First Birthday Brunch Ideas

Best Banana nut bread Recipe ever!!! I made it for my son's 2nd birthday party. Everyone asked me for the recipe. It is so moist and yummy!

Banana Nut Bread

3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup nuts -- chopped

Cream together butter and sugar. Add banana, eggs, and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients. Add alternately with buttermilk. Blend well. Stir in nuts, and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1-1/4 hour.

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fruit tray, veggie tray, veggie salad, fruit salad, sausage casserole (think jimmy dean's recipe), maybe a quiche that is veggie, bagels with cream cheese, croissants.

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S.: You have gotten a lot of good ideas already but here is what I typically do for brunches:

Cinnamon rolls (the kind you buy in the can w/icing) Serve hot. and have more in the oven.

Yogurt with sliced almonds on top

Fruit salad - blueberries, melon, strawberries, pineapple

Bacon or Sausage on a platter

Egg Casserole (similar to recipe already given but slightly different). I love it because it is easy.

Grease a 9x13 pan
Use crescent rolls from a can to line bottom
Add about 12-16 eggs that are beaten
Sprinkle in lots of Cheddar or Swiss Cheese
You can add drained tomatoes or sauteed mushrooms
Cook at 350 for an hour - in the last ten minutes I add more cheese on top.

Also, you could add browned sausage but I normally serve it on the side.

I like the mamas idea of mimosas!

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My mother and I use to throw Brunch showers for brides and babies all the time. Our staples were Fresh Fruit, Banana Bread (or other pastry) and Egg Casserole. All of which can be made the night before. In fact the casserole is better if it sits in the refrigerator over night and thrown into the oven the next morning. You can add from there with, different fruit juices, coffee, hot tea, veggie tray, peanuts, mints, pigs in a blanket and more. I have a really easy Egg Casserole reciepe that everyone loves. I make it all the time. Good luck with your party.

Go to www.foodnetwork.com They have so many wonderful, easy brunch ideas. The egg casserole is a great idea because you can make it the day before. It is also inexpensive to make. Do pigs in a blanket. Get biscuits, cut them in half, roll one-half of the biscuit around a small sausage (the ones that are about 2 inches long can't remember the brand) and bake according to the directions of the biscuits. The biscuits with butter added are great. They add so much flavor. They are easy and you can make so many ahead of time and just pop them in the oven when you need more. Have a fruit bowl with selected fruits, sliced tomatoes, and for the adults how about mimosa's and/or Bloody Mary's if your group drinks alcohol. You can also make virgin drinks. You can also buy the frozen mini quiche at COSTCO or SAMS. They are great and easy to prepare for a large group.
The cheese grits are also a great idea and are so easy to make. Look on the Food Network website for an easy recipe. You have been given some great ideas, but the ideas from COSTCO and SAM'S are great.

Something easy would be some quiches from Sams, fruit, bagel spread with a couple of fun cream cheeses, juices, and coffee with fun mix ins.

quiche

fruit

salad

tea or water

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Hi S.,

When serving brunch to a crowd, I try to serve food that will taste good at room temperature, because not everyone will sit down at the same time. With little ones around, you may not want to deal with chafing dishes or hot plates.

A favorite: French Toast Casserole. Here is one:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/baked-frenc...

I also serve banana bread a lot. I can freeze a loaf and take it out that morning to put in the oven. I serve it next to jelly, peanut butter, and cream cheese, which are all delicious on top!

And don't forget the mimosas - congratulations to you, Mom, for surviving the 1st year!

Peace and Joy,
M.
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Costco!!!! THey have mini quiches, taquitos,fruit trays, veggie trays, muffins, and many other munchies in large quantities. have fun!

Hi S.,

I recently started my own business making cakes. My website is still underconstruction (www.myla-concepts.com)but it does have a few pictures up. Check it out! I can send you more pictures over email too.
These have been great for bday parties, favors, etc....Let me know!

C.

You can do a bowl of yogurt with teddy grahms. Peanut butter & banana roll ups, bowl fruit, a breakfast casserole, take pretzels and stick a herseys kiss on it put in oven and get soft then put an M&M on it to flatten. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions or want some more ideas let me know. I love entertaining. ____@____.com Good luck

I like to go to SAMS club and get their Croissants, and meat and cheeses and veggie trays and their spiral rollups slices and mini quiche...

VERY inexpensive and yummy...

Have fun!
A. J
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muffins, mini-muffins for the babes, yougurt, Krspy Kreme donuts-- yum! Fruit, chicken minis from chickfil a (tray)
have fun!