help with brunch menu please

destinationAZ

We are having a Christmas party/brunch (not on Christmas day) with about 12-14 adults and the same amount of children. I want to make sure I have plenty of food and a big enough variety that the children will find something they like. I'm thinking 1 or 2 egg casseroles, cinnamon rolls, french toast casserole or coffee cake, bacon, sausage, yogurt, fruit....I feel like I'm having problems coming up with a well rounded menu. any ideas or suggestions? also, any tried and true egg casserole or other brunch-y recipes? tia.

6fsn

I would do either cinnamon rolls or coffee cake or french toast casserole.  If you really want brunch I'd get some lunch foods in there.  A spiral ham, oven roasted potatoes, spinach salad.

destinationAZ

I was thinking about a honey baked ham and some sort of hashbrown/potato dish too. thanks for the suggestion.

vjcjenn1

well it's all breakfast food so I guess you are throwing a breakfast? If you are doing brunch, add in some lunchy type foods. Fruit counts, a quiche would too...perhaps instead of bacon/sausage do a ham with some rolls out, add a salad

jlh123

I just did a brunch this past Saturday.  This was my menu

cranberry bread, italian pasta salad, spinach quiche, fruit salad, honey baked ham, and goat cheese rolls.  A huge hit.  For dessert I did a cheesecake with assorted sweets/cookies.  For a brunch that begins in early afternoon, you need a mix of breakfast and lunch items I think.

TarHeels&Rebels

vjcjenn1:

well it's all breakfast food so I guess you are throwing a breakfast? If you are doing brunch, add in some lunchy type foods. Fruit counts, a quiche would too...perhaps instead of bacon/sausage do a ham with some rolls out, add a salad

This.  Add lunch foods if it's truly a brunch.  If you're just serving a breakfast, you don't need the lunch items.

jdbmjm

I'm of the opinion that you should always serve cinnamon rolls at breakfast and brunch They are delish and everyone, including kids, love them. But you don't need coffee cake and cinnamon rolls, but could have french toast.

And I agree, the timing and what you call it will decide if you should have lunch items as well. Either a biscuit with the sausage or make it a roll and a different kind of meat. 

destinationAZ

It will be 10-1 with Santa.

TarHeels&Rebels

destinationAZ:

It will be 10-1 with Santa.

Since it's definitely approaching lunchtime, what about something like this:

Baked fruit or baked apples

Yogurt

Egg casserole or quiche

Spiral ham with rolls

Brunch potatoes

Salad with a fruit dressing, like raspberry vinaigrette or lemon poppyseed

Coffee cake or pumpkin bread

Fruit muffins

Hot cranberry-orange cider, cocoa, other drinks

 

vvwalker

how about mini bagels w/cream cheese for the kids...you could add smoked salmon, capers + red onion for the adults.