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XP: 2nd birthday party menu, critques welcomed!
DD's 2nd birthday party will be in July, and it's bee themed (M's 2nd Bee-Day Bee Bee Q"
The main entree will be pulled pork from our local BBQ place, and I need to come up with the rest of the menu.
I know burgers and hotdogs would fit the theme, but DH isn't sold on the idea of manning the grill all day and missing the party.
What else would you serve as an entree? I was thinking Chik Fil A nuggets.
Also, should I have something separate or additional for the kids? DD is pretty picky, but will always eat fruit, so I will definitely have a fruit salad on hand.
In addition to what I mentioned above, here are some other items I was considering:
Veggies and dip
"Taters" (french fries from the same BBQ place) or baked beans (which would be better ?)
Something else? Pasta salad?
TIA for any input!
Re: XP: 2nd birthday party menu, critques welcomed!
You could make the hot dogs ahead of time and keep them warm in a crockpot or roaster. We did that for my son's last birthday party and it worked out just fine.
Either the nuggets or the hot dogs would probably satisfy most kids. I think you'd be safe with either one.
I always enjoy hot sides versus cold ones personally, so I would enjoy the baked beans and the fries. Fruit salad is a nice touch to balance the heavy meal. This one was really good. I made it for a birthday party and adults and kids gobbled it up.
Lime Scented Strawberry Mango Salad
Have fun!!!
Well you can precook,e ven grill a ton of hotdogs and just put them in a sterno chafing pan similar to what I imagine the bbq place is going to give you...so there are 2 mains. Nugget platters are expensive and you have to buy a lot because people gobble them up (and it doesn't fit them theme)
I would do baked beans
Fruit Salad
Pasta Salad or Macoroni and cheese
Green beans or green salad
Veggies/Dip and Cheese/Crackers for appetizers
Cookies, Brownies, Cake for dessert
Iced Tea and Lemonade
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2012/04/hot-dogs-for-crowd.html
You can always do something in a crockpot like hotdogs/sausage as PP's have suggested.
As for sides I would do:
Tossed salad
Veggie Tray
Pasta Salad
Baked Beans
Macaroni Salad
Potato Salad
Any of those would go great.