I'm working on the menu for 20th December and would welcome some input.
This is how far I've come:

Raw veg with dips served with Jello shooters
Chicken pot pie
molded gelatin salad
green salad with "stuff" in it and with real dressing
biscuits

Any suggestions for non-salad sides? (Not green bean casserole.) Not all
American ingredients are available here in small city Italy.

Also an iconic dessert that can be made ahead.

Everything needs to be able to be made in quantity ahead of time and not
need much last minute fiddling. It is to be good American food and not a
joke. I will be serving American wines, which here means Gallo, but the
higher end Gallo!
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