I think we're going to be making pulled pork in the smoker. It'll be minimal cooking attending the day of and everyone can serve themselves. We can do all the sides the day before. Easy peasy & cheap! And everyone loves anything my husband makes in his smoker. 
What are you/did you serve at LO's first birthday party?
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
We are doing pulled pork for adults and catering Chickfila for the kids.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@littlek: ohmygod can I come to your party as a kid??!?!
grapefruit / 4823 posts
we are having a taco/nacho/mexican party bar. crockpot meats so no cooking! and easy prep the day before for toppings :o)
grapefruit / 4817 posts
I think we're going to do a hot dog bar. I'll get a few kinds of hot dogs ( regular Nathan's, organic chicken, and maybe a gourmet dog), then get a bunch of different toppings and condiments. My son is craaazy over the Hot Dog song from Mickey Mouse playhouse and I'll think I'll call it the "Hot Diggety Dog" bar.
And then there will just be normal sides like pasta salad, fruit salad and chips.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@regberadaisy: can I come???
We're going to do hot dogs and hamburgers, I think. Hopefully it will be a nice day since it's early June.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Fun!
We had ours at a Chinese restaurant and had like 6-7 courses.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
We just had his party yesterday!!
We served:
- quinoa fruit salad with honey-line dressing
- assorted nuts
- skewers with cheese, meat and grape tomatoes
- veggie cups: carrots, peppers and celery cut into strips and placed in cups with a little dressing on the bottom of each cup.
- cupcakes
Turned out to be more than enough food and everyone commented on how good it was! It honestly wasn't too much prep work either so that was nice (well the skewers took awhile).
pomegranate / 3388 posts
I think we'll probably just have snacks... and cake of course. I haven't set the exact menu yet, but I want to have rainbow fruit skewers and some other easy snack-type foods.
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
@Mrs. Pen: quinoa fruit salad with honey-lime dressing? Yum! Care to share that recipe?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@swedishfish: of course! crazy easy and delicious. I had a lot of compliments - even from my uncle who had never eaten quinoa before! http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/quinoa-fruit-salad-with-honey-lime-dressing/
pomegranate / 3503 posts
That sounds delicious! Anything from the smoker is always a hit! We just went to a restaurant for my son's first birthday.
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
@Mrs. Pen: thanks! I can't wait to try it!
All of these 1st birthday party menus sound yummy. I wish we had Chick-Fil-a up north!
pineapple / 12526 posts
We're doing finger foods, appetizers and desserts!
Tentatively:
lumpia
pesto pasta salad
anit-pasto kebabs
pizza bites
crab rangoon w/ peach sauce
baked brie bites
spinach pinwheels
And we were debating doing like sandwiches or something.
We'll also buy drinks, beer, and we'll have cake, cupcakes and probably some other small dessert like chocolate mousse.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
It was a brunch. We did bagels and lox, a few different cream cheeses, and a meat and cheese tray for bagel sandwiches. I had a couple of quiches, pasta salad, regular salad, a yogurt bar,..... I think that's it. It was all pretty easy to make and throw together.
clementine / 959 posts
We are planning on doing Vietnamese food
Lemongrass chicken skewers
Spring rolls
And maybe some mini banh mi!
Plus snacks like fruit and veggies and chips and whatnot.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
My LO's party was also yesterday. We served:
-pulled pork
-sweet potato fries
-potato and shrimp salad
-quinoa salad (from costco)
For appetizers/snacks, we had:
-chips
-tortilla chips and artichoke dip
-cashew clusters (from costco)
-date and nut balls
-bacon-wrapped dates
-fruit tray
-cookies and candy
For dessert we had cake and ice cream. Everything turned out great!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
We had lo's first at a Brazilian BBQ place.
Her 2nd we're catering flying biscuit for brunch.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
Oh man these parties all sound like I need to be invited! 
We'll probably do it between a meal time and just have a fruit salad/veggies & dip and then cake (of course!)
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
we're making mini-egg rolls, summer rolls, veggies cups, fruit skewers, a meat and cheese plate and cupcakes.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Mrs. Pen: oh yum the quinoa salad sounds like a good add for me!
@duckduckkristen: oh my god, can I please come??? I can do clean up!!!
@prettylizy: mmm good call on the summer rolls. Might have to snag that for appetizers!
I'm also going to bake the birthday and smash cake. Might try @Mrs. Pen: bean cake for the smash! Then a regular cake for everyone else.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Pizza, a veggie platter, chips, wings and cake.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
We had M's first birthday party at a fish restaurant. Everyone chose their own dishes, but it was a lot of fish and chips. And then cake.
coconut / 8305 posts
@regberadaisy: Oooooh I think I may add pulled pork in place of pizza! It fits our "P" theme and sounds scrumptious! Don't have a smoker though so I'll have to find a good crockpot recipe.
apricot / 341 posts
for DS' first birthday party, we had:
- eggrolls
- spam musubi
- caesar salad
- macaroni and cheese
- pizza
- fried chicken
- ice cream cake
for his 2nd birthday:
- Costco pizza
- Costco croissant sandwiches
- cake
grapefruit / 4400 posts
We're getting a taco guy... Carne asada, chicken, and al pastor with rice and chips.
@Mrs. Pen: were the veggie cups from Pinterest?
@duckduckkristen: oooh you should get a fruit tart for dessert!
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
Plan: cold cuts and sandwich stuff for buffet style make your own sandwiches.
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