Bridal shower menu

mandabrookern

Please critique my menu for a Sunday afternoon shower. 

Lemonade, Punch, and Water

Cupcakes or Petit Fours

Fruit Salad

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Roasted Pecans

Cheese and Crackers

Cookies or tea cakes

Pasta Salad

Pinwheels

 Is this too much? What would you change?  TIA!

6fsn

It sounds like a pretty standard menu.  I'd add a veggie tray and consider dumping the pinwheels.  If there are no vegetarians you don't really need anything else.  I might also think about one more salad- broccoli slaw is pretty simple.

You know the crowd, but I would add sangria.  

joelen&louis

I would offer another type of sandwich in addition to the chicken salad sandwiches unless that was your thought for including the pinwheels. I'd also add a vegetable crudit?s platter w/dip to include some vegetables and add some color/contrast to your table.  Other than that, you've pretty much covered!

TarHeels&Rebels

I think it sounds great.  If you feel like you just have to have something else, maybe do a sampler of pecans - key lime, chocolate, salted, etc.  But I really think everything sounds delicious.

I think the pinwheels serve as a good, filling alternative to chicken salad if there's anyone who doesn't care for it, so I'd keep them.

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TarHeels&Rebels:

I think it sounds great.  If you feel like you just have to have something else, maybe do a sampler of pecans - key lime, chocolate, salted, etc.  But I really think everything sounds delicious.

I think the pinwheels serve as a good, filling alternative to chicken salad if there's anyone who doesn't care for it, so I'd keep them.

This is a great idea!

I always think crudite platters are a waste, they rarely get eaten in my experience, so I'd skip it.

vjcjenn1

I don't eat chicken salad so I would starve...I do think you need one more side

GatorWedsNole

vjcjenn1:

I don't eat chicken salad so I would starve...I do think you need one more side

Me too. 

Unfortunately, I, personally, am not a fan of pinwheels or anything with mayo.  But if you know you're crowd, I think you're all set.

I agree that the crudite adds a little [inexpensive] color to the spread, and a little extra crunch to the plate.

GL!

Magdala9

To me, pinwheels are a butter cookie with a spiral center of jam or fudge.   What are you calling pinwheels?

TarHeels&Rebels

Magdala9:

To me, pinwheels are a butter cookie with a spiral center of jam or fudge.   What are you calling pinwheels?

I've never heard of a sweet pinwheel.  I figured she was talking about sandwich wraps or hot baked savory pinwheels.  I change my answer if she didn't mean one of those.

 

 

TarHeels&Rebels

Ohh, wait, did you mean these?  I haven't seen these in forever.  Wouldn't she have listed them with "cookies"?  Hm.

 

mandabrookern

Thanks for all your suggestions! I was talking about the sandwich style pinwheels. I love the assorted pecans idea. Tarheels, I am using my brown McCarty so that would be perfect!

Magdala9

I grew up eating pinwheel cookies 

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pinwheel-cookies-95115.aspx

A rolled-wrap pinwheel sandwich is new to me but looks good too.  

TarHeels&Rebels

Magdala9:

I grew up eating pinwheel cookies 

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pinwheel-cookies-95115.aspx

A rolled-wrap pinwheel sandwich is new to me but looks good too.  

Well, a new thing for both of us because I've seen pics of those in magazines in the last few years, but I've never had one.