Strawberry Margarita Squares and Other Pink Recipes

[babywings76]

I'm hosting a baby shower for a friend tomorrow. Since she's expecting twin girls, I thought I'd do some pink recipes. I found in the files some HWC pink recipes. I think I'm going to do the Strawberry Bruschetta and the Strawberry Spinach salad and the Strawberry Margarita Squares. I know it's a lot of strawberries...think it's too much? I also thought I'd set out the Raspberry Hab. Sauce over cream cheese w/ crackers. And another recipe I thought I'd do was try those new cookie truffles that are in the holiday mini. I bought white chocolate morsels, I thought I could color it pink and then do a drizzle over the truffles. Any thoughts?

What things do you think I can make ahead tonight? I wanted to make the Strawberry margarita squares ahead since it takes 3 hours to chill. But if the shower is tomorrow evening, do you think making them now would be too far ahead? I've never made it before so I'm not sure how it is.

 

[ChefZee]

I've never made them, but I would think tonight is fine. Do you have the Quick Stir Pitcher? Maybe you could do the Mock Berry Mojito yoo?

 

[babywings76]

I made the Margarita Squares, but I'm afraid I may have messed it up. The top layer says to combine boiling water with the jello and let it dissolve, then to add the frozen strawberries and whisk until they separate and the gelatin thickens. Well, I think I hurried it. It didn't get real thick and I just went ahead and added the cool whip. So it looked a lot like the first layer did and I'm not sure if it was supposed to look more like Jello or that. Hopefully it's okay.I made the cookie truffles. I wish I had bought the PB filled Oreos, too. I would've liked to have all 3 varieties, but it's okay. They don't really make a lot, but hopefully it's enough. (There probably won't be very many women here tonight...it feels like a PC party with getting a lot of people RSVP'ing as a maybe. :grumpy:I'm thinking of skipping the strawberry brushetta. I'm thinking I have enough sweet things, maybe I should have some savory. So I'm going to use the bread from that and just do dipping oils with it.For the drinks, since I'm doing a lot of other stuff, I thought I'd just keep it simple. I bought some Raspberry Lemonade mix and will just do that. Although, I do have a bottle of Cranberry Gingerale left over from our team meeting on Monday. I wonder if that would be good mixed with the lemonade?