Oktoberfest Smorgasbord

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 ml) grated emmental cheese
• 2 cups (500 ml) grated gruyère cheese
• 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch
• 1 cup (250 ml) your favorite lager
• 1 large clove garlic, halved and lightly smashed
• 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) finely chopped thyme
• ¼ cup (60 ml) Kirsch or Grand Marnier liqueur
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 large honeycrisp or royal gala apple, cored and cut into wedges
• 8 boiled new potatoes (or another vegetable if you wish)
• Crusty baguette, cubed
• Landjaeger sausage, sliced
• Another hard-cured sausage (chorizo or whatever you like), sliced
• 1 large raw red bell pepper, coarsely chopped