Jess Can Cook!: No room for Sour Grapes!

One of my favorite bites to make for friends and family is a Balsamic Vinegar Grape and Goat Cheese Crostini.

I've made this for my family this past Holiday season when I went home to visit. They loved it so much I made it twice during my 7 day stay!

It's so simple and packs a punch of flavor. Surely a crowd favorite at your next gathering.

All you need are grapes, preferable green and red seedless grapes, as well as sea salt, bread for the crostini, goat cheese, garlic, walnuts and olive oil.

Start by preheating your oven to 400ºF.

Once the oven is heated, place in your crostini pieces which you lightly coat with olive oil and minced garlic. Bake these until they are toasted and crispy.

While you are baking your foundation to the tasty bites, you should slice your grapes in half, roughly 2 cups of red grapes and 2 cups of green grapes. Set your grapes aside and start finely chopping your walnuts (1/2 cup). Combine the grapes and walnuts and coat them with the Balsamic vinegar. When finished, you are going to want to place them in a baking tray and add these to the oven. You want to bake the grape and walnut mixture until the juices from the grapes have mixed into the vinegar and everything is bubbling.

When your grape mixture is cooking, you can remove the crostini from the oven and layer on a generous amount of goat cheese on to eat piece.

Once your grapes are ready, remove them from the oven and place a spoonful or two on to each goat cheese piece. Sprinkle a little sea salt over the tops of them and serve.

They are extremely tasty! Your guest will be amazed by your cooking talents.

My family was very happy. They said, "Jess can cook!"