…because the menu for a purple baby shower would’ve included purple grapes, purple cabbage, eggplant, red onions, blueberry pie, and perhaps lavender cookies. Hmm…not so bad, I suppose. Rather, this past weekend I hosted an orange-themed baby shower for Number 1′s 2nd Grade teacher.  (We are a start-up school, and consequently, have a school board, staff, and parents, that feel like family.) Anyhow, this was a fun theme to work with. If you want to throw an orange party, this post is for you. Here was the predominantly orange menu: Chilled Carrot-Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk Cantaloupe and Bocconcini (mozzarella balls) Salad with Prociutto and Mint Veggie Tray with Mini Orange Peppers, Carrots, and Blanched Asparagus served with a Chipotle Red-Pepper Dip Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Sandwiches Goat Cheese and Crackers, served with Apricot Preserves, Dried Apricots, Figs, and Grapes Rooibos Blood Orange Iced Tea Orange-Vanilla Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue […]