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Party Menu Review
I am trying to finalize the menu for my stepsisters baby shower-the one with the "it's the great "little pumpkin" charlie brown" theme. Here is was I have so far. I need to feed around 30 people. How does it look? Am I missing something or should I take anything out? Do I need to offer more beverage options (like wine and soda) or is what I have in enough? The shower is at noon on a Sunday.
Lunch:
- Chicken Salad
- Shrimp Salad
- Croissants
- Fruit Salad
- Quiches:
- 2 Mushroom
- 2 Ham and Broccoli
- 2 Spinach, Tomato, and Feta
Drinks
- Apple Orchard Punch (One Virgin, One Spiked)
- Water
- Coffee & Tea for Dessert
Dessert
- Cupcakes
- Sugar Cookies
- Favor Boxes filled with Trick-or-Treat candy
Re: Party Menu Review
i agreed with babe about an iced tea and a green salad. otherwise, looks good. i am horrible at amounts of food and always end up with a ridiculous overage.
can you maybe add something pumpkin? like some pumpkin bread or a pumpkin app to pick at? it would keep with the theme.
what is in a apple orchard punch (spiked version)?
Good call. I personally love mayo and eggs but those are two things that people might not like.
Iced tea is easy enough to add. The cupcakes are pumpkin spice so I didn't know if adding other punkin food was going to be overkill. I know I love pumpkin but, again, it's one of those foods that people love or hate. How do we feel about a green salad with pumpkin seeds in it. They are big enough to eat around if people don't like them. BTW, I'm using this recipe for the cupcakes and it is AMAZING. They are the most moist cupcakes I've ever had! I'm making my own frosting though with a butter cream base rather than cream cheese.
As for the punch, I am using this recipe and rather than adding ginger ale, I'm going to add sparking white wine and maybe some apple brandy for the spiked version.
I'd also like to do this, if I can find a triangle plate that meets my standards in the next week.
Perhaps put the pumpkin seeds in a small dish near the salad so people can add themselves if they want.
What about adding little bowls of candy corns on the tables ? I always associate candy corns with pumpkins, don't know why.
Finally, this Snoopy obsessed individual wants to see pics of the decor after the shower.
Seeds on the side-check!
I promise to take pictures...or rather, to have my step-grandfather take pictures and send them to me. He's got a really nice camera and I just have an iPhone.
Your reading comprehension is just fine. I didn't say what kind of cupcakes I was making in my original post.