Critique my BRUNCH menu, please!

[hithere]

We are having an informal gathering for my son's one year birthday. I'm not much for entertaining, so would you please critique my brunch menu...

Mimosa
Orange juice
Water
Tea
Coffee

Spinach & cheese stratta
Scones
Bagels - cream cheese and meats/ cheese
Green salad
Fruit


**Should I add some sort of potatoes (thinking hashbrowns for breakfast), how about meat/ sausage/ bacon type dish??? What about Bloody Mary's

What else? Or omit something?

Recipes of any suggestions you have would be MUCH appreciated!

[jennistarr1]

what kind of meats and cheeses for bagels?

This seems very similar to a post below

[jennistarr1]

So same advice...this seems like breakfast with a random green salad...so I would think of what you can add to make it more lunchy...

If the meat/cheeses are like deli stuff then that should be fine because it's like a sandwich, just using bagels

you could do a spiral ham, depending on how many people

I think you are fine without the potatos, but you would be fine to add them, I could go either way. Since you say it's an informal gathering, I think this sounds fine

[hithere]

I agree that it sounds breakfast heavy which is why I added the meats/cheeses for bagel sandwiches... I'm at a loss for what else I could have that would help with a more br(lunch!) gathering.

I'm not thrilled about the idea of making a ham (more out of a lack of experience than anything else). Other ideas?

I didnt know there was a similar post about this- I'll look for it to see the advice given there too, but if you have any ideas for lunch-y items, that would be much appreciated!

Thanks.

[6fsn]

I'd swap the scones for croissant and add some jellies and use it for your sandwiches too (bagels always seem too big to me). Hams are incredibly easy, and a good suggestion because they do double duty as a breakfast meat and a sandwich meat. If you really don't want to bother consider chicken salad.

I am a huge potato fan, but hashbrowns would be a pain here. If you decide to add them just do a pan of oven roasted.

Since you have the fruit, I'd probably add some vanilla yogurt and possibly granola. People can use the yogurt as a dip or they can make a parfait or just go for the fruit.

[clseale]

For my Easter brunch I made:

Coffee
Mimosas
Orange juice
White peach basil sangria

Croissant French toast w/a strawberry sauce/compote
Asparagus and Swiss Quiche
Fruit salad w/a vanilla whip cream type dip
Ham (like thick slices of ham steak, you don;t have to do a spiral)
Phyllo cups w/a spinach artichoke dip I made
Crumb cake
Scones

[jennistarr1]

Aug 29, 2012 21:27:26 GMT -5 hithere said:

I agree that it sounds breakfast heavy which is why I added the meats/cheeses for bagel sandwiches... I'm at a loss for what else I could have that would help with a more br(lunch!) gathering.

I'm not thrilled about the idea of making a ham (more out of a lack of experience than anything else). Other ideas?

I didnt know there was a similar post about this- I'll look for it to see the advice given there too, but if you have any ideas for lunch-y items, that would be much appreciated!

Thanks.

I think you are perfect then!

[sally597]

I don't see the need for the meat/cheese or the salad; but, what you serve is not as important as having been invited to share your event. The only thing that I would do is nix the thoughts of alcohol.

[polarbearfans]

Aug 29, 2012 21:27:26 GMT -5 hithere said:

I agree that it sounds breakfast heavy which is why I added the meats/cheeses for bagel sandwiches... I'm at a loss for what else I could have that would help with a more br(lunch!) gathering.

I'm not thrilled about the idea of making a ham (more out of a lack of experience than anything else). Other ideas?

I didnt know there was a similar post about this- I'll look for it to see the advice given there too, but if you have any ideas for lunch-y items, that would be much appreciated!

Thanks.

Why not just buy a spiral ham from a place like honey baked ham? You can get various sizes and it's good cold or heating some up.

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Sept 2, 2012 20:49:14 GMT -5 sally597 said:

I don't see the need for the meat/cheese or the salad; but, what you serve is not as important as having been invited to share your event. The only thing that I would do is nix the thoughts of alcohol.

Why?