What shall I serve at a baby shower that I'm hosting?

Question

Next week I'm hosting a small babyshower. I'll have nine plus myself. It starts at 1pm so I'll be serving luch. Does anyone have any ideas on what I could serve? Please include the recipies if you do. I'm looking for something simple and tasty. Also appropriate for warm weather. Thanks.

Answer 1

It sounds like you're looking for something simple but not run-of-the-mill. These are old staples from showers in days gone by that are still excellent:

Ribbon sandwich loaf
Tea sandwiches
Gazpacho served in tea cups

Answer 2

Do sandwich platters to start - make 6 sandwiches each of chicken salad, egg salad, pimento cheese, and sliced ham. All of this can be purchased at the deli. Cut each sandwich into two halves, diagonally and stack them on a plate/platter decoratively.

Do a raw vegetable platter with broccoli, baby carrots, grape tomatoes, and celery sticks. Ranch or onion dip are the most popular. Put out some whole wheat crackers with the vegetables. If you don't have a lot of platters, cover cookie sheets and pizza pans with aluminum foil.

Do a fruit platter or bowl with chunks of canteloupe, honeydew, seedless watermelon, strawberries and blueberries.

You can order a decorated cake or just do one yourself and top it with diaper pins, a rattle, a pacifier, a little plastic baby doll you can find in the toy section of a dollar store, etc...

To drink, have lemonade and decaffeinated iced tea or a punch bowl with a simple fruit punch (you can get the frozen party punch that you just thaw a little and then pour ginger ale over it.)

The most important part is to do everything ahead that you can and not make yourself crazy. The part everyone will remember the most is how much fun they had, not how homemade the food was. A relaxed hostess is the best :)

Answer 3

You could do BBQ's, chips, pickles, cheese and crackers, and punch. Here's a very simple recipe for the BBQ's :

1 lb. hamburger
1 can chicken gumbo soup
1 tsp. mustard
1/4 cup ketchup
Salt and Pepper
1/2 Onion (optional)
Fry hamburger&onion. Add soup, mustard, ketchup, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 1/2 hr or until thick).

For the punch mix sherbet with Sprite. Use pink, yellow or green sherbet depending on if you know what the baby will be. You will need 1/2 qt of sherbet and a 2 liter bottle of Sprite. Pour the Sprite into a bowl and add the sherbet until the mixture turns frothy.

Answer 4

my mom made the food for my baby shower. she kept it simple: soup and salad.
she made 2 kinds of homemade soup, ham & bean and turkey with wild rice. she just served some pre-washed bagged mixed greens in a nice bowl with some other veggies added in(i.e. tomatoes, red onions, etc.) and had some dressing on the side. since this is summer and my shower was in the winter, you could possibly serve lighter soups like a creamy tomato or wedding soup. you can pick them up premade at your local deli. you could also get a nice sandwich platter or cheese tray to go along with it, and make a fruit salad or platter.
baby shower themed cookies are always great...cake is optional, i prefer homemade to the "personalized" ones at bakeries.
just remember to keep it simple, since this is(probably) all ladies--you won't need big steaks or beer here! lol. good luck, i hope you have fun. :-)

Answer 5

Spinach Dip is always a hit, just mix 1 tub sour cream with 1 pkg frozen chopped spinach (defrost and sqeeze dry first), and add 1 pkg vegetable soup mix. put in sour dough bread, or pumpernickel, get some extra bread, even bagels will work, break in pieces, and dip them in the dip, sooo yummy. Also veggies and dip, finger sandwiches, fruit salad, fresh fruit cut up with some dip (yogurt and whip cream). have fun!!

Answer 6

I just hosted one last week & we served the following: chicken salad croissants, marinated meatballs, mixed nuts, homemade mints, veggie tray with dip, fruit tray & cupcakes. Don't forget a good punch also.

Answer 7

always include a salad, but a good way to do it is have everyone make their own salads. set out a variety of veggies like red onions, black and green olives, radish, tomatoes, etc. add some meats like turkey and ham chopped up. let everyone make it the way they like it. or you can do sandwiches and let everyone do their own. include regular bread, wheat, and alternatives like flat out bread for ones who are watching what they eat. for meats i would do ham, turkey, salami, pepperoni, pastrami. put out veggies like tomatoe onion and lettuce. get mustard(spicy brown and regular) mayo and miracle whip. make a potatoe salad to go with it. boil the potatoes like you would for a regular one and add relich but substitute sour cream for the mayo. it tastes incredible also instead of seasoning it with black pepper use white. its a little spicier but its powdery and not gritty like black. and boiled eggs for the salad. it will be less worjk for you so you can focus on the decorations and other things like games. also you are guaranteed that everyone will like what they eat because they choose what they want. if you do salad get one iceburg, one spring mix, and maybe a baby spinach mix. doing it this way you also dont have to worry about allergies and stuff in case you dont know all the people invited well. make it easy on yourself soi you can enjoy the party too and salad and sandwiches are great in hot weather. also easy cleanup. have a great time. sorry so long.

Answer 8

Whoopie pies - they're soooo tasty! If you decide to make these, it's great if you take and separate the filling in two bowls then add drops of food coloring to make one bowl blue filling and the other pink filling. Good luck!

http://www.recipelink.com/mf/0/47508

(Watch out - there are pop-ups galore on that site!)

Answer 9

Fruit Salad with fruit dip, mmmmm. Marshmallow creme, cream cheese and a tsp of vanilla. Yummy.

Answer 10

I went to a baby shower recently and they had all different salads. That was it - pasta salad, antipasta, tossed, Caesar, Julienne, chef's, taco, macaroni, potato ..... I thought that was a really good idea.
And salads are really easy to make, too.