Wedding Showers - A Few Fun Ideas!

It's wedding season!  Well, when is it not?  I've got the wedding of a dear friend in less than two weeks and a few weekends ago a few of us were fortunate enough to get to throw a shower for the bride-to-be!  If you ever need quick, but yummy shower food here are two recipes that will be a hit.  

Fruit skewers: pretty self-explanatory.  Cube fruit and skewer it.  You can mix it up with any fruit or cheese cubes.  The shish-kabob skewers are easier to hold and don't require multiple toothpicks or a fork...and don't they look pretty on this tray? 

*Note: these skewers are great to keep by the oven because they are perfect for checking  to see if a a cake or brownies are done.  Ever worried about burning your hand on the top oven rack because the toothpick is so short?  

An amazing and amazingly easy baked brie (and when I say amazing, I mean amazing):  This was made by another hostess who was kind enough to share the recipe.  She found the recipe on the Food Network Website and I sure am glad she did!

 

• 1 (8 count) package Pillbury crescent rolls
• 1 small brief wheel
• raspberry preserves (you can use another type of fruit or make a compote: cramberrie, pear or apricot are great options!)
• 1 egg, beaten
• Chopped pecans

1. Unroll crescent rolls and fan out in sunburst shape
2. Place brie in center.
3. Top brie with preserves
4. Fold tips of crescent rolls over brie, sealing it in
5. Brush top of pastry with egg. 
6. Sprinkle with pecans. 
7. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, let cool 15 minutes before serving. 
8. Serve with water crackers, can also be served with apple slices.

*The key is to use a good wheel of brie and a good jam.  Also, make sure to brush the top with an egg wash before you bake it to get the pretty, shiny "crust" on top.

Also a must for a great shower is great flowers!  Here is any easy how-to for a quick and pretty arrangement:

Step 1: Choose your container and fill with Oasis/Florist foam.  Either pre-soak the foam before placing it in the container or make sure you continually add water to the container until the foam has absorbed absolutely everything it can.  You don't want a wilted arrangement! 

If you need to, secure the foam in the container with a piece of floarl tape.  If you don't have any one hand scotch tape works just as well.  THis is especially helpful for shallow containers or ones with a rounded bottom.  

Step 2:  Choose the tallest flowers in your arrangemnt and place them first.  This is best done in odd numbers.  They are used to provide a framework for your arrangement.

Step 3:  After your tallest/center flowers are placed you cna begin begin adding re rest of the flowers.  I prefer to cover all of the "edges" first, i.e. the area around the base of the arraignment.  Make sure that there aren't any gaps and that you can't see the floral foam!

Step 4:  Now you can begin to fill in the middle of the arrangement.  This when you get to place the fun flowers. I chose pink and white tulips and white stock.  They have some height and the tuips can droop so they are great for adding some shape. 

Step 5: If you need another arrangement here is what I did for the second one.  I essentially used the exact same process except swapped the delphinium for stock and snapdragons and switched the hydrangeas for spider mums. 

Happy Showering!