Baby Shower Food Recipes

So, before you can make your food look like something that's out of a recipe book, you need to first decide what food you're going to make. The more the people coming for your baby shower, the more you are advised to keep the food preparations to the minimum. Since we are talking about the shower here, most of your guests will be expecting those standard appetizers and finger foods. And if the shower is around mealtime, then you should consider serving heavier finger foods or then a proper meal will do.

The menus generally consist of veggies with dips and cakes. The main reasons why these items are always prepared at these showers is that they are easy t prepare and are also very easy to decorate and present in a fancy sort of way. Other items that would regularly pop up on the menus would include sandwiches, fruit salads and punches. And, if you are having a theme to your party then you might want to tailor the menu according to your theme. Here are a few recipes that are sure to make your party a raging success.

Spinach Dip and Sheepherder's Bread

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh spinach, chopped
• 16 oz sour cream
• ¾ cups mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 sachets Spinach soup mix
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 round of Sheepherder's bread

Procedure

Mix the sour cream, spinach, mayonnaise and mustard in a large mixing bowl. Then, add the green onions and the soup mix. Cover the bowl and then place it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. With a sharp knife, carve out the bread (as you would do for a pumpkin). This hollowed bread will act as a bowl to serve your dip in. from the pieces of bread that have been removed, cut out medium-sized pieces. Spread the spinach leaves on a platter all around the bread and then arrange these cut pieces over the leaves. Fill the hollow bread with the dip and then serve immediately.

Diaper Sandwiches

Ingredients

• Whole grain bread, as per requirement
• 2 bowls egg or chicken salad

Procedure

Use whole grain bread to make your sandwiches and then fill it with egg or chicken salad. Once done, cut the sandwiches diagonally. Cut off the top corners and make them short and then place small safety pins on the cut off corners. Before cutting the sandwiches it is good to refrigerate them so as to make smoother lines when cutting.

Fruit Punch

Ingredients

• Orange Juice
• Ice
• 7 up
• Orange slices

Procedure

In a large punch bowl or glass bowl, put equal quantities of the 7 up and orange juice, and stir well. Now add ice and then garnish with the orange slices.

Stork Cake

Ingredients

• 3 boxes cake mix
• 2 bread pans
• 6" round cake pan
• 9" round cake pan
• Large rectangular board with colored wrap
• Large 'wiggle' eye

Procedure

Depending on your oven's size, you might have to bake the bread pan cakes earlier and then freeze them. If you have any of the cake mix left over then you can use them to make cup cakes. After mixing the cake mixes and then pouring them into each cake pan, bake them and then let them cool off completely. Frozen cakes are easier to work with and will get thawed within no time at all. Cut one of the bread pan cakes into half to make the long legs of the stork and then set it aside. Cut the other bread pan cake in a diagonal manner. Place the 9" cake in the center of the board and then take one of the diagonally cut pieces of cake from the bread pan and place it towards the widest end right next to the round cake, forming the neck. Cut off the tip that does not lie against the round cake. Place the 6" cake against this cut off edge to connect the neck with the head.

The widest part of the second diagonal piece should be placed against the head to form the beak. Place the two legs at the bottom of the body. Now you can start frosting the whole cake. White and yellow are neutral colors, but most light colors will do. The legs and beak can be orange, brown or black to contrast. Be creative with your design and colors. You can draw a line in the beak or wings on the body. Place the wiggle eye on the head and your stork cake is ready to be served.

Weren't these recipes fun? Try them out the next time you're attending or throwing a baby shower. Have fun!!