Bridal Shower Menu Ideas

Easy Planning Tips For Your Bridal Shower Menu

No matter what your level of culinary expertise happens to be, you can plan a meal that reflects both your budget and your experience. The secret is not to overextend yourself and to enlist the help of friends, family and guests.

You may not want to go as far as declaring a potluck, but if you do opt for this, make sure you spell out what you need from each person. Six lots of three-bean casseroles are not going to make for a fun party.

The bottom line is not to be trapped in the kitchen preparing an elaborate menu that you have never attempted before just to impress the guests.

Bridal Shower Menu: Elegant Afternoon Tea in the Garden

If you have scheduled the event for the afternoon and the venue is the garden, deck or patio, then finger food is the answer. Afternoon tea presents a simple yet elegant repast.

Begin with a selection of delectable sandwiches, including cucumber, smoked salmon, cream cheese, with the crusts cut off, and cut in small triangles or squares.

Prepare jam-daubed scones, delicate butter cookies and melt-in-the mouth shortbreads, displayed on doily-covered plates, and served on fine china. Offer a choice of teas, such as Earl Grey and Darjeeling, made in fancy china teapots.

Variety and freshness are the secret to success. Bake the cookies the night before and make the sandwiches in the morning, covering the latter with saran wrap and refrigerating them until serving.

When putting the sandwiches together, get your bakery to cut the sandwich loaves lengthwise rather than in slices. You can cut the crusts off in one go and put everything together much more quickly.

Trust me on this: it really works! Everyone loves making sandwiches, so if you need help, just ask!

Summary

• When planning the meal, tailor it to the theme and venue.
• Now is not the time to experiment in the kitchen.
• Keep it simple: go for one-dish meals if planning dinner, simple soups for lunch.
• Enlist help as needed!
• Make the cake extra special.

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