Hosting Christmas Eve Brunch--need menu and can I buy part from Whole Foods?

[Anonymous]

Hosting maybe 8 adults:

How can I keep this simple on myself? I used to run back and forth to the waffle iron making waffles; cut 5 lbs of potatoes and made hash browns; etc.

Can you help me with my menu and is it okay to buy some of it from Whole Foods? If so, what is good from the Whole Foods holiday menu?

Thank you very much in advance!

[Anonymous]

Our WF is already sold out of the popular prepared items. I would continue to seek something that doesn't have you doing nonstop work. What about a strata? Assemble the day before and keep in the refrigerator overnight. Make a fruit salad the night before and maybe get some nice pastries.

[Anonymous]

Make egg nog french toast and serve with fruit, yogurt, and granola. You can buy all the ingredients at Whole Foods.

[Anonymous]

caramel bread pudding can be make ahead and just pop in the oven. fruit salad. sheet pan bacon.

[Anonymous]

Bread pudding
Make your own waffle station (provide batter, but everyone makes their own)
Fruit
Frozen hash browns (Trader Joe’s are okay)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our WF is already sold out of the popular prepared items. I would continue to seek something that doesn't have you doing nonstop work. What about a strata? Assemble the day before and keep in the refrigerator overnight. Make a fruit salad the night before and maybe get some nice pastries.

Yes, I plan to make quiche pies the night before. Yes, to fruit salad.

Thank you. Just looked and I see that Whole Foods is out of things. Balducchi's still seems open. I also need Christmas dinner for my family--a lot going on and I am obviously delayed.

[Anonymous]

Deadline for founding farmer is today if you want to order from them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make egg nog french toast and serve with fruit, yogurt, and granola. You can buy all the ingredients at Whole Foods.

I see an eggnog french toast recipe that can be made overnight and baked the morning of.....thanks.

[Anonymous]

Definitely a baked French toast, fruit, quiche, bacon and some scrambled eggs. That’s plenty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely a baked French toast, fruit, quiche, bacon and some scrambled eggs. That’s plenty.

For 8 adults I'd do scrambled eggs or quiche, don't need both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely a baked French toast, fruit, quiche, bacon and some scrambled eggs. That’s plenty.

For 8 adults I'd do scrambled eggs or quiche, don't need both.

Some may not eat cheese, which is why I scramble eggs.

[Anonymous]

pick up a honey baked ham and serve it cold

[Anonymous]

I would do a baked french toast (made night before) and buy a few quiches and have a fruit salad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:pick up a honey baked ham and serve it cold

That's disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pick up a honey baked ham and serve it cold

That's disgusting.

Serve it warm then use the cold leftovers for sandwiches.

Maybe you’ll get a ham for Xmas.