Baby Shower Luncheon - Part 3!!

OK - I promise this will be my last post on the baby shower!! I just have to show you some of the great food we had - I have a funny relationship with food - I love to eat it but am not sooo fond of cooking it. My daughters can't believe I don't love to cook like they do but after 35 years of cooking it really does become a bit of a chore!! I must say though I really did excel myself last weekend - even if I pat myself on the back!!

We enjoyed lots of homemade sausage rolls, quiches and pinwhells as well as this fabulous cob loaf. It was a scooped out cob loaf of bread filled with a great cheesy mix then put back in the oven to crisp up. We served it with pieces of toasted garlic bread - very yummy!! DN 1 made these great little pikelets with mustard in them then topped them with a basil leaf, cherry tomato and bocconcini - just devine!

I made these waffles - they are just a batter mix and fried in shortening which we topped with curried prawns or cheesy asparagus. Very easy and very yummy!

We also served sushi and a delicious chicken/mango/avocado mix served in papadams but I don't have a photo of them on my camera.

As usual in our family desserts were a major attraction - the chocolate cupcakes (the plate was full to start with!) were really popular as were the individual mint cheesecakes.

We had a stand of cupcakes decorated in pink or blue which were fabulous as well as a plate of tiny cupcakes with baby footprints on them - if you look carefully they have only four toes - the cakes were so small we could only fit four on!!

We are still waiting for the little bundle to arrive - due in two weeks so we are all getting very excited!!

Today I am joining Foodie Friday with my baby shower luncheon.

Suzy 

Baby Shower Luncheon - Part 2

Today I finally have time to show you photos of our baby shower (I have been to an in-service course for work all day so am ready for some light blogging!!). I showed you all those most beautiful painted eggs I had for Easter so I used them as a centre piece...

I piled them onto my white three-tiered cake stand on top of shredded paper and placed that in the middle of the table.

The colours were so gorgeous and I thought the little eggs were so fitting for a baby shower.

The pink and blue baby shoes are ceramic - I purchased them from a gift store recently for $5 per pair so went back and bought more to place around the table.

I managed to find matching water bottles to place on the table to match (no wonder my kids call me Mrs Match!!)

These fabulous chocolates were made by my daughter - the mould only did two at a time so this was a very long process!!

These gorgeous chocolates were gifts for our guests - the colours were just dreamy.

I think these balloons set the scene in my sunroom for a really fun day - the last guests didn't leave until 6.30pm so I think they all had a wonderful time!!

Suzy

Baby Shower Luncheon

Yesterday I had a wonderful day - DN 1 and I held a baby shower luncheon for DN 2 who expecting her first baby in 2 weeks. We had 25 family and friends gathered together for a fantastic day. We had a beautiful lunch together (which I will show later in the week) and enjoyed watching the mum-to-be receive many beautiful gifts for her and baby.

We had lots of cupcakes in pink and blue and these adorable little chocolates (in pink and blue also) pictured above. I have quickly made this mosaic ready to join Mosaic Monday at the Little Red House but I will be back later in the week. (LIfe is a little hectic at the moment!).

Suzy