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Brunch Idea - WDWCT?
I am hosting a bridesmaid brainstorm session this Sunday at my place, and I am making brunch. I don't know these girls very well at all (other than the bride, obviously!), so I am trying to please as many as possible. There will be 6 of us in total.
I am going to do the following, What Does What's Cooking Think?
Bridesmaid Brunch
Drinks:
- Coffee/Tea
- Mimosa Bar (champagne and then assorted juices - OJ, Cranberry, Grapefruit with fresh fruit as garnish).
Main:
Eggs Benedict Bar
- Toasted English Muffins (will have them ready to toast on cookie sheets under the broiler)
- Will bake the eggs, poached style, in a muffin tin so I can have 12 eggs ready at once
- Toppings Bar
- Cheese (goat, cheddar, cream cheese, brie)
- Vegetables (spinach, arugula, tomato, avocado, green onions, sauteed peppers, caramelized onions)
- Meat/Protein (smoked salmon, cooked shrimp, ham, bacon)
- Misc. (hollandaise sauce, roasted garlic mayo, chipolte mayo, fried capers) - SIDE DISHES
- roasted potatoes
- green salad
Dessert:
- Fruit Pizza (basically a brownie crust, with whipped cream and fresh fruit on-top)
- Fresh fruit skewers, with whipped cream
So, obviously it's a lot of food, but I can prep almost all of it the night before, and I don't have to worry so much about last-minute cooking, other than toasting the english muffins and baking the eggs.
I am definitely aiming to impress here 
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Re: Brunch Idea - WDWCT?
PLEASE invite me over. I promise I'll only eat and stay out of the conversation.
That sounds like an incredible brunch and I'm insanely jealous that I'm not invited.
PS. We might be in Toronto over the summer. Eeek!
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personally I hate eggs benedict (and eggs with anything but super well cooked yolks) so i would also encourage you to ask the girls how they want their eggs cooked. believe me when i tell you a runny yolk literally turns my stomach. i would also add sausage to the meat section and pull the smoked salmon (unless you plan on serving bagels-which would be an awesome idea). I also question the shrimp. i'd add some croissants or muffins.
brunch is breakfast AND lunch so perhaps a sandwich or soup also. the items you have listed are only breakfast. since you also dont know them you need variety. not trying to be a downer but i'd basically eat only an english muffin and potatoes and a green salad if I were there.
for the dessert-you have 2 things that are basically the same-only one has a brownie crust and one doesn't. both are whipped cream and fresh fruit. consider some pastries.
good luck-it's a great start!
Thanks everyone for your comments
Wish I could have you all come too!
You definitely have some valid points. I will definitely be asking re: eggs, I just didn't state that - but good point!
Also, if anyone really doesn't like eggs or eggs bennedict, then don't have to have the eggs, right? I think with all the choices, they can make a sandwich with all the toppings (english muffin, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato), or they can have a english muffin topped with cream cheese and smoked salmon.
I feel like it's got enough flexibility that everyone would be happy.
Re: dessert. I was contemplating making something else - but figured I'd keep it kinda light/simple...but maybe I'll make something with puff pastry (apple turnovers).
A chef I worked with made a "Philly Muffin" for our brunches.
Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon instead of Canadian bacon.
I still crave it. Don't delete the salmon!