I need some creative minds here...

[luvvy]

I'm doing the food for a baby shower in a few weeks and it has a nautical theme. We are just doing hors d'oeuvres and a cake for dessert. Here is what I have so far:

-Blue punch, water and coffee
-Apothecary jars filled with goldfish, swedish fish, round pretzels and lifesavers.
-Sailboat jello things (blue jello in a clear cup with a mandarin orange slice and toothpick with a sail)
-Cucumber sandwiches with the cucumber middle removed to look like a life preserver ring thingy

I think I might need something else of a little more "substance", possibly another finger sandwich because it will be right after church and I'm sure people will be hungry and won't want all sweet stuff. It also needs to be mayonaise free because they will be sitting out for a few hours and that grosses me out.

[coffeeismyfrienemy]

What about some celery boats. You can put peanut butter or cream cheese then a little sail in them

You could find a small fish or boat shapped cookie cutter and use that to cut out whatever kind of sandwiches you want to make.

[Deleted]

how about crabcakes or fish or something? from the ocean.

and there better be liquor in that punch. ha.

[luvvy]

Oh duh. That is a great idea. I also thought pasta salad with shell noodles would work.

[cheesierthanchedda]

Wow. I'm doing the food for my step-sister's shower next weekend and that is WAY more than I even considered doing. I'm impressed! Maybe I should put a little more effort into this...

[sugarplum]

Maybe a smoked salmon finger sandwich.

[cereal K]

shell pasta salad sounds cute.

a pinterest search also found these:


also - you can make about any sandwich and cut them into life-preservers with some biscuit cutters. i'd suggest pimento cheese, but i hear you one worrying about it sitting out.

also - little bowls of lifesaver mints on the tables!!
eta: whoops - you've got that covered. nevermind!

[cereal K]

awwwwww

[iamgrace]

Goldfish crackers. Lol.

[sugarplum]

Going a bit more on the crab/fish theme:
Crab cakes with a spicy dipping sauce (make and bake the night before, just reheat in the morning)
Crab and/or Lobster Salad in little hoggie rolls (I've had some with more of a butter sauce instead of mayonnaise based).
Shrimp Cocktail

[cereal K]

this is kind of fun

www.partyswizzle.com/NauticalFoodIdeas.html

Marinated Shrimp with Snow Pea Sails
Life Rings & Crab Buoys
Phyllo Flag Triangles with Spinach

[luvvy]

May 12, 2012 14:10:37 GMT -5 cville said:

how about crabcakes or fish or something? from the ocean.

and there better be liquor in that punch. ha.

I wish but the shower is at my church so... No booze for us.

[flex]

If you do the apple boats, be sure to squeeze a little lemon juice over them so they don't turn brown right away.

P. S. Now I'm hungry. lol