My favorite part of the day

My favorite part of the day? The happy hour!
In Italy you call it "aperitivo" it goes from 7pm to 9pm, you drink, you eat, chit chat with friends and it is always a good time!
My favorite places are those that serve finger food and appetizers ;)

In America... well, happy hour hours vary from place to place. It's like saying, it's always a good time to have a drink lol
Here are some of my favorite drinks:

MOJITO AT A LATIN BAR

BEER AT BARCADE ( JERSEY CITY)

APEROL SPRITZ AT SKINNERS LOFT (JERSEY CITY)

GINGER LYCHEE  MOJITO AT OFICINA LATINA (NY) 

CHERRY GIN MARTINI AT SATIS (JERSEY CITY)

BLACKBERRY CAIPIRINHA AND CHIPOTLE MEZCALITA MARGARITA AT OFICINA LATINA (NYC) 

And these are just few of them ;)

Oh woow, now that I think about it, I need to take some more pictures to update this post, and it's happy hour time! ;)

I'll be back with more....

Happy Aperitivo! ˆˆ

Puff pastry with blueberry jam

Hi,
If you have been following me, you know by now how much I love puff pastry! ;)

No.. I haven't tried to make it yet I still buy the pre-made one ihih

So the other day I decided to use a blueberry jam that I bought in this amazing farm.

This is the result!

Very good for dessert or for breakfast! Plus is a very easy recipe!

Ingredients:

• One sheet of puff pastry
• Jam, I used blueberry jam
• Honey
• Brown sugar

Preparation:

1. Spread the puff pastry sheet and cut squares with a sharp knife.

2. Whit a spoon put a small amount of jam in the center.

3. Wet the edges of the pastry and close it in a triangle, you can use a fork to help seal it.

Make sure you seal it properly, I always make a mess... when will i learn?!?! lol

4. When you have used all the pastry cover the surface with a layer of honey and sprinkle with brown sugar. Place it on a oven tray covered with baking paper.

5. Place it in the oven for 15/20 minutes at 350º F. Until the triangles are a nice golden brown color.

Enjoy ˆˆ

Let me know if you try it and if you like it!

They were gone in less than one hour!

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5 Cheeses Truffles

Happy new year everybody! ^^
What did you eat during the holidays? I'm soo curious!

Well I had a lot good food and I didn't cook almost at all lol I needed a "vacation"and to try new stuff!

Ramen was one of my favorite!

Well today I'm going to finally write the recipe for the cheese truffles that I made for an event one month ago ;)

They are pretty easy to make and the result is very savory!
You need a good mixer!

Ingredients: 

• Fontina or Provolone cheese 50 gr ( 1.8 oz)
• Gorgonzola cheese 50 gr ( 1.8 oz)
• Parmesan cheese 50 gr ( 1.8 oz) grated
• Gruyer cheese 50 gr ( 1.8 oz)
• Ricotta cheese 200 gr ( 7 oz)
• Chives 2 tablespoons 
• Paprika (the sweet one) 2 tablespoons 
• Poppy seeds 2 tablespoons 
• Sesame seeds 2 tablespoons 

Preparation:

1. Cut the crust from the cheeses that have one and start dicing the fontina ad the gruyere cheese.

2. Put them in the mixer until they are finely chopped, add the ricotta cheese, the gorgonzola and the  parmesan. Keep in the mixer for about 2 minutes. the result should be a homogeneous cream.

3. Transfer the cream into a bowl that has a lid and place it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, so it will be easier to manipulate the cream. 

4. After the two hours you can prepare 4 small bowls. One with chives, one with poppy seeds, one with paprika and the last one with sesame. Like this.

 5. With a spoon take a small quantity of the cream, ( using the spoon will help you select the same amount of cream every time), and with your hands manipulate the cream to form little balls ( not bigger than a nut).
When you have enough balls ready, roll them in the spices.

6. Reaaadyyyy!! When the cream is all gone and the balls colorful, you are done! Serve them in a large plate or in nice cake cups. 

P.s. Make sure you tell people that this is a savory dish.. I can't tell you how many people tried them and they were expecting it to taste sweet, so their faces went from this O_o  to  ˆ_ˆ lol
I loved their expressions.. and they came back for more ;)

Let me know if you make them! This recipe is great for parties.