Red Handed Jill
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Lovely folks checked out this morning. Really, truly nice people. Great to chat with.
So, I served them two breakfasts during their stay. At the first one, the husband said, "You don't have to make all this for me." We had a little chat about how I have to guess at the amount of food that a guest might want, and that I'd rather err by offering too much than too little. And I talked about how I like to offer a variety of choices (in baked goods, not entree) each morning, because, let's face it, you're not at home, you're getting away for a treat. You should have something you really like, not settle for something you feel lukewarm about. They seemed to understand and agree with my reasoning, and I followed up by warning them that the next morning (today) I would be serving a side with a fairly large portion, and that they shouldn't feel bad if they didn't want to finish it.
So, after breakfast this morning, they were teasing me that at their next visit, I should make one breakfast to split between them. So, you'd think I'd be feeling bad about over feeding them.
Except they ate it all.
Okay, not EVERY crumb. But they ate very well - left a tiny bit of this or that. That item I was serving a large portion of today? They tackled that easily.
Sooooo......I'm right to "listen" to what they're doing as opposed to what they're saying....right? That is, keep making what I'm making. I did offer next time to serve family style instead of plated so they can choose their own portions.
(I just can't think they were really "unhappy" since they kept mentioning "next time." Of course, there isn't actually a next time until they book it...
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So, I served them two breakfasts during their stay. At the first one, the husband said, "You don't have to make all this for me." We had a little chat about how I have to guess at the amount of food that a guest might want, and that I'd rather err by offering too much than too little. And I talked about how I like to offer a variety of choices (in baked goods, not entree) each morning, because, let's face it, you're not at home, you're getting away for a treat. You should have something you really like, not settle for something you feel lukewarm about. They seemed to understand and agree with my reasoning, and I followed up by warning them that the next morning (today) I would be serving a side with a fairly large portion, and that they shouldn't feel bad if they didn't want to finish it.
So, after breakfast this morning, they were teasing me that at their next visit, I should make one breakfast to split between them. So, you'd think I'd be feeling bad about over feeding them.
Except they ate it all.
Okay, not EVERY crumb. But they ate very well - left a tiny bit of this or that. That item I was serving a large portion of today? They tackled that easily.
Sooooo......I'm right to "listen" to what they're doing as opposed to what they're saying....right? That is, keep making what I'm making. I did offer next time to serve family style instead of plated so they can choose their own portions.
(I just can't think they were really "unhappy" since they kept mentioning "next time." Of course, there isn't actually a next time until they book it...