If I invited you to dinner and then served breakfast would you think that weird?

[Anonymous]

We have a couple families coming over for dinner tomorrow before trick or treating. One that I know well, and one I've never met. This was set up by my kids, and kinda sprung on me, but it's fine. We'll be casual and eat in the backyard, so relatively covid safe.

Our tradition for Halloween has always been breakfast for dinner, because it's fast and filling, and when ToT is on a weeknight we can get out the door quickly. My kids feel very strongly this is "tradition" and must be respected, but I feel weird serving breakfast to dinner guests.

Would you find this weird?

If you think it's OK, what would you serve? My kids are fine with anything "breakfasty", but I am feeling like toaster waffles and scrambled eggs aren't going to cut it. Also, if we're serving in the backyard, then things like pancakes that need to be cooked last minute might be hard. Would you do something like quiche? Little crustless ones, with homemade muffins, fruit salad, and bacon? Maybe some kinda veggies?

The group will be about 1/2 adults, 1/2 elementary and middle schoolers.

[Anonymous]

Yes weird

[Anonymous]

Any reason you can't serve breakfast foods on the side -- "for tradition, it's a kid thing in our house" -- along with a regular meal?

[Anonymous]

It’s totally fine. Just explain tradition. Make this easy on yourself. Mini frozen quiches that heat in oven. Breakfast sausage. If you want to be slightly fancy a spinach salad with strawberries and some cut up fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any reason you can't serve breakfast foods on the side -- "for tradition, it's a kid thing in our house" -- along with a regular meal?

Well for one thing, I wasn't planning on guests tomorrow until like 2 hours ago, and have other things we need to do besides cooking two complete meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s totally fine. Just explain tradition. Make this easy on yourself. Mini frozen quiches that heat in oven. Breakfast sausage. If you want to be slightly fancy a spinach salad with strawberries and some cut up fruit.

Oooh strawberry salad, that's a great idea. Or maybe something with fall fruit.

I can make quiche. I just need something where I can do the prep work the night before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any reason you can't serve breakfast foods on the side -- "for tradition, it's a kid thing in our house" -- along with a regular meal?

Well for one thing, I wasn't planning on guests tomorrow until like 2 hours ago, and have other things we need to do besides cooking two complete meals.

I would be totally fine with it. Do quiche and bacon and salad. I would skip pancakes. The issue with breakfast is keeping things warm outside.

[Anonymous]

Yes it’s weird — unless you’ve mentioned this tradition to your guests. Maybe add a salad and enchiladas or lasagna or something like that to your menu, so that it won’t take a lot of effort while you’re preparing the breakfast foods but anyone expecting a more traditional dinner menu will be well taken care of.

[Anonymous]

I feel like people who are invited by children over for dinner at the last minute aren’t expecting much. You could swing by the store and get some deli meat, rolls and Mayo and then if someone doesn’t want eggs there is an alternative. But really quiche and salad are fine.

[Anonymous]

I think anyone who questions what their host serves them is the weird one. OP, I would be more than happy to eat 'breakfast for dinner' at your house; I'd just be glad I wasn't the one having to cook! There are great frozen mini quiches, sausages, etc. available these days so I'd keep it easy - don't stress about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it’s weird — unless you’ve mentioned this tradition to your guests. Maybe add a salad and enchiladas or lasagna or something like that to your menu, so that it won’t take a lot of effort while you’re preparing the breakfast foods but anyone expecting a more traditional dinner menu will be well taken care of.

You think enchiladas and lasagna aren't much work?

[Anonymous]

I like the quiche idea, to me that is not just a breakfast food.

Honestly, it's impressive that you are cooking at all. If I had last-minute Halloween night guests, I'd just order a couple of pizzas

[Anonymous]

Get a grocery store roast chicken to go alongside. Make breakfast potatoes, which go either the chicken way or the breakfast way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it’s weird — unless you’ve mentioned this tradition to your guests. Maybe add a salad and enchiladas or lasagna or something like that to your menu, so that it won’t take a lot of effort while you’re preparing the breakfast foods but anyone expecting a more traditional dinner menu will be well taken care of.

This. As long as they know what they’re in for, it’s fine. And that way if it’s, “Thank you, but my kids actually don’t like egg-and-bacon kind of breakfasts, so we’ll just meet you out there,” fine. But yeah, it would be weird if you invited people for DINNER and served breakfast!

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand why you’re offering to make dinner for others but then want to serve them toaster waffles. But I guess they can eat candy later.