To me, May will always be goat cheese weather. Walk into any cheese shop, and it's a petting zoo of pretty goodies: goat cheeses wrapped in leaves, rolled in flowers, molded into balls and bells.
It's worth a stroll through Reading Terminal Market or your favorite cheese shop just to check out the Loire Valley bling – the most-prized French goat cheeses appear in spring, just after new pastures have been grazed.
One of the best ways to celebrate this bounty is to assemble a seasonal goat cheese board.
An assortment of complementary cheese is great for serving before dinner; it warms up the palate, and guests won't fill up as fast as they will on heavier cow- and sheep's-milk cheeses. Toss a salad, fire up the coals, and serve a simple grilled salmon supper to follow.
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