Recipes for a Flip-Flop Dinner Party

July 25, 2006 — -- Not all dinner parties have to be swanky affairs with place cards and dessert forks.

You can organize a "come as you are" dinner party perfect for summer evenings, featuring quick and easy dishes plus casual footwear suitable for such a soiree.

Susan Spungen, contributing food and entertaining editor for Weekend magazine, recommends the following recipes and accompanying footwear. You can find all the flip-flops at flipflopstyle.com. J. Crew flip-flops found a jcrew.com.

Reefs Flip-Flops: $50. Classic flip-flop with a twist -- they have a bottle opener on the bottom of the shoe.

J. Crew Grosgrain Flip-Flops: $22.50. Classic preppy flip-flop with a grosgrain strap.

Rainbow Flip-Flops: $45.50. Leather flip-flops in men's and women's sizes.

Mella Terry Cloth Flip-Flops: $33. These terry-cloth flip-flops are comfy and great for summer. They come in a wide range of melon colors.

Mystique Cork Wedge Flip-Flops: $79.95. A dressy shoe for dessert, with gold straps and bead embellishments.