Blue Cheese Walnut and Pear Tea Sandwiches

It was very fun to prepare for this tea party, and essential to the preparation was the book Tea Party by Tracy Stern. So many charming recipes and themes! Here's just one of them that was particularly tasty.

Blue Cheese Walnut and Pear Tea Sandwiches

(adapted)

4 Tbs softened butter (I always use salted even though recipes NEVER call for it. Sometimes you just have to follow your heart)

6 thin slices whole-grain bread, crusts trimmed

1/4 cup cream cheese, softened

2 Tbs crumbled blue cheese

1/2 c finely chopped walnuts

1/2 ripe pear thinly sliced

Butter each slice of bread.

Mash together blue cheese, walnuts, and cream cheese.

Spread on three slices of bread

Add layer of pear slices

Top with remaining bread (butter side down, obv)

Cut however you want (triangles, squares, you know)

We adapted this recipe for Goat Cheese and Green Apple as well, also tasty!

Also on the menu:

Straight-up cucumber sandwiches

Bread (Crusts cut off)

Chive cream cheese

cucumbers slices

Dip along one side in chopped fresh dill

Nutella and Banana Sandwiches

Bread (crusts cut off)

Nutella

Banana slices

Cinnamon Raisin Apple-Butter Sandwiches

Cinnamon Raisin Bread (crusts cut off)

Apple Butter