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1st birthday menu help - light dinner options?
We are having our son's first b-day party on the 31st. It is on a Sunday around 4pm. It is on the heels of a huge basketball tournament at our church so everyone will be eating and drinking all weekend. i was thinking maybe a couple pots of soup as a filling but lighter meal after a huge weekend. however ,I am kinda thinking against that b/c there's probably gonna be close to 100 people and I have visions of kids spilling soup on the carpet and bowls cracking etc. Anyone have any ideas for a huge party but maybe meals that do not include utensils (like kabobs -which we do for every party, kinda boring). Most people will be on couches eating in their laps.
Re: 1st birthday menu help - light dinner options?
What about Panini's for the adults and fruit kabobs?
I was thinking Paninis too! You could set up a station with a couple of Panini "irons."
I love doing a more gourmet twist on sandwiches and quiche. I have used this menu before:
Sandwiches - I put them on foccacia breads from Panera Bread
Smoked turkey, roasted red peppers, red onion, havarti cheese and lettuce with a smear of pesto
Genoa salami, provalone cheese, tomato, basil with a little mayo
Prosciuto, shaved parmesan, arugala and pesto
Quiche - roasted red pepper, spinach and feta
Side dishes:
Giada's Orzo Pasta Salad (garbanzo beans, tomatoes, onion, etc....tossed in a honey, lemon vinagrette - SOO good)
Pesto Pasta Salad
Fresh fruit salad
Assorted cheeses/brie/crackers
Though it is sandwiches, I make it seem more gourmet. You can get creative on the sandwiches. I cut them in small triangles and secure them with a pretty decorative tooth pick so people can take more than one (since they are small). For kids I get small dinner roles and secure them with kid like decorative toothpicks. I do turkey and cheese, PB and J, or ham and cheese. This last time the kids really loved the tiny little sandwiches - there were hardly any leftover.
For dessert - cookies, brownies, chocolate covered pretzels or other small finger items work well.
For 100 I'd keep it simple- get some sandwich fixings or big subs and call it a day. I can't imagine trying to do paninis for that many.
We did soup and sloppy joes for my kid's first. One thing that helped- we served the soup in coffee mugs so people could handle them easier.