Book Club Menu Plan

A few of my friends and I got together last night to discuss The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain, a fascinating depiction of Ernest Hemingway's first marriage from the perspective of his first wife. (We all liked the book.)

I was in charge of snacks, and I was pleased to discover (at the last minute) that I had enough resources in the house to put together the entire meal with very little effort.

The Menu:
Deviled Eggs-The kids dyed these hard-boiled eggs for Easter and decorated them to look like monsters. Some of the whites were a little colorful, but the eggs were tasty. I just mixed the yolks with some mayonnaise and sweet relish, and used my mini scoop to fill the egg halves back up.

Cheese Bites-I pulled out my last 2 dozen cheese bites from the freezer and baked them up. Amazing how butter, cheese, flour, and a little cayenne pepper can be so tasty!

Veggies and hummus-I stopped by the store for a cucumber and a red bell pepper, sliced them up, and served them with carrots and hummus I had on hand.

Grapes-washed and served in my beautiful glass hobnail bowl from my late mother-in-law.

Lemon Lavender Butter Cookies-again the freezer came to the rescue with these delicious, scented cookies!