Brunch is the perfect menu for a baby shower as it keeps the menu simple and easy. Plus, don't you love throwing an earlier party to have the rest of your day to relax? We had the help of two other ladies that offered to make yogurt parfaits and a mimosa bar for the meal. The menu also included fresh fruit and mini muffins that were picked up from a grocery store on the morning of the party.
Quiche is the perfect main course dish to add elegance to the table, especially when baked in a tart pan... there's just something about those fluted edges that look so beautiful. We were able to make the quiches ahead of time and serve them at room temperature for the actual event. This eliminated the need to time serving food and the arrival of guests perfectly. We served three different quiche options, using the base recipe of Entertaining With Beth. You can click on her foolproof quiche recipe {here}. Her site and YouTube channel is a wonderful source for meal planning! Guests were invited to try a crab and brie quiche, an asparagus quiche, and also Beth's tomato tart {here}.
We recycled glass yogurt jars for our yogurt parfait bar. They were the perfect vessel for holding each parfait and made assembly simple with their size. Yogurt on the bottom, followed by a layer of granola, and topped off with fresh blueberries and chopped strawberries made a pretty statement. The "momosa" bar was a festive touch where guests could choose from a variety of juices, top off with some champagne, and garnish their drink with fresh fruit.
We served sugar cookies in place of cupcakes since cupcakes can sometimes get messy and we wanted a new spin on a dessert treat for our party. We were able to make the cookies well in advance of the actual shower date and freeze them in a container to keep them fresh until the party. This also alleviated extra stress that inevitably comes with throwing any kind of event. We hold fast to the mantra to make as much ahead as possible to be as prepared as possible.
