Baby Shower Brunch

As promised, here are more details from the baby shower brunch I hosted for my friend Aimee this past Sunday. I was really pleased with the way it turned out, and everyone seemed to have a great time.

It's a small yard, so I set it up into sections so people could enjoy coffee and a few little bites before we were ready to sit down for the real meal. See that pink "bench"? It's actually two storage containers we store off-season clothes in, covered with a long piece of plywood to create more seating. I'm all about repurposing items for double-duty.

A mini-table for our friend Mel's darling 3-year-old daughter, Devynn. It was conveniently located next to the garden hose for easy clean-up after breakfast.

(photo by guest Kerri M.)

APPETIZERS:

To start, the girls gathered on the benches and snacked on fig and blue cheese pizzas and scones with lemon curd, honey-cinnamon butter and strawberry preserves. Our friend Bridget makes dynamite scones, and no breakfast gathering is complete without them.

For drinks, I served this yummy Raspberry Limeade, as well as a refreshing Orange-Elderflower Spritzer, hot and iced coffees and assorted teas. Cute labels, right? I found them on Eat Drink Chic.

MAIN COURSE:

{French Toast Kebobs with berries and bananas, topped with blueberry compote}

{Breakfast potatoes with rosemary, thyme, parsley, and garlic}

{Frittata 'cupcakes' with spinach, sausage, red pepper & cheddar}

(plus spinach, onion & cheddar for vegetarians)

Once Kerri discovered that putting a cloth napkin on her head cooled it considerably, everyone followed suit. Trends really do start in NYC.

Instead of traditional shower games (which the guest-of-honor said she could live without), I made a template for a Mad Libs game to write funny predictions about what this new baby will be like. 

Everyone in the group is as bawdy and vulgar as they are creative, so the resulting stories were predictably hysterical. I'm a little too embarrassed to post a filled-in copy, so here's a plain template.

Putting a smile on Aimee's face was my goal for the day. Mission accomplished.

(photo by Kerri M.)

Game over! Now onto...

DESSERTS:

{Chocolate Shortbread with ganache and chopped pecans}

{Lemon Bars}

{Fig Tart with Lemon-Mascarpone Cream and Rosemary-Cornmeal Crust}

I had so much fun planning this baby shower brunch! Who's next, girls? The table is waiting.