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A friend of mine is going to be a grandmother for the first time and she and the other grandmother to be are throwing a baby shower for their kids and she asked me to do the food.
I have never done food for a baby shower before so I'm not sure if there are things (like a diaper cake) that are expected to be on the menu or if it's up to the individual and anything goes. The last baby shower I helped out with was for another friend and it was a potluck so I made a broccoli salad and added that to the table.
They are looking at doing a cold meal as it is at lunch so sandwiches and salads was what they have in mind.
She has asked me to come up with a few menu ideas and then we can work out just what we will be doing.
I was thinking something along the lines of
cold cuts with buns
assorted wraps (tuna, chicken salad and veggie)
broccoli salad
pasta salad
potato salad (but maybe not as it is alot of starch?)
either tossed or caesar salad
some other vegetable salad (not sure what yet and open to suggestions)
for dessert
cake (is this tradition at baby showers to have a cake?)
fruit tray
to drink
punch (non alocholic)
tea and coffee
soft drinks (?)
Any suggestions to either add or take off the menu would be great!
Thanks !!
I forgot to add that there will be about 50 people at the shower!
I have never done food for a baby shower before so I'm not sure if there are things (like a diaper cake) that are expected to be on the menu or if it's up to the individual and anything goes. The last baby shower I helped out with was for another friend and it was a potluck so I made a broccoli salad and added that to the table.
They are looking at doing a cold meal as it is at lunch so sandwiches and salads was what they have in mind.
She has asked me to come up with a few menu ideas and then we can work out just what we will be doing.
I was thinking something along the lines of
cold cuts with buns
assorted wraps (tuna, chicken salad and veggie)
broccoli salad
pasta salad
potato salad (but maybe not as it is alot of starch?)
either tossed or caesar salad
some other vegetable salad (not sure what yet and open to suggestions)
for dessert
cake (is this tradition at baby showers to have a cake?)
fruit tray
to drink
punch (non alocholic)
tea and coffee
soft drinks (?)
Any suggestions to either add or take off the menu would be great!
Thanks !!
I forgot to add that there will be about 50 people at the shower!