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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make your preferred menu, then add (or assign) one or two dishes that DH's family likes.

For me, this means asking his mom to bring mashed rutabegas (can easily be made a day or two in advance, and I don't have to bother), and DH makes a from-a-pie-pumpkin pie. (Libby's is fine in my book, but this is important to them.) I will sometimes make creamed onions (which I loathe) if someone in his family requests them.

So it's about adding a few things to your menu that are "their" things. That way, they are reflected in the food.

As for keeping it balanced:

-If they usually use paper plates, you may consider using regular dinner plates versus full-on china.

-If they wear sweats and PJs, ask DH to tell them ahead of time that it will be jeans and sweaters, so they don't feel surprised. And don't try to swing the pendulum all the way to church clothes or semi-formal dress.

-Consider leaving the TV on for the parade, then on but with volume OFF for dinner time. (I can't even fathom the TV on during a holiday dinner, but that might be a decent way to compromise.) [/quote]

I always leave a tray of fruit out in the family room area (apples/pears and nonmessy fruit), so that people don’t come inside my kitchen prior to the meal.  [/quote]

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