Won Ton Wrapper Cups

As you all know, I love new finger food appetizers ideas. This is why I am going to share this great recipe with you!

Ingredients:

• 1 (16 ounce) package wonton wrappers
• 1 pound sausage or ground beef
• 1 cup shredded  cheese (I used simply slices)
• Onions
• Extravergin Olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a miniature muffin pan with cooking spray.
2. Insert wonton wrappers into the muffin pan so as to form small cups. Bake 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow the baked wrappers to cool.
3. In a medium pan, sautee the onions, oil, sausage or beef . Sprinkle with your favorite spices. Fill the baked wonton wrapper cups with the mixture. Top with cheese.
4. Bake the filled wonton wrappers 10 to 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the cups are golden brown. Watch closely so the wonton wrappers do not burn.  Enjoy!! Your guests are going to love this! Buon Appetito!

Happy Hour Snack Idea

In Italy is very common to go out for a happy hour drink before dinner time, we call it "Aperitivo". Depending on which bar you go to, they might serve you different kinds of snack to go with your drink, these snacks can be: mini sandwiches, hot or cold mini appetizers finger food and so on. I decided to show you one of the most common snack that you might find during your aperitivo.

In this picture I was having some green olives, salted peanuts, and some potato chips. Everything paired with a delicious glass of your favorite happy hour drink, and after this... ready for some delicious dinner! Enjoy! Buon Appetito

Sardinian Snack

Happy Befana everybody! This picture was taken during a lovely snack, nicely prepared by my Mamy, that I had on the beach of Sardinia with my boyfriend.

Here we have a traditional thin crunchy Sardinian bread called "Carasau", with some homemade salami and pecorino cheese.... best snack ever! So flavorful! You should follow my advice and put Sardinia in your list of places to visit! It will blow your mind away for food, people, stunning beauty of the coast line, and of the inter land little villages! Enjoy! Buon Appetito!

Eggplant Crostini

As you already know, I love finger food! Here is another recipe I created the other day while looking around my fridge :)


Ingredients:

Melba toast (or any other crostini like cracker)
Cream cheese
Eggplants

I started by coating my eggplant slices with a mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Then I grilled them. I put some cream cheese on my toasts and topped each of them with a slice of eggplant. They were delicious!! Enjoy! Buon appetito!

Biscuit Sandwiches

Turn your biscuits into little sandwiches! This can be a nice snack idea, as well as a nice appetizer!Bake your biscuits following the instructions on your box (or you can even make them from scratch if you have enough time available!). I also sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper on top of them before baking!

Cut them in 1/2 and spread some butter inside each one. Use your favorite sandwich meat and cheese to stuff them. This time I used Italian Salami, Honey Ham, and sharp Cheddar cheese. Enjoy! Buon Appetito!

Fried Pickles

Here is a southern North American recipe. Fried Pickles!


First you need to slice your pickles (I used the ones pre-sliced in the jar). Beat an egg with some milk, paprika, salt, pepper, and hot pepper. Dip the pickles in the egg batter and then coat them with some breadcrumbs. Fried them until golden brown. Place them on a paper towel sheet to drain the excess oil, sprinkle some salt on top when they are warm. Enjoy! Buon Appetito!

Warm Spinach Dip

I am so happy to share with you this great and super easy recipe for a yummy warm spinach dip!
All you need is:

1 pack cream cheese ( 8 Oz)
1/2 cup Mayo
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1 pack spinach

In a bowl beat the cream cheese and the mayo. Add Parmesan, spinach and mozzarella.
Put in the microwave for 4-5 minutes. Serve with pita chips, bread, or anything you like. Enjoy! Buon Appetito!

Phyllo Cups

If you need a great appetizer idea for a party or the holidays, stay tuned for this fancy recipe!


All you need is:

Phyllo cups
Brie cheese
Fig Preserve
Prosciutto

Just place the phyllo cups onto a pan with a baking sheet. Place a piece of brie cheese and a little bit of fig preserve... bake in the oven accordingly to the Phyllo cups instruction box, or until everything starts to melt. Now you could simply place on top pieces of prosciutto and serve, or if you prefer you could toast the prosciutto and then add it to your cups. Enjoy! Buon Appetito!
PS: If you don't find the already made phyllo cups, just buy some phyllo dough sheets and layer them until you create some little cups. Bake them in a muffin pan, so that they will get the cup shape ;)

Garlic & Cheese Biscuit-Burgers

When I don't know what to cook for dinner, I start to open my pantry and look around, hoping to find some inspiration. That is how I came up with this delicious recipe! I had a bag of Betty Crocker Garlic and cheese biscuits mix, some ground beef, lettuce, and bacon. So I started by baking the biscuits. While they were cooling down for a couple of minutes, I cooked the seasoned mini beef patties with chili powder, salt, pepper, and oregano. Then I grilled the bacon too. After preparing my stuffing on the side, I cut the biscuits in half and started layering them inside. First a layer of mayo, a piece of lettuce, the burger, a piece of cheese, 1 pickle, the bacon, mustard, and ketchup. They were so yummy! Enjoy! Buon Appetito!

Dates & Cheese Crostini

I stumbled upon this delicious appetizer during my visit to Amsterdam (Netherlands), and fall in love with it ever since! The combination of the sweetness of the dates along with the saltiness of the cheese is just phenomenal!

Cut a Baguette French bread into slices. Drizzle the bread slices with some extra vergin olive oil. Top the bread with dates, cut in 1/2, and finally place a piece of Brie cheese inside each date. You could also use any other kind of cheese if you prefer. Bake in the oven at 450 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Enjoy! Buon Appetito!

Little Salty Croissants & Tortilla Pinwheels

I love finger food! There is no easier and faster appetizer like finger food. This time I want to show you 2 great appetizers: Little salty croissants and tortilla pinwheels.

For the croissants I bought the Pillsbury dough for croissants and just put a piece of Brie cheese wrapped in prosciutto in each triangle. Then I rolled up the little croissant and brushed the top with an egg, salt and pepper.

For the tortilla pinwheels I purchased the tortillas. I spread some cream cheese on top of the tortilla then put some sliced ham and cheese. I rolled up each tortilla and wrapped it tightly in some plastic first and then in some aluminum foil. I put them in the freezer for like 30 minutes and then moved them to the fridge until I am ready to cut them in thick slices and served them! Yummy! Enjoy! Buon appetito!