What do you serve at a 1 y/o b-day party on 7/4?

[GracieLouFreebush]

Since it's slow...

We're planning to have C's birthday party on July 4 since R works on her actual birthday. I think we'll just invite our friends (a few of which also have children < 1 year old) and grill out.

What would you serve for food? On one hand, Pinterest gets me all neurotic and I'm sure I'm going to make cupcakes from scratch and exotic cuisine. Then, my realistic Debbie Downer side kicks in and I remember that it'll be insane at work and no one will *really* care if anything's fancy, least of all C.

[Deleted]

Crockpot pulled pork, mac and cheese bites, coleslaw, veggie plate, fruit kabobs, blueberry lemonade, and cake.

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 8:30:09 GMT -5 @lemonlover33 said:

Crockpot pulled pork, mac and cheese bites, coleslaw, veggie plate, fruit kabobs, blueberry lemonade, and cake.

I approve of all of this. Particularly since I've been craving BBQ for a week.

I was thinking of grilling but that seems like a PITA for a crowd so this may be better!

Now I need to find a good mac and cheese bites recipe. Nom.

[kpol]

Annie's eats just posted Mac and cheese bites!

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 8:41:51 GMT -5 kpol said:

Annie's eats just posted Mac and cheese bites!

*cheers*
I love Annie. Everything of hers is awesome.

[letsbeawkward]

For J's party we did burgers, hot dogs, mac and cheese, fruit kabobs, potato salad, baked beans, cupcakes and cake

[honeybadger]

I'm so hungry now! LL's suggestion sounds great.

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 10:12:51 GMT -5 honeybadger said:

I'm so hungry now! LL's suggestion sounds great.

Me too! I'm going out for BBQ for lunch now thanks to this post. My BBQ plans have been foiled for over a week!

[jamesonontherocks]

Ks birthday falls around labor day so for her 1st we also did a BBQ with bbq chicken (shredded up a bit for kids, wings for adults), hot dogs, hamburgers, mac salad (from stephanie cooks - awesome and easy), baked beans

[jamesonontherocks]

May 22, 2012 8:46:48 GMT -5 GracieLouFreebush said:

May 22, 2012 8:41:51 GMT -5 kpol said:

Annie's eats just posted Mac and cheese bites!

*cheers*
I love Annie. Everything of hers is awesome.

can you guys link her blog?

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 10:24:17 GMT -5 jamesonontherocks said:

May 22, 2012 8:46:48 GMT -5 GracieLouFreebush said:

*cheers*
I love Annie. Everything of hers is awesome.

can you guys link her blog?

I don't know how to make clicky here so I'm just c&p-ing.

annies-eats.com/

ETA: Oh! They auto-hyperlink! Another reason to love PB.

[Deleted]

Gracie got me hooked on Annie's Eats about two years ago! I love her blog and have tried a bunch of her stuff. I got my Mac and cheese bites from her!

[meltoine]

We did BBQ for DS's birthday. He loves hamburgers and mac n cheese, so I built it around that. We had salad, fruit salad, cupcakes, and ice cream too.

[kpol]

I made these a few years ago and they were a big hit and really easy to assemble.

annies-eats.com/2009/06/26/red-white-blue-ice-cream-cupcakes/

[honeybadger]

I need to go to this website, pronto.

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 15:06:19 GMT -5 kpol said:

I made these a few years ago and they were a big hit and really easy to assemble.

annies-eats.com/2009/06/26/red-white-blue-ice-cream-cupcakes/

Those look awesome and perfect for July 4! Thanks!

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 15:11:44 GMT -5 honeybadger said:

I need to go to this website, pronto.

You do! Since you're pregnant and calories are of no importance, you must try her benchiladas (I top with some canned brown enchilada sauce too for more gooey goodness) and her orange chicken (a time consuming PITA but ah-mazing). YWIA.

[honeybadger]

May 22, 2012 15:32:39 GMT -5 GracieLouFreebush said:

May 22, 2012 15:11:44 GMT -5 honeybadger said:

I need to go to this website, pronto.

You do! Since you're pregnant and calories are of no importance, you must try her benchiladas (I top with some canned brown enchilada sauce too for more gooey goodness) and her orange chicken (a time consuming PITA but ah-mazing). YWIA.

I'll make sure I add these to favorites!

Oh on the subject of 7/4 1st birthdays, what about those strawberries with like white chocolate and the blue sprinkles? Or the cake that PW makes for the 4th?

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 15:40:32 GMT -5 honeybadger said:

May 22, 2012 15:32:39 GMT -5 GracieLouFreebush said:

You do! Since you're pregnant and calories are of no importance, you must try her benchiladas (I top with some canned brown enchilada sauce too for more gooey goodness) and her orange chicken (a time consuming PITA but ah-mazing). YWIA.

I'll make sure I add these to favorites!

Oh on the subject of 7/4 1st birthdays, what about those strawberries with like white chocolate and the blue sprinkles? Or the cake that PW makes for the 4th?

Yes! I pinned those strawberries. I plan to make those for sure b/c they look easy and yum. I also want to do red/white/blue fruit kabobs with watermelon b/c she's a watermelon fiend. I don't know what the PW cake is. I'll go search her blog.

[honeybadger]

I've never made it but I've heard TONS of praise from those who have. (The P-Dub 4th of July cake)

[goldfish]

:::Stalker alert:::

A version of this damn cake showed up at every one of my birthday's which were also celebrated on the 4th

thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/fourth_of_july_/

I came to expect it and the one year my aunt didn't make it and I got "birthday cake" instead, I pitched a fit! You know, because I owned the 4th of July and a birthday cake wasn't good enough.

Last year I made Annie's red velvet cupcakes a.ma.zing and sprinkled them on top with blue sprinkles. Red, white & blue!

(I swear I meant to click on ML but clicked here by mistake!)

[GracieLouFreebush]

May 22, 2012 18:00:07 GMT -5 @goldfish said:

:::Stalker alert:::

A version of this damn cake showed up at every one of my birthday's which were also celebrated on the 4th

thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/fourth_of_july_/

I came to expect it and the one year my aunt didn't make it and I got "birthday cake" instead, I pitched a fit! You know, because I owned the 4th of July and a birthday cake wasn't good enough.

Last year I made Annie's red velvet cupcakes a.ma.zing and sprinkled them on top with blue sprinkles. Red, white & blue!

(I swear I meant to click on ML but clicked here by mistake!)

I'm glad you clicked here! It might be fun to start a tradition for her with the 4th of July cake!

I made her RV cupcakes once too. To.die.for.

[blueshirt2003]

I've always wanted to try one of these cakes. You always see them on the covers of magazines at the check out during the summer.