My Pretty Pillows

These charcuterie boards are becoming very popular to use to display all your finger foods and are perfect for a large party, a small gathering or for just yourself!  I like to put together a small charcuterie board for even just my husband and I as a pre dinner snack with a glass of wine as we wait for perhaps something in the oven to finish that might be another hour or so. These boards are used for much more then just meats and cheese.  

Be as creative as you like and add multiple of each if you want, depending on if it's just a personal tray for two or a large party.  If you are having a large party, small bowls placed onto your board are great for nuts, dips, mustards, olives and even jams if you like. 

Endless possibilities are in front of you as you are planning your board.  The fun thing is everytime you make one it will most likely be different than the one you did before.  That's the great thing about this is the variety in how much you can do. 

If you are hosting a large party, you can even garnish the board with some perfectly placed kale, sprigs of rosemary, parsley. 

• Meats (ham, peppered salami, turkey, summer sausage, etc..) (watch how to make salami roses below!)

• Cheeses (any cheese you are loving at the moment, mmmmm...cheese...!) 

• Vegtables - Cucumbers, Pickels, Bell Peppers, Celery, Radishes, Brocolli, Cauliflower, etc..

• Crackers (just omit these if you are doing a low carb diet) Any variety you like

• Small slices of bread, perhaps with some oil for dipping in.

• Fruit (most keto friendly would be blackberries & raspberries, in moderation, otherwise use any fruit you like such as strawberries, kiwi, grapes if you are not low carbing) 

• Dried Fruit

• Olives (black, green, kalamata, stuffed olives)

• Nuts - Any variety (lowest carb are almonds) you can do cashews, pistashios, or whatever nut variety you like

• Jelly & Jams

• Chocolates

I even will make a charcuterie board for watching movies when I am on the low carb keto diet, instead of grabbing the popcorn I will make myself a little board of olives, cheese, cucumbers, pickles, olives, and maybe a rolled ham or salami.  This is the perfect keto snack to keep me on track and not have cravings. 

Keep on Keto Track During Holidays? Going to a party and not sure if they will have low carb options for youself?  Bring a charcuterie board of all your favorite low carb snacks, and you can even mix in crackers and fruit too, but you will be bringing something everyone will enjoy and making sure you are Keto prepared for the holiday parties you are attending. 

Charcuterie Boards make great wedding gifts!  

We like this one above on Etsy. It is very close to the one I own with the slide out drawers.  Which was given to us as a wedding gift!  

Here is a charcuterie plate above I put together recently, perfect for 2-4 people. I keep it Keto friendly for myself and add a few crackers for the hubby. We enjoyed that up at our cabin, all cozy and watching movies! It was the perfect snack to share. 

Top it off with a glass of wine. :) 

Another quick board i did for a grad party we had below.