I think the menu is fine for Jews (non-observant) and non-Jews alike. There are so many different ways to make matzobrei, there's no guessing who will like it and who won't and I think you have plenty enough alternatives that it doesn't matter. Maybe be ready to fry up a couple of eggs just in case.

The menu is kind of carb heavy however. Maybe make a tuna and veg salad instead of the tuna and bean salad, especially if your dad would like that better? And maybe some grilled veg (which are great on bagels) or even some "finger veg" like steamed or grilled asparagus. I usually think of asparagus as for Spring, but there's a lot of it in our stores.

But if you go with it as written, there will be more than enough food and enough choices that everyone can be happy.

Seems like a pretty thorough menu. I can't find much fault with it, other than maybe something to go with the sausage - potatoes or biscuits?

Maybe do separate the beans and tuna - though that's just my personal taste. With all those other lovely things, beans and tuna might even be left untouched.

And what? No sliced onions or chopped scallions for the bagels & lox?

I'm gonna do caramelized onions since a lot of folks like them with matzohbrei too. Not me, I eat mine lightly dusted with sugar. A lot of folks don't like fish so maybe I'll just do 3 bean salad. Now dad suggested maybe doing some steaks on the grill . . . Or perhaps some brats . . . I don't like meat so I am out of my element for that choice. Maybe 3 bean salad and roasted veggies and forgo the tuna . . . They are coming so late (2:30-3 ish) it is more like a luncheon now than a brunch.

You could also do a breakfast casserole, it's filling and easy. Use shredded hash browns, your meat of choice, a box of stuffing mix. 18 eggs, some extra liquid to absorb and lotsa cheese. Great any time of day, and you may have overs

Your menu sounds great. I have no idea what matzohbrei is.

Matzobrei is like any other fry-up of eggs and any kind of flatbread, at its heart, but there are so many variations that it can be many different things. Some soak the matzah pieces in the eggs or even custard, and go for more of a french toast kind of thing, while others start the eggs and add the matzah for more of a crunchy scrambled eggs kind of thing. Some go full on veggie omelette around the matzah, while others go purist. Some add dried fruit like raisins or prunes (ick--sorry, but ick). Others go more Mexican migas, or eggy matzah chiliaquiles with lots of hot sauce, pepper and onions. You can crumble in sausage, or leftovers from Seder (it being a matzah dish).

I love matza brie....with a bit of maple syrup....but not with the onions....but I might like them on a bagel with cream cheese.
Carbs be damned....I would nix the matza brie and make a lockshen kugle....with pineapple or given the season maybe chopped apples....that and bagel, cream cheese, lox, sliced tomatoes and perhaps a slice of sweet onion would be fine....maybe add some raw vegetables on a plate and some cantelope....

The specific point of my dad wanting to invite these people over for a meal is so that they could experience matzahbrei, so I had to plan the meal around it. It's not really party fare though . . . matzohbrei is like migas or chiliaquiles but if you don't know what they are that doesn't help. It's matzah soaked in an egg batter and fried. Usually the matzoh is broken up. It's basically a simple breakfast "fry" hence the "brei" in the name. The condiment people add to it depends on taste. I like mine with a touch of sweet but other want a touch of savory.

I didn't think of that hash brown potato casserole and it is on my list of dishes I am wanting to try. Oh well, I have sweet potatoes, butternut squash and carrots and red onions which I am going to roast. I guess I'll have to do another brunch to serve the hash brown casserole!

Sounds like the makings of a tsimmis......

I've not had much Jewish food except at a friend's Seder Dinner. I'd love an opportunity to be introduced to other Jewish dishes. The only thing on the menu that would be unfamiliar to me and thus seems exclusively Jewish is the Matzohbrei. Everything else you've mentioned, I might see at any potluck I'd attend. But it all sounds delicious and I hope your church friends appreciate what you serve.

Olychick, most Jewish food is like the local fare where it comes from, but sometimes reimagined to fit the dietary laws or traditions of a holiday, so not much would be unfamiliar, if you know the cuisine of a particular region. Since you haven't had 7-8 days of eating matzah annually, you're less familiar with ways of choking down more matzah (skipping it for veggies isn't the point--you're supposed to eat "the bread of affliction"). Matzobrei really is like Mexican migas (which members of this forum are fond of) or the German thing they do with leftover spaetzle and eggs. There's a similar dish made with mallawah (Yeminite (Jewish) flatbread made by folding and rolling with fat).

There is an old joke, however, about Jewish cooing; You know it's Jewish if there's an extra egg in it.

I was curious about the name, so I looked it up. Brei means "mash", which makes sense since it's a mash up of all the ingredients, though they aren't individually mashed.

The brunch was fab. Lots of good leftovers. I couldn't corral anyone into grilling the turkey sausages so I skipped them. No biggie, we can have them any time later. I'm also glad I did three bean salad instead of the white bean tuna salad. That allowed the smoked salmon to be the star, and good on that because I bought the really expensive stuff since it was the lowest in salt.

When I realized no turkey sausages I threw some feta on the three beans salad for a little extra protein. It was very colorful, served in a cut glass dish, with home grown cherry tomatoes and green pepper, plus some celery and scallions and some fresh parsley. I lost my phone and my camera is stashed away so no photos.

The roasted sweet potatoes, red onions and squash was a great side for bagels and lox and matzah brei. I got distracted at the end and overcooked the matzahbrei but it was OK, lots of other good things. The melon was particularly delish . . .

I forgot to add that I served sparkling cider as a beverage. No one wanted coffee with dessert, so I have it ready to go in the coffee maker for tomorrow morning.

I tried some new yogurt for on top of the apple crisp, it was Chobani cinnamon vanilla lower sugar greek yogurt. It was on sale so I got a few other flavors to try. It was very good! Great for mixing with fall fruits!

Forgot to add the weather was even nice to us and cooled off a bit and held off on the
rain forecast, so we could relax on the porch for a few more days this
year!

It sounds lovely, L, and I thought your original menu had plenty to eat, even for those of us who aren't Jewish. I would like the bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon and then I'd be happy enough, although I'd have to try the matzohbrei, just because I've never had it.

I'm glad it went well, although the "star" of the meal was supposed to be the matzoh and it wasn't perfect. I doubt that anyone even noticed, because like me they would know what they were SUPPOSED to be like, LOL.

Weather was lovely here too, rained all day. (grin)

Annie

Just to stir the pot, "gebraten" in German means "fried." Brei is indeed mash, so "Gebraten Brei" is fried mash. Matzoh brei is a fried heap of broken matzah soaked in egg. Mine looked like the photo in this link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzah_brei#/media/File:Matzah_brei_serving.jpg

As you can see, NOT a glamor food. I love it. Sprinkle a little sugar on top and it tastes like breakfast at Bubbe's house.

I just read this post this morning and had never heard of Matzobrei. Coincidently I was watching “The Kitchen” later and Katey made it. Truthfully,it didn’t appeal to me.