A sweet evening.
I just attended a party where we were able to drink, eat, shop for gorgeous hand made necklaces, and benefit women in Uganda through Bead for Life (www.beadforlife.org/ ), all in one fell swoop. It was thrown by my neighbor, a member of the Blue Thong Society, here in Park City.
A non-joiner by nature, I haven’t had the desire to belong to anything since girl scouts. But while the name alone would have been enough to hook me, I really love the idea of a group of women who drink openly, do good things for the community and still maintain a sense of humor. What a concept. (Bonus: I am thrilled to think I might be starting to meet a new friend or two as well. Sweet.)
And, oh, by the way, I don’t honestly know if any of the women there were actually wearing blue thongs, but if that’s what it takes to be a part of this wonderful group, I am going shopping.
We were all asked to bring appetizers and wine. I brought Honeyed Goat Cheese, the world’s easiest and one of the most delicious appetizers ever.
Our son and daughter-in-law discovered it while wine tasting on Long Island and wowed us with it. It takes no time to make and goes beautifully with wine and new friends.
HONEYED GOAT CHEESE
16 ounces of good goat cheese
4 ounces chopped walnuts, toasted
8 ounces good honey
one crusty baguette, sliced
Arrange the goat cheese on a platter. Drizzle with honey and top with toasted, chopped walnuts. Spread on baguette slices. Serves 8-12.
I’m just going back and reading through all these. I must say, we did good…damn good by introducing this one! The only thing missing are the summer cherries.
Looks so delicious coming from the land of boxed milk and definitely no goat cheese. I will admit that French colonialism here certainly contributed something, we can find some of the best, crusty French bread. Makes life all the better.
I’m going over to my friends house who got married on Saturday night for a girls sleepover. I’ll mention the thongs and make the goat cheese app. Wish you could join us!!