xp: help w/ baby shower food

[dcannie]

b/c i avoid showers like the plague i haven't been to many. my mom and i are throwing one for my cousin and i'm in charge of food. i think it will be pretty casual and mostly friends of my aunt. we don't have any other family and my cousin is a loner, so maybe one or two of her own friends.

so, anyway, this is the food i have thought about so far:
mini chicken salad croissants
pimento cheese finger sandwiches
fruit skewers (kiwi, strawberry, pineapple, banana)
caprese skewers (cherry tomato, mozzarella ball, basil)
ham puffs (this is on my pinterest, i need to make it to see if they are good)
salted nut squares OR lemon bars
carrot, celery, pepper sticks w/ a veggie dip

my mom is getting a cake. sooo, is this a decent variety of food? the shower is from 2-4, so not during a mealtime. i think there will be 15-20 people attending.

suggestions/critiques welcome! i'm awful at this kind of stuff.

[momnteach]

Wow I think your menu sounds incredible. Finger foods are best at showers and you have a good variety. I would like you to plan my next shower!

[jess7205]

I think your menu sounds good too!

[writingwithheld]

I think it sounds great, too. If you are choosing only one or the other I would go with lemon bars over nut ones. They seem more popular, plus it is safer in regards to potential allergies of guests.

[dexteroni]

What you have sounds great. I would add a side salad - pasta salad or macaroni salad. And I like the idea of two desserts. Cake plus one other dessert is a little odd, but two other desserts is a buffet! I might do something other than salted nut squares, though - they sound a little heavy for summer. Maybe mini cheesecakes with fruit? And if you run out of time, you can easily scrap both desserts and just have cake.

[amandasw]

I also vote for lemon bars over the nut one. otherwise I think it looks great!

[6fsn]

Sounds good. I probably would add the salad because then people have to use silverware. Everything else is fingerfood you can walk around with.

I agree that cake and one dessert might be odd. You could do the lemon bars and make enough fruit to move it to the dessert table.