One of my favorite things to do relating to food is to cook for other people. Since we are a family of foodies, my sister Amanda’s baby shower provided an excellent opportunity for cooking fancy foods. And because the gathering was small, it allowed my mother, my sister’s friend Melissa, and myself, to do the cooking ourselves and use our fancy china and glassware. So if you’ll permit me the indulgence, here is a photo post of the foods we made and served at the baby shower.

We set the table with my mother’s china, and set plenty of daffodils on the table in small bud vases. We used bronzed and ceramic baby shoes as decoration.

My mother filled her antique wicker baby carriage with daffodils too. The quilt on the wall was made by my mother’s friend when Amanda was a baby. The yellow duck was an Easter toy my mother found at a discount store.

For the party favors, my husband and I made this peach pineapple mango jam at home. I made the labels in Photoshop.

My sister’s friend Melissa made this lovely and delicious cake. It was a yellow lemon cake with almond flavored filling. She even made the little baby shoes on top.

Our main luncheon included 3 varieties of quiche, from left to right: 1) broccoli cheddar, 2) ham and Swiss, and 3) spinach and tomato with mozzarella and goat cheese. We also served Italian style pasta salad, and spinach salad with apples, pecans and blue cheese, as well as a loaf of french bread.

We made as much of the food ourselves as possible. My sister was very pleased with the event, and all our guests appeared to have a good time. And I’d like to think that an event celebrating a new life should also be an event that also celebrates good food shared with friends and family.