A Crostini Bar makes the perfect Oscar Bites

Gather your favorite jams and spreads, meats and cheeses, and you can assemble an amazing crostini bar. Grilling your own crostini by spreading olive oil or butter on a nice baguette and toasting is a must for an award winning crostini. Garnish with fresh herbs and fruit, and even Wolfgang Puck will be impressed with your Oscar spread.

These are a few of my favorite combos:

• Blackberry jam, goat cheese, a black berry, and a mint leaf for garnish

• Caramelized onion jam with brie and proscuitto

• Basil pesto with mozzarella, basil and a cherry tomato

• Strawberry preserves with brie and a strawberry on top

• Fig jam with prosciutto and a fig garnish

• Bacon onion jam with a dollop of pimento cheese, garnish with a sweet pickle

• Red pepper jelly with pimento cheese and a sweet pickle also is amazing

  Don’t stop with these, you can also provide all of the spreads, meats and cheeses and your guests can create their own