Beef Stew

Planning a baby shower?

So what are you feeding your guests?

You could prepare a quick and scrumptious meal at home that should tickle their tastebuds and fill their stomachs, to some extent, that is.

Here are 5 relatively easy items you could include in your party spread.

1. Chicken Wings.

The trick is to marinade them overnight. Put the wings in a large bowl and cover them with marinade. You could buy bottles of marinade from the supermarket, or you could make your own with a family recipe from grandma or mom. Either way, seal the bowl and put it in the fridge overnight to let the marinade seep in. Then bake or grill the wings.

2. Pizza Sandwich Fingers

Take a loaf of bread (or two or as many as you need to feed your guests).
Cut each slice of bread into 4 strips.

Put coarsely chopped, bite sized pieces of salami, capsicum, button mushrooms and tomatoes on each strip. Then sprinkle cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese over the ingredients. Grill in a toaster oven.

3. Tuna On A Ritz

Get a box of Ritz biscuits or salted crackers.
Mix a can of tuna with a can of cream of mushroom soup. Then spoon half a teaspoon of this mixture onto each biscuit (I learnt this from my old friend Serene Woon).

4. 1 large pot of beef stew and french loaves.

The bread and stew should fill their stomachs.

Stir fry in a tablespoon of olive oil, in a large pot, 1 chopped onion, 3 minced cloves of garlic, 1 kg beef cubes, 3 large ripe tomatoes, 3 large potatoes (diced) 3 large carrots (diced), 2 stalks of celery and a box of button mushrooms.Throw in a handful of oregano leaves, a sprinkle of crushed black pepper and a pinch of salt. Then fill the pot with boiling water. Let it simmer for 3 hours to draw out the flavour, topping up with boiling water as necessary. Serve with warm bread.

5. Salad

Wash and chop up 1 large head of lettuce, 1 bunch of baby spinach, 3 large ripe tomatoes, button mushrooms, chick peas and your favourite veggies. Toss in salad cream and serve chilled.

More family friendly ideas from the author's blogs: http://www.sisadvice.com/category/familylove/familytime/ and http://janicewee.blogspot.com/

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