European cocktail party bake appetizers & snacks recipes

Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes

A very delicate crunch and hardly no fat to worry about baking them instead of frying. Grandma's recipe adapted…

Pizza Sauces

Stop the pizza delivery man, for ever! Unless… it’s being delivered directly from Sicily. I am sure that if you try this homemade pizza you will…

Bruschetta

Bonanza of Biscotti!

I lost track on the number of biscotti that I made in the last 24 hours (in between a hectic work schedule). I made a few variations of the biscotti…

Cheese coins

Very tasty and pristavuchie cookies. Great idea for a buffet table. Spread cream cheese cookies or paste.

Stuffed Clam Appetizers

Stuffed Clam Appetizers is a delicious recipe which combines a packaged herb seasoned stuffing mix, bacon, onions and Parmesan cheese. A fantastic…

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is…

Crab Meat Broussard

Italian-Style Stuffed Mushrooms

The Ultimate Italian Snack Mix

Italian-seasoned Crispix® cereal with zesty pepperoni, Pecorino Romano, Provolone and Grana Padano cheeses is the ultimate snack taste sensation!…

Classic Focaccia (no kneading)

This is an infallible no kneading recipe for a foolproof Ligurian focaccia. The recipe is very easy to follow (for dummies), you just have to be a…

Veggie Party Puff Pastries

Chop everything up as small as you can! This makes about 15 bite-sized pastries.

Coconut Cookies

Those cookies are truly a heaven.

Tapa of mini-tartlets with quail eggs

Updating a very, very traditional Spanish dish, huevos al plato, meaning eggs cooked on a plate... now with…

Dark Chocolate Tarts

I served these tiny tarts at the wedding I catered for my friends Patrizia and Ed. (Full menu here). They were a real hit - rich and creamy and just…