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

[Anonymous]

I’d tell my kids we can stick to our family’s breakfast for dinner Halloween tradition and not have guests or we can have guests and order pizza. You don’t get to invite a couple families over without my permission and dictate my menu with 24 hours’ notice.

[Anonymous]

Mix of breakfast pizza and regular pizza

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d tell my kids we can stick to our family’s breakfast for dinner Halloween tradition and not have guests or we can have guests and order pizza. You don’t get to invite a couple families over without my permission and dictate my menu with 24 hours’ notice.

You think that delivery pizza is better hosting than homemade quiche and salad?

[Anonymous]

I’d be happy to be invited and glad I didn’t have to cook.

[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.

DP. C'mon, you can't regroup? Really? You're having guests over. It isn't that hard to make an effort.

[Anonymous]

I'd make a frittata, easier than quiche.

[Anonymous]

She doesn’t need to regroup. Her kids invited people over to share in their family tradition. Their family tradition is breakfast for dinner. Not pizza or anything else. If anyone doesn’t like it they are free to leave and get something else. I find the extreme judgment on this board so bizarre

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need to regroup. Her kids invited people over to share in their family tradition. Their family tradition is breakfast for dinner. Not pizza or anything else. If anyone doesn’t like it they are free to leave and get something else. I find the extreme judgment on this board so bizarre

This. Just tell the guest families beforehand this is your tradition. If they aren't interested, they can come just for ToT-ing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need to regroup. Her kids invited people over to share in their family tradition. Their family tradition is breakfast for dinner. Not pizza or anything else. If anyone doesn’t like it they are free to leave and get something else. I find the extreme judgment on this board so bizarre

So, if I thought I was coming over for dinner but got toaster waffles, I would be annoyed and hungry. That’s not dinner. If I know ahead of time you’re just serving toaster waffles, I can eat before I come over and there’s no issue. I’d enjoy toaster waffle as my dessert!
OP has said she would “normally” have toaster waffles and isn’t planning to do so… but what is she planning?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t need to regroup. Her kids invited people over to share in their family tradition. Their family tradition is breakfast for dinner. Not pizza or anything else. If anyone doesn’t like it they are free to leave and get something else. I find the extreme judgment on this board so bizarre

So, if I thought I was coming over for dinner but got toaster waffles, I would be annoyed and hungry. That’s not dinner. If I know ahead of time you’re just serving toaster waffles, I can eat before I come over and there’s no issue. I’d enjoy toaster waffle as my dessert!
OP has said she would “normally” have toaster waffles and isn’t planning to do so… but what is she planning?

Quiche, salad, and fall fruit. That’s what op said. And she is wondering if it is okay. It’s fine. Honestly it’s okay if she serves toaster waffles. We are talking about a meal served in the 5pm hour. If a guest doesn’t like it they can get themselves something else in the 7pm hour after t and ting.

[Anonymous]

Very weird. Just order pizza.

[Anonymous]

I think quiche seems light, and odd given the weather. What about breakfast burritos with hash browned potatoes? At least that is warming AND filling for the kids.

I also think you need to give this other family a heads up. I would be annoyed if I got there and you had this weird breakfast thing going on. I get that it is your tradition but I would want to have fed my kids earlier.

[Anonymous]

I'd think it was great. I love breakfast for dinner. I'd probably appreciate a heads up though since you're right that it's more a family-only thing than a hosting-guests thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d tell my kids we can stick to our family’s breakfast for dinner Halloween tradition and not have guests or we can have guests and order pizza. You don’t get to invite a couple families over without my permission and dictate my menu with 24 hours’ notice.

You think that delivery pizza is better hosting than homemade quiche and salad?

Yes, as I don't eat quiche. Not a fan of eggs so I'd only eat the salad. She can do both. Get a few pizza's for the non-quiche eaters.