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Saturday Brunch ideas?

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  • JoeyEmma
    JoeyEmma Posts: 913 Forumite
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    We have friends staying over tomorrow night and I wanted to make brunch on Sunday morning. They don't eat meat and one is very health concious.

    I was thinking of making
    • Scrambled eggs
    • Baked tomatoes
    • Sauteed mushrooms
    • A wholemeal seeded loaf in the breadmaker
    • Maybe a plate of smoked salmon with lemon wedges (extravagant but I suppose one small pack costs the same as sausages and bacon).
    Has anybody got any alternative ideas of what to make? I've seen some recipes for things like frittata and muffins, which I can't be bothered making
  • Jammygal
    Jammygal Posts: 1,213 Forumite
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    Sounds like an excellent menu......what about some fruit as well......such as grapefruit, pineapple or melon....perhaps a large piece of fruit that can be cut up and that is best shared between a few;)
  • Zazen999
    Zazen999 Posts: 6,183 Forumite
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    Personally I'd ditch the salmon and go with the others, add in some sauteed potatoes and lashings of hot tea.

    Make the food with frylite and not oil, and it is pretty much as healthy as you can get.

    Add the fruit as suggested and they can't really complain.

    Good grief, i might have to make that lot myself on Sunday - what a great idea! Just need eggs...
  • purpleivy
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    Can I come too? SOunds great! I'm not too sure about fish for breakfast, although my ds and dh have kippers at the weekend sometimes.

    Muffins aren't too much bother if you leave the wet in the fridge and the dry ready to go, the evening before.
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  • squeaky
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    I'd never considered fish for breakfast (or brunch) before either.

    Until the day a friend dished up scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on toast.

    Wow! :)
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  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
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    OH normally does a bubble & squeak which is delish with a fried egg and baked beans.

    What about an omellette(sp) or fritata (sp)

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  • Stephen_Leak
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    squeaky wrote: »
    I'd never considered fish for breakfast (or brunch) before either.

    Until the day a friend dished up scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on toast.

    Wow! :)

    I was going to suggest that. On wholemeal toast, and with orange juice & coffee, its my usual "breakfast to impress", if you know what I mean.
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  • JoeyEmma
    JoeyEmma Posts: 913 Forumite
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    I love kippers!!! Unfortunately I think they are an acquired taste so I'd be worried about serving them. Also, the smell hangs around forever.

    Zazen999I was actually going to bake the tomatoes in the oven so its no oil whatsoever

    Jammygal- Good call on the fruit. I'll get a melon or pineapple or whatever is cheapest in the supermarket.
  • champys
    champys Posts: 1,101 Forumite
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    If there are any children in the party, it is nice to have a little stack of pancakes somewhere among the brunch foods. It is fine if they are cold, and made the day before - can be eaten with fruit, jam, honey etc to balance out the savouries. The grown-ups love them too!
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  • deebee
    deebee Posts: 511 Forumite
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    you couldsplash out and buy some veggie sausages - they are really tasty - the Linda McCartney ones were on offer at Tesco for 80p a pack, not sure if it's still on though
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