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Don your finest millinery and tulip skirts to celebrate a garden party baby shower.If you're hosting, we have tips on how to throwthe perfect shower with beautiful decor, an impressive menu and funfavors that will please any mother-to-be.
Mini Crab Cakes
Use real crabmeat for the best taste.
*Recipe courtesy of AllRecipes.com
Ingredients
- 1 1/8 Cup(s) Crushed Saltine Crackers
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Teaspoon Prepared Brown Mustard
- 1/4 Cup Chopped Onion
- 1 Stalk Chopped Celery
- 1 Teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 Lbs Crabmeat
Steps
- Preheat oven on broiler setting. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, mix together crushed saltine crackers, mayonnaise, brown mustard, onion, celery, and Old Bay seasoning. Gently stir in the crabmeat.
- Shape into 6 patties. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Broil crab cakes 8 to 10 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
Cosmopolitan Recipe
The classic cosmo.
*Courtesy of All Recipes.com
Ingredients
- 1.5 Fl. Oz. Vodka
- 0.5 Fl. Oz. Cointreau
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Lime Juice
- 1.5 Fl. Oz. Cranberry Juice
- 1 Twist Lime Zest to Garnish
Steps
- Pour all the ingredients into a shaker with lots of ice.
- Shake vigorously for several seconds and strain into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a lime twist.
Fabulous Food & Drink
Create a menu filled with light and delicious fare. The good news is these recipes are just as easy to cook as they are impressive to look at!Note: All bolded items can be found in recipes below.
Drinks
- Cosmopolitans
- Pink Lemonade - Lemonade is the perfect non-alcoholic refreshment for a garden-themedshower. You can even serve pink lemonade to honor the baby girl.
Appetizers
- Mini Crab Cakes
- Caprese Salad
- Prosciutto Crusted Asparagus Salad
- Roast Chicken with Sweet Potato Fries and Spicy Garlic Kale
- Death by Chocolate Mousse Cake
Fun Favors
Send guests home with a small pink flower pot filled with goodies that keep with the theme. Include:
- A pretty packet of flower seeds
- A blooming tea bag
- Sugar cookies decorated as flowers
- Alternately, you can send guests home with a pretty potted plant or flowers.
Creating the Perfect Ambiance: Garden Party Baby Shower for a Girl
Gorgeous Garden
Since you're throwing the baby shower in a garden, the setting should be naturally beautiful with flowers and lush grass. If you don’t have a green thumb, here are some quick tips to spruce up your garden:
Once your garden is as beautiful as you imagined, get it party-ready with the following:
Since you're throwing the baby shower in a garden, the setting should be naturally beautiful with flowers and lush grass. If you don’t have a green thumb, here are some quick tips to spruce up your garden:
- Fill in brown spots with patches of sod
- Bring in a few pots of brightly colored flowers that you canplace in strategic locations to brighten up the yard - e.g. next todoorways and food tables.
- Take a clean, new brick, moisten it and use it to scrub old stained or mossy bricks to make them look like new.
- Spread a layer of bark over any dirt soil spaces; it’s thrifty and aesthetically pleasing.
Once your garden is as beautiful as you imagined, get it party-ready with the following:
- Use tables constructed of old wooden planks or doors withbarrels underneath for support to create a rustic garden setting.Rustic-looking picnic tables and benches will also do the trick.
- Create plenty of casual seating for guests. Use parkbenches mixed with dining chairs and indoor furniture brought outside(such as comfy chairs and ottomans). These will make for a relaxed,cozy setting. Toss a few of your inside pillows on the furniture foradded comfort.
- Take a trip to your local flea market and bring homebargain chandeliers. Use rope to suspend them from trees around theyard for an intimate party feel.
- While at the flea market you can also grab two or three old candelabras. Set these in the middle of the tables for the shower.
- Finally, use old silver or ceramic pitchers, vases and bowls to create floral centerpieces for the party.
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