notbob wrote:

>> There's a chance I'll be cooking for company sometime in early February,
>> so
>> I'm idly musing about the menu possibilities.
>
> Are you sure that's "tentatively planning" as opposed to planning a
> tentative
> dinner party. If the party is definite, sounds like you don't know
> whether to plan for it or not. If the party is definite, are you
> definitely planning for it, even though it may not take place, or jes
> not sure if you should actually plan for it. Or!.... is the dinner
> party taking place in a tent? I'm confused.

You and me both! The party is not definite yet; I'm just planning so that
I'm prepared in case it becomes definite. Lin's the one doing all the
correspondence with the potential dinner guest.

Bob