Goat cheese and cheap Champagne
I decided to supplement a relative's Christmas Eve buffet of vegetable cheddar slices, seasoned saltines, Little Smokies and ranch spinach dip with a few things of my own. I chose Arina Goat Gouda and Florette Goat Brie, both from Whole Foods. And when the plastic cork was popped on the Cook's California Brut ($6.63 for 1.5 liters at Sam's Club), I decided to add the fresh-squeezed juice of blood oranges. It was a merry Christmas Eve after all!