What Food/Drinks to Have in the House for Company?

MamatoJackson · January 2012

We have a guest coming into town this weekend... I'm headed to the grocery store and wondering what I should have on hand. When you guys have guests, do you plan out all the meals or just buy stuff? What kind of stuff? Also, how about drinks? We are pretty basic water, tea, coffee around here most times.

sdo_082989 · January 2012

I do hamburgers, brisket, roast, sausages on the grill for adults, hot dogs if kids are around. I throw my brisket or roast in the crock pot overnight and then do potato salad or beans or something for sides. With company I like easy clean up and easy cooking. Tea, water and coffee are pretty much all we do too. I will buy some cokes if I know the company likes them. I make breakfast burritos my scrambling some sausage and throwing in some scrambled eggs and jalapenos.

McAllie5 · January 2012

I'm pretty lame on the food front. I don't really plan out meals, unless I have something I need to use before it goes bad. As far as drinks go, I never drink soda but we have diet coke on hand. Usually someone buys it and leaves it, and they end up being the next ones to drink it. I keep tea, coffee, and OJ on hand. We never have milk in the house; we just aren't in the habit of drinking it.

Liz342 · January 2012

I always make sure to have good breakfast stuff - OJ, creamer for coffee, maybe bagels or something like that.

I also make sure to have lunch meat and cheese for lunches.

We don't drink a lot of soda but I will buy some soda for something different to offer to drink.

And yes, I would plan out dinners too. Not sure how many nights you will have them but I might plan a nice dinner at home and then plan to go out one night. A good and easy dinner at home would be spaghetti, salad, bread and a dessert. (I'd do chocolate cake, brownies or chocolate chip cookies.)

bim38106 · January 2012

Well, I always plan out meals, so if we have a guest and I know them well enough to know, I make sure to plan meals that they really enjoy. Like my mom loves butternut squash, so I plan for that.

Really, my family are the only ones who come stay with us... so I just email them ahead of time and ask them what kind of breakfast foods and drinks they'd like. I always make sure to stock the fridge with Activia yogurt for my mom because she eats one every morning...

Drinks, we're basic like you and unless someone requests something, I don't buy anything. I don't want it around the house 1/2 full

maplehearts · January 2012

I ask people before they come if they need anything special from the store. I meal plan every week anyways because we don't have a lot of storage to stock up. I do buy a few extra snack items (chips, crackers, nuts etc) to have on hand. I will also make cookies for something sweet. As far as drinks go, I don't think you need to provide anything else than water, tea, coffee. Maybe some milk. I always have coke zero in the house for me, but I don't buy non-diet drinks unless they ask before they come. If someone needs something while they are here, the grocery store is only 5 minutes away. I will be more than happy to run go get it.

lilone_06 · January 2012

maplehearts:
I ask people before they come if they need anything special from the store. I meal plan every week anyways because we don't have a lot of storage to stock up. I do buy a few extra snack items (chips, crackers, nuts etc) to have on hand. I will also make cookies for something sweet. As far as drinks go, I don't think you need to provide anything else than water, tea, coffee. Maybe some milk. I always have coke zero in the house for me, but I don't buy non-diet drinks unless they ask before they come. If someone needs something while they are here, the grocery store is only 5 minutes away. I will be more than happy to run go get it.

This is what I do too but we normally also keep milk in the house.

Sammysu · January 2012

How long are they staying for?

Que*Syrah · January 2012

The only drinks we ever have in the house are water (the free from the tap kind, LOL), coffee, tea and milk. So if we're having guests I usually brew some iced tea, make lemonade and grab a bottle of whatever soda I happen to know they like.

We also never have munchy/snack food in the house so I usually get some trail mix, chips & salsa, hummus & pita and things like that to have on hand.

alohachrissy2 · January 2012

When company comes I get tea,coffee and creamer,milk, O.J, and the soda they like if they like any

for breakfast I go a little easy....toast;biscuits and eggs;waffles (frozen kind) and cereals, fruit. for lunch I get meats,cheeses lettuce and tomoato with chips and dip and I plan out the dinner every night and leave one night open to order in or go out like a friday night or if we were busy that day. and always make cookies or a cake in case they get a sweet tooth after dinner.

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