Since Entertaining Ideas sucks, want to approve my menu

GBCK

for this weekend? 

(this is as formal as we get--we're not formal peeps)

the Ils and my parents are coming for a b-day party.  MIL will bring cake; my parents will bring ice cream and a salad (toss salad).

Menu:

Appetizers of various crackers and cheese/cheese dip.  We've got a *small* amount of home-made summer sausage left to go with this.   And if I'm up to it,, the little 'roll ups' of tortillas and salsa & ham.

-Pecan/honey glazed pork chops as the main course

-Pasta salad

-Cinnamon swirl quickbread 

-Cheddar-garlic-biscuts (I'll make garlic butter for this too)

-Steamed mixed veggies

 And I'm planning *some* sort of yet-unknown dessert add on.  Probably both cake-balls or simple truffles and chocolate mousse or chocolate pots de le creame (sp)

 

But I feel like I"m forgetting something.

6fsn

The cinnamon quick bread sounds good, but seems out of place.  I'd probably swap the pasta salad for a different starch- rosemary whipped sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, wild rice. 

An easy app is shrimp cocktail or I have an awesome and easy shrimp dip. 

6fsn

Or swap the starch and veggies for just acorn squash.  It looks nice, tastes great, and is easy peasy.

GBCK

yeah, the quickbread is mostly on the list because I'm making some for a friend tonight so I'll have it in the house :-P

Shrimp is off the list, the Mr. is VERY allergic, I try not to ahve it in the house because he's forgotten.

Smashed 'taters do sound good...hmmm; I probably have everything for those w/o having to make an extra store run too.

awesome-sauce

I would also say to do some sort of potatoes or rice. Red/New potatoes?

6fsn

Booo to a shrimp allergy!  I'd put the cinnamon bread out for an app or dessert then. 

Cant_wait!

oh, if you like yams you could make mashed yams with honey. It sounds gross (like babyfood) but they are delicious! I serve them with your honey pecan pork whenever I make it. It's a good combo ( tastes like Thanksgiving!)

awesome-sauce

Cant_wait!:

oh, if you like yams you could make mashed yams with honey. It sounds gross (like babyfood) but they are delicious! I serve them with your honey pecan pork whenever I make it. It's a good combo ( tastes like Thanksgiving!)

Now I want sweet potatoes with honey and brown sugar. Yum!

GBCK

well, since I don't have potatoes (just checked), maybe I'll do yams as my 'taters.

6fsn

This is awesome and you can make ahead.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Rosemary-Mashed-Potatoes-and-Yams/Detail.aspx

I highly, highly recommend.

Cant_wait!

Here's my thecret recipe for them:

http://pumpkinbutts.blogspot.com/2009/11/mashed-sweet-potatoes.html

 

Cant_wait!

oh 6 I make those too, super good. I made them for Thanksgiving. I really like sweet potatoes any way they're cooked. And now I'm hungry.

GBCK

both are bookmarked and the Mr. will probably be the decider since he's the one doing the grocery shopping ;-P

Thanks!