Several years ago, I took a class on cheese and charcuterie board assembly with Marissa Mullen, the author of That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life. I diligently folded salami and sliced cheese and arranged herbs, and I beamed at the beautiful board I’d created. I left the tutorial with grandiose visions of crafting similar ones again and again for friends and family alike. Since that time, I’ve made one, maybe two. And this is the case for several reasons.