Baby shower brunch--ideas??

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Because my shower will be outside in JULY--(think 100 degrees) we decided to do a brunch about 10:30am rather than a late evening when the mosquitoes will be out & people will be expecting more food!

So here is what I have on the menu (so far):

Fresh fruit (probably bananas, oranges, strawberries, blueberries and kiwi?)

Bagels & cream cheese (maybe two flavors of bagels & two of cream cheese?)

A couple breakfast casseroles http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brunch-Strata/Detail.aspx and another one? Or maybe breakfast burritos??

I was thinking croissants, too....no muffins or scones since there will be cake...

Coffee, (iced & hot), tea, and various kinds of juice....

What else? I'm on a pretty tight budget (and yes, I'm paying for some of this and my two helpers are also pitching in)....but we're all broke! LOL

 

[Momagain1]

here ya go..we used to make this ALL of the time at Tea THyme restaurant we served HUNDREDS of brunches to ppl!

easy peasy:


cucumbers (you can get the seedless ones if you wish), peeled ..not all the way; we kept on some of the peel; peeled a strip, skipped, peeled a strip etc..
rye bread (you can get wheat or white too..if youw ish)
Chive/onion cream cheese (you can get flavored Philly cream cheese..even WM has the WM brand)

take said cucumbers; slice
spread said cr. cheese onto bread pieces
lay cucumber on top of the bread slice
take a cute cookie cutter; think simple tho; heart, circle..something simple..and use it to cut a shape out..

you have cute shaped tea-finger food sandwiches; light..cool..easy..cheap...

 

[redhen]

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Cute idea!!

 

[Urban Chaos]

I would go without the bananas on the fruit plate - they brown quickly. I would not go with the burritos - they can be a pain to make and messy to eat. Bagels - I would do the mini bagels. I would think that if you were going to do bagels, you wouldnt have to do another bread item. All else sounds great, have fun!

 

[turney31]

Fruit k -bobs. Saw these last weekend. They were displayed stuck into an upsidedown watermelon shell. Cantalope, Honeydew melon Watermelon balls, strawberries and grapes. Beautiful and not messy.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Oh that's a good idea....thank you!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I wouldn't peel them.

They would be whole bananas....true about the burritos...

I wonder if we could get away with no hot food?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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that's a good idea, too!

I am glad I asked you guys! Maybe we could get away with lots of fruit, juice, bagels and cake?

 

[CranberryCreekFarm]

3rd baby here due july 12th. We have a baby shower brunch this weekend! This is what we are doing :

melon salad with yogurt dressing
apple fritters
deviled eggs
finger sandwiches ( might have to steal the cucumber idea!)
chocolate dipped strawberries
muffins and croissants and cinnamon rolls

mocktails ( virgin daquiris, mimosa)
iced green tea with fresh mint
coffee with special chocolate dipped spoons

and I'm making the cake which will be a pregnant belly bust

 

[CranberryCreekFarm]

Are you doing favors? I still need ideas! I was thinking about giving the mocktail glass to everyone who comes, but then what else?