Bruschetta bites

This is a yummy appetizer that a friend made for a baby shower that I helped with fairly recently, & I made it last night for book club. They are really yummy!

Ingredients

Bruschetta topping (in a glass jar, I got mine at HEB in the pasta sauce section - basically tomatoes, onions, garlic, & herbs) - you'll use about half of it

1 baguette

1/2 cup shredded Italian blend cheese

Olive oil

Directions

-Cut the baguette into slices (your preferred thickness; I did about half an inch thick) - discard the ones with holes that go all the way through a slice, because the topping will fall through

-Put a cooling rack on a cookie sheet then lay the baguette slices on the cooling rack

-Brush olive oil on each slice

-Spoon the bruschetta topping on the bread slices

-Put shredded cheese on bruschetta

-Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. The cheese will be melted & the bread will be crispy

Enjoy!!

-Court

Crab Dip

Ingredients:
2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese softened
4 tbs mayo
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 6 oz cans crab meat
1 1/2 tbs fresh lemon juice
2 tsp hot sauce (Louisiana is best)
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
Paprika

Directions:
Mix ingredients in a medium bowl. Transfer to a 9x13 dish. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. (Should be lightly browned and bubbling at sides.) Serve with Ritz crackers.

Great holiday appetizer!
~Amanda