Food!

dakota_diva · November 2013

I'm hosting a shower and I'm having a hard time deciding on what to serve.
The shower will be at 2 in the afternoon. And will be in a hotel "party room".
Also I live two hours away. So things will have to be transported.

Any suggestions?

Girly purple theme

bossyfnp · November 2013

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jasminelorraine20 · November 2013

Since the shower is at 2, most of the guests would have probably had lunch by then. My suggestion is to do a cracker and cheese/ham tray and just the desserts. Drinks as well of course.

dakota_diva · November 2013

I feel like I've been living in Pinterest. But still don't know how I want to tackle it. There is a fridge and a sink I believe. So anything hot would have to be crockpot and cold would have to be ok being in the car two hours and then it could be in a fridge for an hour before the party.

frantastic12 · November 2013

I would probably plan something like:

Meatballs or spinach artichoke dip in the crockpot
Pasta salad
Meat/cheese/cracker tray, or if you want to get creative, meat/cheese/tomato/tortellini kabobs
Fruit salad, fruit kabobs, or a fruit tray with yogurt or caramel dip
Veggie tray with dip

MMason12 · November 2013

jasminelorraine20 said:

Since the shower is at 2, most of the guests would have probably had lunch by then. My suggestion is to do a cracker and cheese/ham tray and just the desserts. Drinks as well of course.

I would stay away from a cheese and ham tray personally. Although all the guests will have probably had lunch.... a pregnant Mom-To-Be probably won't eat cheese or lunch meat that is sitting out at room temp for an hour or two. At least I wouldn't. ---- Yes, I eat both soft cheese and lunch meat while I was pregnant. I just wouldn't eat either of those that were sitting out at room temp.

Just my two cents.

Hegi627 · November 2013

For my sisters (at 2:30), we did pasta salad (with pepperoni), veggie/fruit tray and went all out on dessert. You could make a fruit salad instead of a tray with purple grapes, blueberries, strawberries and pineapple and that would kinda match the 'girly purple theme'. As long as you transport the food in a cooler with a little ice they'll be ok. I would make sure the dessert ties into the theme (we had pea pod cookies), and not stress too much. Planning a shower when you don't live local can be a nightmare! She's lucky to have you!

runningyogimama · November 2013

If you don't have cooler room to transport like meat and cheese trays or a fruit tray, you could even look into what the local grocery stores do there, catering-wise. One of our local stores does awesome, cute party trays, and they aren't expensive at all, if budget is a concern.

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