Overview of what I did for the Shower:
I threw a Mad Hatter's Tea Party themed Bridal Shower for my friend Amanda. Below are pictures and recipes for the food that we had at the shower. It turned out really great, and I would recommend this idea for anyone who wants to do something a little different for a bridal shower. I had everyone wear a "Mad" hat, and I placed tea cups and tea pots all around for decoration. Each place setting had a colorful paper plate, napkin, and silverware. Cupcakes had little tags that said "Eat Me" and tea pots on tables had tags that said "Drink Me." I had everyone fill out an advice card for the bride-to-be, and place them in an advice box that was passed down the table. The adice card read "Advice from a Caterpillar" (as in Alice in Wonderland). The other two games we played were called "Mad Hatter's Hat Contest" where the bride chose who had the "maddest" hat, and "she knows him, she knows him not." This game is a game where the bride answers questions based on the groom, and we counted how many she actually got correct. (The groom answered the questions prior to the shower.) I had printed out characters from Alice in Wonderland, and also signs that I had cut out of cardboard labeled "this way" and "that way", "wrong way"...etc. Paper lanterns that I found at the dollar store were also hung. The tea cups were purchased at local thrift stores to save on money. Then, I painted them each a different theme to go with a coordinating plate. The paint is for ceramics (can be found at Michaels), where you paint it onto the plate or cup, and bake it in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes. The paint is then dishwasher safe, and can be used time and time again. Below are pictures, and recipes. Enjoy :)
*A close up of the "drink me" signs and the place settings at the tea party*
The Foods:
Vegetable Pizza
2 packages cresent rolls
2 cream cheese (thawed)
1 ranch packet
broccoli, cauliflour, and carrots chopped fine
Spread both packets of cresent rolls onto a large sheet baking dish. This will be the crust for the pizza. Follow direstions for baking the cresent rolls on the back of the cresent roll package. While baking, mix both packages of cream cheese and 1 packet of ranch together. After the cresent roll crust has been removed from oven let it cool. Spread cream chese/ranch mix onto crust, and top with chopped vegetables.
Spinach and Artichoke Dip:
(I got this recipe from my brother)
10 oz bag of frozen spinach (thawed)
10 oz jar of alfredo sauce
1 can of artichokes (roughly chopped)
1 cup parmesean & italian cheese blend
1/2 cup shredded mozarella cheese
1 tsp minced garlic
8 0z softened cream cheese
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and pour into an 8x8 baking dish. Cook for 30-35 minutes in a 350 degree oven or until mixture is bubbly. Top with some mozarella cheese and serve with chips or bread.
Cream Cheese Frosting for cupcakes:
1 8 oz softened package cream cheese
1 bag powdered sugar
5 oz softened butter
splash of milk (about 1/3 cup)
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Start with adding butter and cream cheese to a mixting bowl and blend on low until completely incorporated. Add milk and vanilla and mix again. Add Powdered sugar a little at a time until frosting is the desired thickness. (add more milk if too thick, and add more powdered sugar is too thin) Use piping bag to put on cupcakes. I put one swirl on top of each cupcake.
Cream Puff Dessert recipe coming soon :)
