Works for me!

Another quick works-for-me tip.

This past Sunday, I helped make food for a baby shower at church. We have a young, seemingly fertile, church and so I am often bringing something to help with showers. I have a bit of a sweet tooth, and so I am never out of ideas for bringing some sort of dessert. But when I have to make a savory dish or appetizer, I do not often know what to make. I don't have tons of time, but I want it to be something good, not just chips and dig. Or veggies and dip. (Both of which I like, but showers somehow feel more festive.) So this week I discovered the perfect shower food. Perhaps I'll call them Pesto Tomato bites. Or maybe someone else has a better name:

Buy 1 or 2 loaves of the french baguettes from the bakery section at the grocery store. Slice in ~1/2 inch slices. Also buy and thinly slice roma tomatoes (or other tomatoes, but roma tomatoes fit well on the bread.) Also buy (or you could make it, I guess, but it probably would be a lot of work) the prepared pesto sauce found in the refrigerated section, by the nice, expensive pasta that always looks really good but that I never buy because how much better is it, really, than regular dried pasta?

So, spread some pesto on the bread slices, put a tomato slice on top, and then top with cheese. I used the shredded italian blend because there was a store brand version and it was on sale. I'm sure anything would taste good.

Pop 'em in the oven at 400 or 450 for 5-10 min. or until the cheese is melted and then voila! you have a super easy, very yummy appetizer. My husband even ate some for dinner since we had a few leftover ingredients. They are actually pretty with the green of the pesto and the red of the tomatoes. Plus tomatoes are so good in the summer I am always looking for good ways to use them. Enjoy!

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Comments

mira said…
That's a really yummy idea. A great snack for kids too to "hold" them while you're making dinner. Thanks for the tip.
Amy said…
sounds so yummy- thanks for the tip!
Mom2fur said…
Sounds like a delicious version of bruschetta! And those hand-made pastas? Trust me... there isn't that big of a difference for the price!
Stephanie said…
Oh my goodness, these sound SO GOOD! And simple, too. Perfect combination in my book!
Anonymous said…
Aubrey, did you get an email from me?

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