I'll be honest. I was a bit nervous when Kelly said she would like her baby shower to be at 1pm on a Saturday. That meant one thing: lunch. While Psalms + I both know how to cook + make all the food bits look nice, serving lunch to 25 guests would be a new undertaking for us. Good thing we are into simple (as in very very simple) + deliciously fresh food, right?
Kelly's Mom volunteered to contribute the main dish for the lunch buffet, chicken salad served with buttery croissants. While I can't seem to locate the exact recipe (it had pineapple + was quite delicious), this one also looks quite tasty. To accompany, we served a spring greens salad with strawberry vinaigrette + a dashing array of sliced veggies + dip. Additionally, individual fruit salad cups were also on the buffet, an idea inspired by Jordan. A much more appetizing alternative to the usual droopy-runny fruit salad. Lunch for 25 was a success + quite simple. And not a quiche in sight!
But above all, Kelly requested cake. Not the hip to the moment cupcakes, but a buttercream frosted, half sheet cake in all it's goodness from her favorite bakery. No messing around, let's eat cake! Apparently all 25 guests had the same cake craving as the vanilla + chocolate cake layered with a copious amounts of chocolatey filling was a hit.
And what's cake without cookies? Of course. I made grammy's chocolate cookies + almond cookies (can't locate the recipe, but it was similar to this one minus the jam) for the dessert table. We also served the usual suspects: coffee, tea and a handful of sparking water + juices. And remember how I said no one serves punch anymore? Well, I do, I guess! As a tribute to all the "cloud" punch Kelly has celebrated with growing up, I forged into unknown territory (under the guidance of the grandma-to-be) and whipped up my very own batch of "cloud" -- lemonade, lemon-lime soda and half a tub of vibrant lime green sherbet in all it's glory.