The holiday season is upon us, and that means gatherings with food — lots of food.
Does the thought of entertaining during the holidays make you break out in hives?
Vera Stewart comes to the rescue with charcuterie ideas in this week’s episode of “The Very Vera Show” which airs at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 on WJBF-TV News Channel 6.
She’ll show simple recipes that will transform into amazing charcuterie presentations.

Not only will she give ideas on how to spend less time in the kitchen and get to actually be a guest at your own party, but she’ll provide a few other tips about three different board formats as well.
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She’ll give the steps to making a chalkboard map of how to construct a charcuterie board. So simple a first grader can do it.

Vera’s love of the low country and fondness for the dips from the 80s will captivate your attention and appetite through the creation of a SeaCuterie board.
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Also check out a holiday treats charcuterie with festive sweets for a small gathering over cocktails. This board is sure to please everyone with sweet and salty side-by-side.

These links will take you to some of Vera’s featured recipes from today’s episode. Oysters Rockefeller, Salmon Cream Cheese Dip and Chilled Crab Dip are sure to be a hit.
To find more recipes and tips, follow Vera @veryverastewart on Facebook and Instagram.
And if you make any of her recipes, be sure to post photos and tag her in them to get the VERAfied.

Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com