So I have a really easy party snack for you guys today because it's getting so close to Christmas. You ready?

These are crostini, which is actually the plural form of crostino. I know, this confuses a lot of people. It’s like how the plural of cul-de-sac is actually culs-de-sac. That one never made since to me when I was younger either. Those sneaky Europeans! I’m convinced they say everything backwards just to confuse the Americans.

Have I mentioned that I’ve been making way more snacky appetizer type foods than usual lately? I can’t remember. Hey, it’s hard to keep track of these little datails when you have ten billion other things on your mind. I’m not going crazy, my brain is just….what do you call it?

Oh yeah, buffering, or loading in some cases. Yep, that’s me, always planning my next crazy recipe, trying to remember what I put in that chocolate cake, reminding myself to check my email (which hardly ever works), and the list goes on.

I can’t think of anything more delicious combo than strawberries and basil. Oh, and I found brie at the local grocery and that’s kind of what made this thing happen. I think these crostini are going to change the way I look at appetizers. They are so easy and the sky is the limit as far as what you can top them with.

Roasting the strawberries makes them so sweet and yet still a bit tart all at once. It’s the perfect thing to pair with basil and brie and don’t forget to top it with plenty of pepper to set it off. I should also mention that these would be awesome with balsamic drizzled on the top. I almost put that in the recipe but I they were already so perfect as is so I thought I’d leave that as a suggestion. Happy snacking!

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.

And, by the way, to all the minnows out there, my intro post did a huge $0.21. The key to success on Steemit is to be consistent and persistent.