What is a good dinner menu for a baby shower?
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Daytime or night time?
Just women or full dawat with all family members?
All desi guests or mixed?
Menu should suit the tastes and match the guests
The last baby shower I went to was in the afternoon, for ladies only (married and un married) and the menu was:
punch
mini desserts (tirimisus, trifle, bread pudding…all in individual mini cups)
asst petit fours
chicken salad
pasta bake
goat cheese w/pepper jelly served with crackers
fruit salad
bruschetta
mini sandwiches (egg salad/cucumber)
It was all very light and refreshing…perfect for a casual afternoon affair
And then I’ve been to baby showers at night which were full on desi dawats with all the biryani/qorma type dishes
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I attended last baby shower n it was a brunch , wth ladies only , menu was pooriyan, chanay, nehari, naan, kebab , pasta, mixed fruit, halwa, perfect desi 
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Thanks for sharing these menus! I think a night time dinner party menu is what I’m looking for. the guest list would be married and unmarried girls in their twenties. Please share more menus of recent baby shower and bridal shower events these are helpful.
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Sister’s shower:
Assorted mini sandwiches:
egg salad
tuna salad
chicken salad
smoked salmon
cucumber salad
open faced sandwiches also look really nice as an assortement
cream cheese and chive sandwiches
caprese sandwiches (soooooooo easy to make)
caprese salad
pasta salad
cocktail samosas (beef and potato)
mini egg rolls
crustini with goat cheese spread and sundried tomatoes
olive and cheese skewers
cheese plate
mini spanikopita
assorted grapes and fruit
pies selection (love pies)
cookies
cupcake tower
so muchhhhhh more
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Is there a theme? Do want a western menu or desi? You can do a mix of both…
-set up a “chaat bar” have bowls and platters of seperate chaat ingredients and let everyone make their own (chickpeas, diced onion, diced tomatoes, boiled and diced aloo, sev, papdis, chutneys, dahi etc)
-chicken 65 or Chili Chicken
-samosas & pastry puffs filled with keema & veggie spring rolls
-fried rice
I did this menu at an evening baby shower for a friend and it was a HUGE hit! We had about 35 people and they couldn’t stop raving about the uniqueness of the chaat bar. Even though it sounds simple, it was very filling! For desserts, we did a mini dessert bar/buffet.
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This is something I’ve been wanting to try…looks so awesome!
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So I am alwayssssssssssssss poring over recipes…and I’d love to see a few of these at a shower I throw
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Thanks for all these suggestions I will be drafting something up soon and all these are really helpful. I’m not too worried about appetizers but what are some good entertaining side dishes for lasagna?
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can I ask a slightly unrelated question to all those who have attended/organised a shower:
who is supposed to organise the shower, and ahem… who is supposed to pay for it?? my nund is due in 3 months, and my sister is due 3 months after her… I want to have a party for both of them (separately…) How do I do it???
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baby showers are traditionally hosted (and paid for) by the expectant mom’s sisters/cousin/best friend etc..in short, whatever close female relative. In my family (which is quite large) its the naniyal that hosts the baby shower and all mamis/khalas/cousins etc pitch in to help ororganize
In my friends social circle, when someone is expecting we usually have 3-4 friends team up to host and organize together.
If you have 2 separate baby showers to plan, in would suggest recruiting help from other family members or friends on either side. It can be a lot for one person to handle depending on how big you are planning. Or keep it small and intimate.
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Ooo thanks! I want to but trouble is no-one’s ever done it before so if I approached relatives they’d all be like what?! I shall try anyways
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In my group of friends…it’s always hosted by on friend but it is a potluck…everyone usually brings a gift . The person hosting decides menu…and who brings what…it’s usually a hit. It’s too much for one person to do everything.
The person hosting.., does decorating, planning…and party favors. However the cooking is done by all friends.
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^in my social circle I can just imagine everyone being disappointed with this type of baby shower.