Today was our coming out of hibernation party. All our dishes were a celebration of spring.
I made a sweet green pea hummus with pita chips and a fresh bruchetta with Parmesan garlic crostinis, both were quite a hit! I also provided my favorite Spanish sparking white wine. Heather made delicious lavender cupcakes, which were devoured shamelessly. Young and Sahi made sun dried tomato and fresh mozzarella sandwiches on a black olive bread. The bread was softly chewy and the intensely flavored tomatoes danced with the mild cheese.They also brought a lovely Bordeaux, which we made short order of! Erin brought a fresh mozzarella her neighbor in Williamsburg made earlier today and a couple other cheeses that were delicious, and that none of us could remember the names of! Kaitlin brought a very interesting white honey mead wine. At first, I won't lie, I was a bit repulsed! After a few sips it began growing on me. In the end, we made short order of that too! I do believe this was the first event in EWI history where the quantity of food surpassed the quantity of alcohol! Despite this fact, we still put away four bottles between the six of us, it was an EWI party after all!
After gorging on our spring fare and demolishing the wine, we got down to business and started discussing the season ahead and potential events. We have an exciting season coming-up, everything from day trips out to Stone Hill Farm and Hudson Valley Winery's to Dumpling Walking tours in Flushing to a Mad Men Dishes of the Past Dinner Party.
It is also the season of new birth and growth and in that spirit, we are planning on hosting another new members event in a couple weeks.
This is an exciting season, who knows what possibilities are on the horizon for us! It is the collective passion and the ideas generated from our unique blend of members that have made Eating With Impunity such a success, this new season will be no different!
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