Allie's Baby Shower

Serene, Allie, Me, Katharine
Serene, Me
Party Favors
The Red Carpet Hollywood Walk of Stars with celebrity kids names on them
The food



A couple of us girls in my ward threw Allie a baby shower for her. The theme was "A Star is Born" as in the Hollywood stars. It turned out really cute. We had a red carpet with stars in it when the guests walked in. It served as a decoration and a game since on the stars were star's baby's names and then the guests had to guess who their parents were. We also played a guessing game where you were given two different prices of a certain item and had to figure out which one was correct. The food was yummy with Sonoma Chicken Salad on croissants, a salad with feta, craisens and pears, fresh fruit with carmel and chocolate dipping sauces, pasta salad and Sprinkles cupcakes. I thought the party favors were cute too. They were carmel corn in movie boxes. All in all it was a great turn out and Allie received a ton of great gifts for her baby.

Here is the recipe that I used for the Sonoma Chicken Salad Sandwiches. The only substitution I used was instead of using chicken breasts, I used already cooked whole chicken that I took off the bone and chopped up.

Serves 6

This chicken salad is one of our classic Whole Foods Market dishes. The tender chicken breast, crunchy pecans and sweet grapes in each bite are hard to top. From The Whole Foods Market Cookbook

Ingredients

Dressing
1 cup mayonnaise
4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
5 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Salad
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup pecan pieces, toasted
2 cups red seedless grapes
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced

Method

In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar, honey, poppy seeds, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to dress the salad. This can be prepared up to 2 days ahead.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Place the chicken breasts in one layer in a baking dish with 1/2 cup water. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes until completely cooked through. Remove cooked chicken breasts from pan, cool at room temperature for 10 minutes, then cover and refrigerate.

When the chicken is cold, dice into bite-size chunks and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in pecans, grapes, celery and dressing.

Nutrition

Per serving (about 8oz/231g-wt.): 610 calories (390 from fat), 43g total fat, 5g saturated fat, 100mg cholesterol, 500mg sodium, 17g total carbohydrate (2g dietary fiber, 13g sugar), 33g protein