Monday, August 22, 2011

Baby Shower Madness!

I got to help host a baby shower on Saturday.  I was in charge of the 'savory' side of the food, while another friend took care of the sweets.  The guest of honour has a a few dietary restrictions (the main ones being no wheat, dairy, or soy), and another guest has an air-born nut allergy, so I got creative with the menu.  I wanted to find recipes that everyone would enjoy, and I think I succeeded.  There wasn't really anything left over.  

On the menu for Saturday [in order from left to right] :
    (* indicates things brought by other people)
  • "Floral" Arrangement of Fruit  (strawberries, red grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon on bamboo skewers, stuck into floral foam in a terracotta pot.  Use green leaf lettuce around bottom for 'greenery')
  • *2 different types of blueberry bread
  • Roasted Garlic Hummus with veggies and Falafel Chips (store-bought, but inspiration for a future recipe!)
  • Deviled Eggs (I do mine really simply: Yolks, 3-4 good squirts of yellow mustard, Jane's Crazy Mixed-Up Salt (seasoned salt), and a dollop or 2 of mayo, then sprinkled with paprika after filling the whites)
  • *Homemade Salsa and a variety of chips
  • *Zucchini Cupcakes
  • Rice Krispie Pops (make Rice Krispie Treats, allow them to cool most of the way, then take large pinches, roll into bite-sized balls and finish cooling on waxed paper.  Insert Popsicle sticks into balls, then decorate with sprinkles, chocolate, etc.  For display, put floral foam into a vase or wide-mouthed jar, then insert the pops into the foam to make a 'floral arrangement' -- I put a little pink fabric into the jar to hide the floral foam)

1 comment:

  1. Erin: The table with the goodies looks so wonderful. You always seem to make cooking and entertaining seem so easy but I know you put alot of work in it, but again that is your passion and that's why it seems effortless to you. I love the fact that you have included some less daunting receipes for those of us who do not have your passion, like the fresh fruit on bamboo skewers[even I can do that!!]and lemon kale crisps. Sorry that I couldn't be at the shower for the friendship and the food!

    TLC from Byrna

    ReplyDelete