for my husband and I for lunch or dinner.
Haha that sounds so sweet! I have actually done the same for my husband and I and it was so delicious 🥰 They truly are so festive! I love to make them for every occasion! Happy Holidays! ❤️
Absolutely stunning.I think you did a wonderful job thank you so much I’ll try these 🤗💕
Beautiful! So many great ideas for items to add onto a charcuterie board. Thank you!
Thank you so much! 🥰 So happy you enjoyed the video & it was helpful to you! Truly hope your board comes out beautiful ❤️
You are absolutely brilliant!
You are so kind! 🥰Thank you so much for your sweet words!! I hope the video was super helpful! ❤️
Absolutely beautiful board! Wish I would have found this sooner as I have guests arriving today!!!! 😬 But I will be sure to try this one out next holiday season. Thanks for the great ideas.
OMG! I am so happy to have found your channel. Your charcuterie boards…just next level! Loving your channel, just had to subscribe.
Thank you so much for your sweet words! 🥰 I am so happy you are loving this channel and am so happy to have you here! Hope the video was super helpful! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season ❤️
Love your Christmas board, can you please make more. Also can you make a rectangle or square one for Christmas. love your boards& ideas. Couldn’t find all items at Aldi’s, especially.Thanks
Great work- love this! Any suggestions on where to buy the actual round board itself?
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you love the video! ❤️🥰 & yes! I actually find beautiful and inexpensive boards at HomeGoods and Ross. They are my go to places to buy boards! For example, I purchased this one for about $20 and have used it so many times. Often times they also sell boards that have a boarder around it which can be super helpful if you’re transporting it. I hope this is helpful :)
Beautiful Charcuterie Board for Xmas 🎄❤️🎄
So happy to hear! Thank you so much for watching! Hope you enjoyed the holiday season :)
What a fantastic presentation! Love your creativity and appreciate you sharing your talent in guiding us throughout the charcuterie process. The Christmas wreath is so charming, I hope to have my own little experiment soon. Merry Christmas to you and the YT family 🎄!
Beautiful! One of the best I've ever seen! Thanks for taking your time to explain each step! I wish you and your family all the best for the Holiday Season!
Thank you so much! 🥰So happy you enjoyed the video and it was helpful! Truly hope your board comes our beautiful and you have a wonderful holiday season ❤️
Such a great tutorial! Thank you 😊 ❤
Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed the video! Hope it was super helpful & your board comes out beautiful ❤️❤️
Gorgeous! Thank you! ❤😊
It looks beautiful, but I would add wheat square toasties as well on one side 6 white 6 wheat so people can choose. and yes how to maneuver ooening the proscuitto rose and salami rose to eat it the giant ones.
I love the ideas! Thank you!
Excellent tutorial and thank you for source list!
Awesome! How many people would this board feed as an appetizer?
Love your Channel. I wouldn't have a problem being the first to enjoy this board of delicious bites 😋
Haha truly so delicious! Thank you so much! ❤️So happy to have you here! 🥰
That ‘s a beautiful board. I love the toast crackers as well on a board.
Thank you so much! So happy you love them too! They are my absolute favorite! Thank you for watching & wishing you a Happy New Year! :)
Your board is lovely and I absolutely love the way you teach step by step to replicate your board!! How many people would this board serve?
You are the best at creating a beautiful board with great ideas and directions. Since it takes awhile to make can I make this the night before? I love to create but I need some time and I won't have the time I need.
Beautiful! Thank you!
Gorgeous!
Very Nice! I finally learned how!🎄✨🐿🤓
I am now definitely going to add a charcuterie board tp our Christmas eve spread- thank you- you made it so easy- Aldi, here i come! Merry Christmas!
I just watched you for the time and you are a wonderful teacher! I have always wanted to make those boards and now I can, with your inspiration & instructions! Now I’m going to subscribe to your channel!
Thank you so much! 🥰 I am so happy to hear this video was helpful!! I truly hope it comes our absolutely beautiful! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all & happy holidays ❤️
Thank you for the beautiful idea for Christmas! Nice job! God bless and Merry Christmas !
Amazing! My one question though, how do people take the meat from those roses without making a mess or touching it all
With the toothpicks still in there it would be difficult. If you take the rolls with the toothpicks still in…. Put it in the fridge so it gets really cold , it will keep its shape. Pull the toothpicks out before serving
I love the wreath idea with the rosemary. It really adds to the board for decoration.
Thank you so much!! So happy you loved the idea ❤️ hope your board comes out amazing! 🥰
Absolutely lovely.
That looks absolutely gorgeous, good job
Thank you so much! 💗So glad you like it! Hope the video was super helpful 🤗
What a beautiful board. Thank you for sharing. I do have a question though as I have never made a Charcuterie board. Your prosciutto and salami roses are so pretty but do you take the toothpicks out when serving? Or how do the guests get them apart? Thank you so much.
Thank you so much! 💖 So happy that you loved the board! As far as the toothpicks go, guests usually tend to just pull the salami petals right off the toothpicks as they pick at the board when I have left them in the rose. But you can definitely remove it before serving to make it easier! You can also always do your salami roses last and nestle them in a tighter area so you don't have to use the toothpicks to keep them secure. Typically if the roses are tightly surrounded by other items they don't tend to come undone over time :) For the proscuitto I just place them as is without any toothpicks! Also wanted to mention that you can also put your salami roses in a clear plastic ramekin (jello shot cups). This works great for very large boards, and is easy for guests to remove as well! Truly hope this helps & as always feel free to let me know if you have any questions at all! :) 💕
You did a lovely job everyone will love.
looks so delicious!! love the details. Merry Christmas Carla❤️🎄!
Thank you so much, it was! So happy to hear that you loved it all! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season & Happy New Year! :)
I have so many ideas now.
THANKS! 🥰
Beautiful cantwaitbto make it.❤
If you put the fresh cranberries in egg white tan roll in sugar and bake 20 minutes on 180 they are like candy! Love your videos! Merry Christmas !🎄
Love this! You’re amazing thank you
Thank you soo soo much!! :)
Lovely board.
Where did you purchase your beautiful round scalloped edge board?
One of the best looking cheese boards I’ve seen 👍
Thank you so much! SO happy to hear that you loved it! Wishing you a happy New Year! :)
I'm making my first charcuterie board for Thanksgiving. I'm watching a lot of videos on how to set it up. I want my first board to look nice.
Looks wonderful! I think your mouth was watering, I know mine was lol . It would be interesting to know what this board would cost you to make this Christmas as prices for food have gone up so much! I'm in Canada 🇨🇦 so most of the prices you showed were cheaper than ours and when you said the double brie was 2.99 I went ewh 😟 it seemed too cheap to be nice! Here it costs $7. I love pomegranates ! A small cup is 3.99 here. Love those German gingerbread cookies with the ' houses' but if you look carefully they can be all different designs in one package. They have been making them for hundreds of years! ❤😋 I have never heard of that Manchego cheese but will keep my eye out for it as now I'm dieing to try it! I'm not a goat cheese lover but your right I would try it lol Thank you so much for sharing your artistry ! 💗🙏
yayyyyy!! Thanks for posting this! I love these seasonal charcuterie boards 💕 happy holidays 🎄🥰
Thank you so much for watching! Truly means so much! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season and wishing a happy new year! ❤️🤗
So excited and inspiring to make some festive appetizers for the holidays!!! You are so talented and a wonderful teacher! 🎄🥰 🧀
Thanks you so much for your sweet words 🥰 ❤️Truly hope the video was super helpful! Hope your holiday appetizers come out beautiful & delicious 😋
Beautiful! Now I’m hungry 😂
💕💕💕💕 This is a delicious masterpiece 💕💕💕💕💕💕
Loved this video so so much ❤ 💖
Very nicely done!
Thank you so much! ❤️🥰 Hope the video was super helpful!
How do you transport this board to a holiday event? Do you put it in a big box?
There are actually a couple of things you can do to transport it :) You can definitely put it in a box if you have one that is big enough for your board. You can also make the charcuterie on a board that has borders to it which helps to keep everything in place and inside when your traveling. They sell nice and affordable wooden trays like this at HomeGoods. Another thing you can do is lightly plastic wrap it to help keep items in place during travel and then just adjust anything that might have moved when you arrive. Truly hope this helps! ❤️🥰
@@TheCraftyGalCarla Thank you for your very helpful reply! I’m so glad I found your channel! Have a wonderful day!
How do guests eat a salami rose? Seems it would be daunting to take a piece from the rose?
Great question! Sometimes I do like to remove the toothpicks from the rose right before serving so it's easier for guests to dig in. The rose still tends to keep its shape as long as there are other items on the board surrounding it. But some guests are afraid to pick into the rose at first because they don't want to ruin the presentation, but eventually as they start picking at the other items they start taking pieces from the roses too :)