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notkateanymore

So unless people want to continue to talk nipples and Kindergarten, you can help me talk parties...

We're having a Beatles themed 1st birthday, after all that! Yes, I know I've changed the theme like 10 times, that's how I roll. Anyway, it's based on the song Birthday, but it will be generally Beatles/British themed. It's will also be at lunch.

I'm thinking about doing a "Yellow Submarine" sandwich buffet...basically I want to make 3 or 4 different kinds of larger sandwiches and slice them into smaller pieces and put them on platters for people to take a couple of pieces of whatever. Suggest some sandwiches! I'm think two or three adult options and then one kid option, plus I'm going to make Jam Butties {weird British PB&J without PB} and Bacon Butties for the kids as well. Also, I'm going to make an "Octopus Garden" Salad {HA! The food play on words I've found are cracking me up}. I'm also thinking about doing Sgt. PepperONI Pizza for the kids as well but not 100% sold on that. I thought about doing Chicken Tikka Masala but not sure how many kids would love that. Any other British foods you can think of for a lunch?

Dessert I'm going to do Eton Mess Cupcakes, smaller birthday cake, cake pops, "Strawberry Fields" decorated sugar cookies and probably a couple of other things...anything you can think of that would be awesome...would be awesome!

Andrewsgal

I am not much help it all sounds awesome. I will ask DH when I see him, he lived over there for 5 years.

notkateanymore

Thanks! That looks good! Did you find the spread or did you make your own? I've never seen it in stores. 

I'm thinking one will be a marinated grilled vegetable sandwich with feta or fresh mozz on focaccia...made one like that up a couple of years ago for a shower I did the food for. Very popular! Our local bakery also makes HUGE sheets of focaccia that is great for sandwich making.

notkateanymore

@andrewsgal Yes, do that! Part of me thinks I should just do Beatles themed food, not really British since there are a lot of kids coming. If it were dinner, it would be easy to do British food too...lunch, they don't really have any lunch appropriate foods it seems. LOL

notkateanymore

Oh I love Stonewall kitchen stuff!

Andrewsgal

@notkateanymore‌ I think your ideas are adorable and I love the sub sand which idea. You could really play on words.

JeffandLeslie

This doesn't help with sandwiches, but a mom I know just had a Beatles' party for her DS's 3rd bday and one of the sides she did was apple rings and called them "apple records."  None of the kids knew what records were but it was a kid-friendly snack.  

notkateanymore

British food is just not a light fare...LOL

notkateanymore

Never!

Geicogecko

Here come's the SUNdaes for dessert?

likeanoldtimemovie

I agree on Beatles themed vs. British themed food. My mom's English and although I love all the traditional lunches (ploughman's lunch with hunks of cheese, pickled onion and Branston pickle), my kids most certainly do not.

Andrewsgal

DH said there is not lunch British food lol. He said stick with the play on words. Oh and don't forget the warm milk he has major issues with the warm milk.