F/U: Birthday brunch menu

[Ashley&Scott]

I thought I would post a follow up since you guys were so helpful with M's birthday brunch menu. His party was last weekend & we had a blast.

(sorry for the weird formatting)


                                           Provided       Left Over

Ham & egg casserole               9x13 pan       3 pieces

Sausage & egg casserole          9x13 pan       0

Muffins (assorted)                   12                  4

Mini scones (assorted)             27                  22

Apple blossoms                      12                 9

Old fashioned donuts               9                  4

Donut holes (assorted)             3 dozen         1.5 dozen

Strawberries                          2lb               .5lb

Blueberries                            1lb               .5lb

Pineapple                               3lb                2.5lb

Cantaloupe                             2lb               1.5lb

Fruit dip - 12oz                       2 pkg            1.5 pkg

Yogurt parfaits                        12                10

Cheese cubes (assorted)           3 pkg            2 pkg

Coffee                                   12 cups         10 cups

Apple juice                             2 gallons       1 gallon

Orange juice                           2 gallons       1 gallon

Chocolate milk 10 oz boxes       12                6

Water - 20 oz bottles               24                18

Birthday cake


We were expecting 29 guests but had some last minute cancellations - 14 adults & 7 kids attended. 

The egg casseroles, muffins, strawberries & blueberries were all a huge hit. We had too much of pretty much everything else. I was really surprised that no one drank coffee. I'm not sure if I had too much food or if it was just because we had 7 fewer guests than expected.

Overall it went really well, thanks again everyone for the menu input

[Ashley&Scott]

Oh, AmyRI you were right about the granola. I put it in a bowl because I didn't want it to get soggy in the parfaits. No one touched it, now I have a whole bag of granola to eat.

[winemaker06]

Thanks for posting the follow up! This is the kind of information no one ever has when planning, haha.

[Deleted]

That's not so bad, you can actually freeze some of the leftover scones etc. without issue.

Good info though.

It's always so hard to know what people want exactly.

[Ashley&Scott]

@justdairy - definitely, I froze most of the leftover pastries to pull out for a quick breakfast in the future.

[AmyRI]

Thanks for the update! And sorry I was right about the granola, haha. Apparently we had more pineapple lovers than you did, but everything else seems about right. And we didn't have that many coffee drinkers, either!

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Jan 14, 2015 19:02:49 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

Thanks for posting the follow up! This is the kind of information no one ever has when planning, haha.

I was thinking the same thing. It's nice to see what was eaten most and didn't go over as well or wasn't a favorite. I feEl like I am going to have so many leftovers after the girls party lol.

[Ashley&Scott]

Jan 15, 2015 8:35:10 GMT -5 AmyRI said:

Thanks for the update! And sorry I was right about the granola, haha. Apparently we had more pineapple lovers than you did, but everything else seems about right. And we didn't have that many coffee drinkers, either!

I knew the 3lb package of pineapple was too much when I bought it. But it was only $7 at Costco, already cut. 1 lb of pineapple pre-cut at my regular grocery store is $4 so I thought what the heck. We should have gotten the smaller package of cantaloupe too but DH did that grocery run & I didn't specify what size he should get. 

I guess I shouldn't be surprised by the coffee, I didn't drink any either. I grabbed a latte at Panera early that morning when I picked up the scones. 

[Ashley&Scott]

Jan 15, 2015 8:41:54 GMT -5 @awinter said:

Jan 14, 2015 19:02:49 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

Thanks for posting the follow up! This is the kind of information no one ever has when planning, haha.

I was thinking the same thing. It's nice to see what was eaten most and didn't go over as well or wasn't a favorite. I feEl like I am going to have so many leftovers after the girls party lol.

What kind of party are you having?

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Jan 15, 2015 9:09:23 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Jan 15, 2015 8:41:54 GMT -5 @awinter said:

I was thinking the same thing. It's nice to see what was eaten most and didn't go over as well or wasn't a favorite. I feEl like I am going to have so many leftovers after the girls party lol.

What kind of party are you having?

It's a "tea for two" theme so we are having traditional tea items like scones, cookies, tea sandwhiches, tea, punch, etc
But also lunch items so grilled chicken and steak tips, salad, pasta salad, fruit salad

[Ashley&Scott]

Jan 15, 2015 9:17:20 GMT -5 @awinter said:

Jan 15, 2015 9:09:23 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

What kind of party are you having?

It's a "tea for two" theme so we are having traditional tea items like scones, cookies, tea sandwhiches, tea, punch, etc
But also lunch items so grilled chicken and steak tips, salad, pasta salad, fruit salad

Yum!