"Ginny Sher" > wrote in message
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> I'm having a small dinner party this weekend for a friend's birthday.
> He has asked for cheeescake and I've decided to try my hand at
> Damsel's Pecan Cheesecake made with Hag's Toffee Nut Crust.
>
> W're also having pork ribs. Please don't flame me because I'll be
> using a store bought BBQ sauce, preparing them in an oven and
> finishing on a grill. We 'test drove' this method last week and were
> very satisfied with the results. Yesterday I found some near perfect
> artichokes at a local produce store for $1.49 each. We ate them last
> night and I plan to serve them again this weekend. I'll be making the
> Cook's Illustrated cornbread recipe with jalapeno pepper too.
>
> My question is what else to serve with this meal as far as side dishes
> and appetizers?

IMHO ribs almost demand a good recipe slaw and baked beans are of course
always appropriate. I would use a vinagar not creamy based slaw unless you
are using a spicy bbq sauce.

Lets see:

Ribs
Slaw
Artichokes
Beans
Cornbread

I think I would skip the appetizer and serve the artichokes alone as a
first course.


Dimitri