Recap of Perla's birthday and recipes of the treats we had for her birthday

We had a blast for Perla's birthday! But most of all, we had amazing friends joining us to celebrate her birthday! On her birthday day, since it was a week day, we just had cake and took pictures of Perla trying to touch the candle and smashing her face with cake. Here is only a sneak peak from the pictures my dear friend Ema took of her.

We had invited some friends to join us to celebrate her birthday on Saturday. I was so excited to through this little party for her. I woke up early in the morning and started cooking. Below you will see what I made accompanied by the recipe.

Cheese ball and crackers

Recipe for the cheese ball: 2 8oz packages of cream cheese (set it out and get it to room temperature to make it soft to mix), one can of crushed pineapple (make sure to drain it well, and make sure it has no water), 1 cup of bell peppers cut really fine, 2 tsp of onion salt, and 1 tsp of season salt. Mix it all together and roll it over crashed nuts (I used walnuts, but you can use anything). I made three balls with the mixture. Wrap it in plastic wrap and let it cool in the refrigerator until it's time to serve.  

Baked Chicken

You can find the recipe from a previous post. The only thing I did differently this time is that I used dried rosemary instead of fresh. Click here for the recipe.

Artichoke Bruschetta Recipe

1 jar (6.5 oz) marinated artichoke hearts, 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese (any cheese would work), 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion, 5 tablespoon mayonnaise, 1 French baguette, cut into 1/3 inch thick slices. Mix all the ingredients together and place on bread slices. Heat the oven to broil and place the bruschettas in pan and in the oven. Let bake until bubbly (5min).

Strawberry Tiramisu

Click the link here for the recipe. Now, I got the recipe from an Italian website. The real recipe is a little bit different from the one I was able to find in English. This recipe asks for coffee. You don't need to use any coffee. Just use the sauce made with the strawberries to brush the ladyfingers. If you understand Italian click the link here for the original recipe that I used.

Muddy Buddies

The recipe I used is the original recipe from the Chex Mix website. Click here for the recipe.

Pasta Salad

1 box of bow tie Pasta, 5 Roma tomaoes, 1 can tuna, a handful of olives, and 5 tbsp crumbled feta cheese. After boiling pasta, rinse them in cold water to stop the cooking, mix all the ingredients with the cooked pasta. Easy peasy! 

I hope you try some of these recipes and like them. I think we really enjoyed them (the empty serving dishes at the end of the party testify of that :))

Enjoy the nice weather outside!

Warmly,
Juliana