PLANNING A BABY SHOWER
Running Noses or Running Buffet - Baby Shower Recipes
Recipe menus differ at baby showers, what goodies are to be eaten
on the day is entirely up to you. By choosing the right food for the
baby shower will no doubt satisfy the guests when filling their
bellies therefore a guarantee for the host that remembrance of this
baby shower will forever be in the thoughts by all who indulged.
Baby showers announce the pregnancy of a new baby on the way. Guests
invited to the happy event get to bestow and give gifts and in
return the baby shower host gets to give back in providing a feast
or banquet depending on your budget.
A lot goes into planning a baby shower party like organizing games,
displaying gifts and arranging the seats if a sit down meal is on
the agenda. Most importantly on the day of the baby shower
celebration, is the food. Watch the guests on arrival and see how
their eyes are drawn to the table full of edibles.
Common recipes for an appetizing baby shower spread are:
Pizza Sandwiches
What you need if this popular tasty meal is go onto the table is
Flavoured Pizza sauce
Low fat Cottage cheese
English muffins
cheese (Parmesan)
Blend 2-3 tbsp of pizza sauce with 2-3 tbsp of cottage cheese,
spread the mixture on one side of the muffin, sprinkle with parmesan
cheese, and grill lightly until cheese melts. Serve.
Cheese Balls (another favourite)
Ingredients required
1 lb grated cheese (cheddar)
1 pack cream cheese
4 oz Tabasco sauce
1tspWorcestershire sauce
2 onions
Finely chopped nuts
2 tsp chilli sauce
Stir and mix the ingredients together using a food mixer, keep the
cheese at room temperature. All ingredients to be placed into small
bowls lined with plastic wrap. Chill over night in the fridge.
Remove the wrap when dishing up the cheese balls and sprinkle with
nuts. Assorted crackers or cheesy biscuits are best served with this
recipe.
These are just a couple of popular recipes for a baby shower party
but there are other tasty measures that can be taken. Depending on
the seasonal months should it be spring/ summer then it is a running
buffet with plenty of running champagne to celebrate but if it is
chilly winter and the only thing running is noses then it has to be
a hot broth a sure way of warming up the party on the inside and
out.
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RECIPES
Indian
Masala Chai Tea Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups of Water
1 cup Milk
2 teaspoons Tea leaves (Darjeeling, Assam, Earl Grey, English
Breakfast, Chinese or Nilgiri - Take your pick)
1 pod of Cardamom
1 Clove
1/2 inch piece of Ginger
1/4 inch piece of Cinnamon
Sugar to taste
Method:
In a pot, mix the milk, water, all the whole spices (masalas) and
bring to a boil. When it comes to a boil, add the tea leaves and
keep on a rolling boil for 2 minutes or till the tea leaves are
completely brewed and the tea has a golden or chocolate color. Add
sugar to taste.
Strain the tea with a strainer into a serving tea pot. Serve hot
in cups or mugs with biscuits and cookies.
Makes 2 cups.
Recipe Courtesy- Veg Indian Recipes. For more Indian and Asian
vegetarian recipes, visit
http://www.vegindianrecipes.com/
HOMEMADE GIFT IDEAS
Build
a Beautiful Baby Gift Basket
Did you ever notice how some baby gifts stand out from the crowd
while others seem to get lost in the pile of gifts? Baby gift
baskets are nothing but a handful of gifts including toys, books,
candy, etc. packed in a beautiful basket. But to buy baby gift
baskets is not sufficient these days. The presentation is what
matters the most. This has less to do with the cost of the baby
gifts then with the way they are put together or presented.
Steps to Build a Beautiful Baby Gift Basket
To present a baby gift basket which looks unique and draws
attention the following suggestions should be helpful:
1) While selecting the gifts to put in the basket one must carefully
think about the current and important needs of the parents. For
example, a coupon for baby sitting, especially at night, can be a
very good option.
2) One can show his or her creativity by putting together a nursing
survival kit comprising breast pads, lansinoh cream, and a copy of
"The Womanly Art of Breast Feeding".
3) Another option is to create a sleep-time baby gift basket
consisting of a soft baby blanket, a white noise CD and a miracle
blanket.
4) One must be very particular about providing everything which will
be needed by the parents to enjoy the gift. For example, if the
presents requires a set of batteries, then it would be nice to
include a small package of batteries.
5) The ideal baby gift basket should be the one which doesn't
require any work on the part of the parents to enjoy.
6) It would be nice to include the gift receipt in the basket in
case the parents get two or three similar baby gifts so it will be
easy to exchange it for a different one.
7) A card mentioning the full name and address of the person
presenting the gift should be in the basket so it will help the
parents keep track of the gifts and return a thank you note if they
choose.
8) It is important that if one doesn't know the family very well,
then he or she should not send a personalized gift. With a
personalized gift, too often the name gets misspelled. For example,
names like John and Kathy can be spelled as Jon and Cathy. Moreover,
it's very difficult to know by what name the parents call the baby.
If they named her Margaret, but are used to calling her by a
nickname like Peggy, then it's possible that the child would never
get a gift with Margaret engraved or embroidered on it.
So there you have it. If you want to buy baby gift baskets for
newborn babies and their moms, you can stand out from the rest with
the above recommendations and a little creativity.
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