Breakfast

[NC Innkeeper]

This weekend I have: 1 no nuts 1 no bananas 1 vegetarian 1 no eggs
This weekend is going to be a fun challenge. I try very hard to accommodate guest dietary needs and dislikes. I even keep records of what guest had last time they were here so not to serve the same thing and 3 couples are returning guest. Funny thing is they have no idea how much time and effort I put in to their breakfast. The good thing is at least I know this ahead of time and not as they sit down to eat.

 

[TheBeachHouse]

Pancakes, waffles, yogurt parfaits.
I think I might do eggs with a yogurt parfait or baked oatmeal for the no eggs guy.

 

[Morticia]

Interesting collection. It's the no eggs/no bananas that would throw me as when we get a 'no eggs' we sub bananas for the 'glue' and serve everyone baked oatmeal.
Is it no eggs as in can't eat them or does not want to see them on the plate?
We stopped trying to keep track of what everyone has had to eat. Because we have to fit in so many dietary restrictions someone may get the same breakfast a week later.

 

[Generic]

Basic tofu fritatta.
Soft tofu (silken is fine)
Fake Milk (of your choosing, oat, almond, rice, soy, or even water)
(Heaping) Tablespoon of corn starch
Natural MSG/Umami... Nutritional yeast, miso paste, mushrooms, siracha
Some vegetables, potatoes, onions, etc. Fried ahead of time, if needed.
Tumeric to make it all yellow.
Salt, pepper, spices or herbs
Basically put it together and mix it, while cold to make a slurry. Pour it into a dish or muffin tin, an oven safe pan. Bake it about 35 minutes at 350F until solid.
The umami part is important, it makes it tasty and filling. I realize that not everyone stocks nutritional yeast (but you should, it has an egg sort of taste, but lets you add umami to things). I also keep miso paste around for the same reason, which can even be added to scrambled eggs... around here, a half kilo runs about $5 and it's just fermented soybeans. But if you don't have those, many other things have natural MSG, especially dried mushrooms (which you can grind, or saute and add), tomatoes, even a small squirt of siracha will do... small enough to not really add heat.

 

[Tom]

About year 5 of 10 I started serving all breakfasts deconstructed. It's a lot more bowls, but it deals with all the dietary issues and actually makes leftovers easier to use (ham is ham). Always a GF option for starch, e.g. hash brown potatoes, corn tortillas. Otherwise, vegetarian? don't eat the bacon or sausage, etc. it's in the easily identifiable pan over there. Don't eat banana? Avoid that bowl, but take raspberries or apple pie filing as the GF waffle topping. Seriously, I might make strata again, but it's been maybe 2 years (sorry, can't eat bell pepper, the bread filling has gluten, I'm afraid, and is there lactose free cream in it?)

 

[Morticia]

About year 5 of 10 I started serving all breakfasts deconstructed. It's a lot more bowls, but it deals with all the dietary issues and actually makes leftovers easier to use (ham is ham). Always a GF option for starch, e.g. hash brown potatoes, corn tortillas. Otherwise, vegetarian? don't eat the bacon or sausage, etc. it's in the easily identifiable pan over there. Don't eat banana? Avoid that bowl, but take raspberries or apple pie filing as the GF waffle topping. Seriously, I might make strata again, but it's been maybe 2 years (sorry, can't eat bell pepper, the bread filling has gluten, I'm afraid, and is there lactose free cream in it?).

Yes! Deconstructed breakfast. We did a lot of casseroles our first few years because we couldn't figure out the timing involved in cooking for so many. Once Gomez got more comfortable with it, it was easier. Now it's almost always 'deconstructed.' Except Sundays when everyone wants to sleep in and they all show up at 9:30. Then it's a frittata.

 

[Morticia]

About year 5 of 10 I started serving all breakfasts deconstructed. It's a lot more bowls, but it deals with all the dietary issues and actually makes leftovers easier to use (ham is ham). Always a GF option for starch, e.g. hash brown potatoes, corn tortillas. Otherwise, vegetarian? don't eat the bacon or sausage, etc. it's in the easily identifiable pan over there. Don't eat banana? Avoid that bowl, but take raspberries or apple pie filing as the GF waffle topping. Seriously, I might make strata again, but it's been maybe 2 years (sorry, can't eat bell pepper, the bread filling has gluten, I'm afraid, and is there lactose free cream in it?).

Yes! Deconstructed breakfast. We did a lot of casseroles our first few years because we couldn't figure out the timing involved in cooking for so many. Once Gomez got more comfortable with it, it was easier. Now it's almost always 'deconstructed.' Except Sundays when everyone wants to sleep in and they all show up at 9:30. Then it's a frittata.

 

[Tom]

About year 5 of 10 I started serving all breakfasts deconstructed. It's a lot more bowls, but it deals with all the dietary issues and actually makes leftovers easier to use (ham is ham). Always a GF option for starch, e.g. hash brown potatoes, corn tortillas. Otherwise, vegetarian? don't eat the bacon or sausage, etc. it's in the easily identifiable pan over there. Don't eat banana? Avoid that bowl, but take raspberries or apple pie filing as the GF waffle topping. Seriously, I might make strata again, but it's been maybe 2 years (sorry, can't eat bell pepper, the bread filling has gluten, I'm afraid, and is there lactose free cream in it?).

Yes! Deconstructed breakfast. We did a lot of casseroles our first few years because we couldn't figure out the timing involved in cooking for so many. Once Gomez got more comfortable with it, it was easier. Now it's almost always 'deconstructed.' Except Sundays when everyone wants to sleep in and they all show up at 9:30. Then it's a frittata.
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Gomez and I have become machines for making breakfast ... think: the Terminator with a frying pan.

 

[Morticia]

About year 5 of 10 I started serving all breakfasts deconstructed. It's a lot more bowls, but it deals with all the dietary issues and actually makes leftovers easier to use (ham is ham). Always a GF option for starch, e.g. hash brown potatoes, corn tortillas. Otherwise, vegetarian? don't eat the bacon or sausage, etc. it's in the easily identifiable pan over there. Don't eat banana? Avoid that bowl, but take raspberries or apple pie filing as the GF waffle topping. Seriously, I might make strata again, but it's been maybe 2 years (sorry, can't eat bell pepper, the bread filling has gluten, I'm afraid, and is there lactose free cream in it?).

Yes! Deconstructed breakfast. We did a lot of casseroles our first few years because we couldn't figure out the timing involved in cooking for so many. Once Gomez got more comfortable with it, it was easier. Now it's almost always 'deconstructed.' Except Sundays when everyone wants to sleep in and they all show up at 9:30. Then it's a frittata.
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Gomez and I have become machines for making breakfast ... think: the Terminator with a frying pan.
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Gomez and I have become machines for making breakfast ... think: the Terminator with a frying pan.

And yet Gomez is such a teddy bear!

 

[NC Innkeeper]

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny.

 

[Morticia]

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny..

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny.

I needed a nom de plume. Always loved Morticia, so there we are.
I hate breakfast 'challenges.' Today's is no dairy. When pressed it's more like, 'I don't eat breakfast at all,' which is so much easier to handle. Oh, and the comment that guest loves gelato kinda peeved me.
Over the years we have found that the longer the list of dietary restrictions the longer the guest sleeps, thus missing the breakfast prepared especially for them.

 

[NC Innkeeper]

I am way to accommodating. Three couples this weekend are here for a car rally. Well they arrived at 8 pm and informed me that they need to be out by 7 am to join in on one of the rides. I had breakfast planned for both days so I am able to swap them making it a little easier on me to get breakfast on the table by 6:30.
Who else does this. I am crazy or what?
I really like these guest; fun, sweet and have been coming for years. Just would not know how to tell them I cannot do that.

 

[Morticia]

I am way to accommodating. Three couples this weekend are here for a car rally. Well they arrived at 8 pm and informed me that they need to be out by 7 am to join in on one of the rides. I had breakfast planned for both days so I am able to swap them making it a little easier on me to get breakfast on the table by 6:30.
Who else does this. I am crazy or what?
I really like these guest; fun, sweet and have been coming for years. Just would not know how to tell them I cannot do that..

If this was a whole house group, ok. But if some people wanted 6:30 and the rest of the house might show up at 9:30, then no can do.
Gomez gets up 2.5 hours prior to the start of service. I'd never ask him to get up at 4 am.

 

[gillumhouse]

I am way to accommodating. Three couples this weekend are here for a car rally. Well they arrived at 8 pm and informed me that they need to be out by 7 am to join in on one of the rides. I had breakfast planned for both days so I am able to swap them making it a little easier on me to get breakfast on the table by 6:30.
Who else does this. I am crazy or what?
I really like these guest; fun, sweet and have been coming for years. Just would not know how to tell them I cannot do that..

I only have 3 rooms so I offer breakfast between 6 and 10, they tell me what time. When I overnight stabled it was as early as 4 AM. I have also done a brown bag breakfast for guests not wanting to get up early enough to eat AND be on the road early (one couple was setting up a booth at ta festival and needed to be done with set-up early). And yes, I have had 3 different times but all get the same thing - just goes in the oven at different times.

 

[Northern Dreamer]

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny..

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny.

I needed a nom de plume. Always loved Morticia, so there we are.
I hate breakfast 'challenges.' Today's is no dairy. When pressed it's more like, 'I don't eat breakfast at all,' which is so much easier to handle. Oh, and the comment that guest loves gelato kinda peeved me.
Over the years we have found that the longer the list of dietary restrictions the longer the guest sleeps, thus missing the breakfast prepared especially for them.
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OR - how important is it really that you are Gluten-Free, if you didn't tell me until you saw the breakfast menu - at check-in!?!?! (okay, so no muffins with your eggs benny, aka poached eggs it is and french toast w/o the toast, aka over-easy!) Sorry but menu was planned and groceries bought! Only "eggs foo-foo" for you!

 

[ChrisandShelley]

Shelley has become adept at adapting to dietary needs. We keep some non-meat bacon and sausage in the freezer. The only ones that are truly difficult are strict vegans. On the rare occasion, they just opted to skip breakfast altogether and told us that they would. Their spouses ate everything and loved it. We did have one that answered our survey chiding us for not accommodating her pure plant based diet. Glad she did that on the survey and not a review.

 

[Morticia]

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny..

Guess I will ask the question, Morticia and Gomez ?? Adams family reference cause ?
I guess I turn breakfast into a challenge, like a puzzle. More of the different cannot have or do not likes for this weekend just makes me work a little harder. Work harder, now that is funny.

I needed a nom de plume. Always loved Morticia, so there we are.
I hate breakfast 'challenges.' Today's is no dairy. When pressed it's more like, 'I don't eat breakfast at all,' which is so much easier to handle. Oh, and the comment that guest loves gelato kinda peeved me.
Over the years we have found that the longer the list of dietary restrictions the longer the guest sleeps, thus missing the breakfast prepared especially for them.
.

OR - how important is it really that you are Gluten-Free, if you didn't tell me until you saw the breakfast menu - at check-in!?!?! (okay, so no muffins with your eggs benny, aka poached eggs it is and french toast w/o the toast, aka over-easy!) Sorry but menu was planned and groceries bought! Only "eggs foo-foo" for you!
.

OR - how important is it really that you are Gluten-Free, if you didn't tell me until you saw the breakfast menu - at check-in!?!?! (okay, so no muffins with your eggs benny, aka poached eggs it is and french toast w/o the toast, aka over-easy!) Sorry but menu was planned and groceries bought! Only "eggs foo-foo" for you!

And for this reason we stopped posting the breakfast menu! As soon as it was no longer posted all of that 'Oh, BTW, I can't eat that,' stopped. Immediately. Because 99% of them told me AT breakfast the next day, not at check in!
(We still have guests who look on the board for the menu even tho it hasn't been there for 10 years.)

 

[NC Innkeeper]

Vegan guest asked if I had sweet n low over the Stevia, white or raw sugar on the coffee table then I find a coke can in his trash.
What ??????

 

[Generic]

Vegan guest asked if I had sweet n low over the Stevia, white or raw sugar on the coffee table then I find a coke can in his trash.
What ??????.

Just so you know, most white sugar in the US is NOT vegan. The list of vegan brands is at https://www.diynatural.com/is-sugar-vegan/
In Canada all sugar except for Rogers factory 10 is vegan. In Australia all sugar is vegan.

 

[GoodScout]

I'm clearly an *****. How can sugar be created with animal products?