Worked out very well. :-)
My two guests dove into it eagerly but we still had a nice dinner
conversation... They actually consumed more of the meal than they or I
expected them to. <G> Guess it was good!

Question, I don't entertain very often. How many people here send
leftovers home with dinner guests if they are good friends (and they
want them) and there is still plenty of fresh, unserved food available?

I did quite a bit of housecleaning and even replaced my curtains. I
always buy machine washable curtains anyway, but it was time for some
new ones. Dad had bought me a dozen white roses, (he does that from
time to time) so I filled in the bouquet with some greenery from around
the yard and I think it turned out rather nice. I know it drew
compliments.

Final menu was:
Grilled spatchcocked cornish game hens, marinated in Vinagrette and
lightly sprinkled with some salt free lemon pepper, (I don't think that
CGH's need much help so did not want to over-do it), grilled veggie and
shrimp kebabs treated the same, (mushrooms and zucchini), Butternut
squash halves stuffed with a rice mix, (rice was cooked in ham stock
flavored with garlic, onion, ginger root and celery and I added some
thinly sliced small carrots and some fresh frozen peas), and a small ear
of white corn on the cob. For once, I picked small, fine ears instead of
the larger, fatter ones. I've found small kernels to be sweeter and more
tender and it was more of a treat than a major part of the meal.
Beverage was Martinelli's sparkling apple cider.

Pics:

1CleanMushrooms.jpg
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2LittleZucchini.jpg
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3PeeledShrimp.jpg
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4VeggieMarinade.jpg
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5VeggieKebabsRaw.jpg
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6CornishHens.jpg
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7Sp 8MarinatingHens.jpg
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8SpatchockedHen.jpg
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9SeasonedHens.jpg
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10HardwoodCharcoal.jpg
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11MesquiteGrillwood.jpg
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12GrillFire111206.jpg
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13GrilledCornishHens.jpg
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14CornishHensPlated.jpg
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15WeedsNRoses111206.jpg
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