What you have sounds delicious to me. It covers the bases, assorted meats, fish, vegetable, bread and dessert. The only thing I might suggest is a light side salad of assorted greens. I always like to have a salad of some sort for a luncheon. You didn't mention beverages. So besides the tea/coffee I would have bottled water and a punch. But other then that it sounds great. Congratulations to you and your daughter on the birth of her daughter also! NancyLouise

Gosh, Shambo, I think the menu sounds wonderful. I don't think you need anything other than a salad as Nancylouise noted. I'm imaging your party with wonderful chintz teacups/saucers all in different patterns. :) Wish I lived closer - I just happen to have a couple dozen. :(

Congratulations on the new babe!

Have a wonderful celebration.

/tricia

I think you menu is lovely too! A salad would be welcome by many, but I would not miss it with all the other wonderful offerings.

Congrats and best of luck to the whole family!

Alexa

Thanks for your kind words. I, too, was thinking about a salad. I wanted to keep everything but the fruit tart as finger food just because we won't be sitting at a table. So I'm not sure how a salad of greens would work. There's always a veggie platter. I did consider skewers of grape tomatoes with balls of marinated fresh mozzarella. I couldn't think of any other vegetable to add to the skewers, though.

I also wondered about having other beverages available. I'm not a fan of punch but like the idea of bottled sparkling water. The out-of-town relatives might bring some things too. Anyhow, tomorrow I start the cleaning. I've got seven giant picture windows running along the back wall of our house. So I'll try to tackle cleaning them. Wish me luck!

Your menu sounds varied and delicious, but maybe a little heavy on the bread/filo/pastry/crackers. Little skewers or toothpicks with 2 or 3 small pieces of fruit on each would be easy to eat, give a pop of color and freshness and refresh the palate. Or, a bowl of cut-up fruit could gracefully be eaten from the plate with just a fork. And, you can order a fruit tray from any of those stores you mentioned.

Have fun!
Teresa

Sounds wonderful. I would keep with all finger foods rather than add a salad. If you want to add a veggie just go with a small plate of cherry tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, marinated artichokes ....things like that.

Congrats on the new baby and enjoy the day!

Editted to add.......

Would really appreciate Cindy Mac's ham and pimento cheese recipe.

This post was edited by chase on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 14:03

It depends on the kids, but you might want something less gourmet for them. :) Otherwise they'll eat all the petit fours!

But I would certainly be pleased with that spread.

(Congratulations!)

I agree, lovely, but a bit heavy on the breads. As a substitute, how about TJ's stuffed mushrooms rather than the mushroom pastries? I can attest that they're always scarfed up when I've served them and the easy button is there because they're premade from TJ's.
Just a thought...CONGRATULATIONS on the new Grandbaby!

Thanks for all the ideas. Compumom, unfortunately, I bought the mushroom turnovers last week, so I'll stick with them. However, I agree that a few more fresh items would be nice. I think I'll make some cherry tomato & fresh mozzarella skewers. Marinate the small mozzarella balls and use both red & golden tomatoes. Depending on how energetic I am, I might even add some marinated mushrooms too. I also will include a bowl of cubed fresh pineapple. I don't want to add any other fruits because I don't want to upstage the fruit tart my daughter-in-law is making.

Thanks again for your help and suggestions. I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time. Here's the Pimento Cheese recipe:

Posted by: woodie2 on Mon, Jan 24, 05

I don't really have many suggestions for tea sandwiches, but I do have this lovely recipe from Cindy Mac for Pimento Cheese, that Teresa made me remember.

WORLD'S BEST PIMENTO CHEESE

4 tbls. mayonnaise
1 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, at room temperature
3 cloves garlic
Handful of fresh parsley
Several vigorous shots of Tabasco and Pickapepper sauces
1 cup pecans
1 (4-oz.) jar diced pimentos with the juice
12 ozs. extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

Puree until smooth in food processor the mayonnaise, cream cheese, garlic, parsley and sauces. Turn into a bowl. Coarsely chop pecans. Add pecans and pimentos with juice to the mayonnaise mixture. Add grated cheese. Stir well to combine. Store in refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving. The spread is even better the next day. Serve on bread, crackers or on vegetables.

Congratulations on the new GB!

Your menu seems to be perfect and I happen to LOVE bread so it's perfect for me! ;-)

If you offered a salad I would partake...but I'd gorged on all the other offering first. Perfect menu!

Like Riverrat, I love bread in all its forms, so that menu sounds delicious to me. I also don't care about lettuces, so I wouldn't care about a salad at all, but many people do. I do think finger foods are much easier to deal with, especially if you cannot seat all the guests, it's sometimes cumbersome to try to eat something like salad holding a plate or having it on your lap. I like the idea of the tomato/mozzarella skewers, much tidier and easier to manage.

Congratulations on the grandbaby!

Annie

Like Riverrat, I love bread in all its forms, so that menu sounds delicious to me. I also don't care about lettuces, so I wouldn't care about a salad at all, but many people do. I do think finger foods are much easier to deal with, especially if you cannot seat all the guests, it's sometimes cumbersome to try to eat something like salad holding a plate or having it on your lap. I like the idea of the tomato/mozzarella skewers, much tidier and easier to manage.

Congratulations on the grandbaby!

Annie

Thanks for the recipe Shambo and have a great party!

I can't eat a lot of cheese so I am one of those people who would appreciate a veggie platter or deviled eggs. That said, I love and adore breads and cheeses so I would not complain and enjoy the menu! You could also sub something with avocado for the cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches. Like guacamole with cucumber and lettuce and bacon crumbles. I have made and liked that. But really just .02, it sounds like a great menu and just because I have dairy issues doesn't mean it's a common thing or that your crowd will.

Congratulations on the birth of your granddaughter. They sure do make life a lot of fun. Your menu sounds great for the adults, but will the two children have anything they like? Some kids will eat anything, but others won't. Just a suggestion to consider the issue. Regardless, have a wonderful time.