Menu Critique?

[CarlaAndJames]

I'm putting together the menu for my daughter's first bday, a splash party with kind of a loose luau type theme.

Hawaiian pulled pork sandwiches
Ham/cream cheese pinwheels
Pirate's booty
Honey lime fruit salad
Tri color pasta salad
Maybe tortellini/spinach salad?

little nut cups with goldfish and swedish fish (separate cups, haha!)

white cupcakes with pineapple flowers on them

Pink lemonade & white peach sangria

what am I missing? It'll be Texas and the end of June, so it will be HOT. But we'll have around 40 people, so it needs to be doable for a big group.

[amandasw]

this sounds awesome! I think you hit every food group just right

[6fsn]

My only thoughts would be to sub turkey for ham in the pinwheels. Someone who doesn't like pork probably has a thing about ham too. I'd also consider subbing the tortellini salad for a mac and cheese. It does double duty as a side or a main and is kid friendly.

Make sure you have plenty of water and I'd add an UNsweet plain iced tea.

[CarlaAndJames]

May 29, 2012 6:17:52 GMT -5 6fsn said:

My only thoughts would be to sub turkey for ham in the pinwheels. Someone who doesn't like pork probably has a thing about ham too. I'd also consider subbing the tortellini salad for a mac and cheese. It does double duty as a side or a main and is kid friendly.

Make sure you have plenty of water and I'd add an UNsweet plain iced tea.

oh good point on the double pork! I actually was going to do pulled chicken instead of the pork, my dad doesn't eat pork. Totally forgot about that

[writingwithheld]

It just seems like a lot of carbs-- Is the tortellini/spinach salad a combo of both or either or? I would do the spinach salad. Maybe you could make a spinach, strawberry, poppyseed type salad to have something other than the fruit that is lighter.

[udscoobychick]

May 29, 2012 7:37:25 GMT -5 writingwithheld said:

It just seems like a lot of carbs-- Is the tortellini/spinach salad a combo of both or either or? I would do the spinach salad. Maybe you could make a spinach, strawberry, poppyseed type salad to have something other than the fruit that is lighter.

:Y:

[wineenthusiast]

I agree with going with pulled chicken. I would also add some veggie pinwheels. I love pinwheels but don't eat lunch meat, not sure if anyone in your group is the same. I just slice a variety of peppers, red onion, cucumber & tomato real thin and sprinkle it on the cream cheese, then roll.

Since you have a pasta salad, I would go with spinach salad. I think the menu is great though!