What's for dinner?

I was driving today, wondering, just a little, whether what I am planning to cook for tomorrow's dinner in honor of the nice out-of-towners really is too much, when Ira Glass came on the radio to start this week's This American Life. Actually, it was a pre-recorded program, about seven years old, but that minor detail didn't stop Ira from answering my question.

Certain days have symbolic meaning, whether we want them to or not. That's why it's important, I think, to overcompensate, to go big, throw a huge party, surround yourself with people, make a lot of noise.

Point taken, Mr.Glass. And thank you.

So currently, in various stages of done, I have
-National soup of the Old Country;
-Two trademark salads of the Old Country;
-Two trademark deserts of the Old Country; and
-Two of my favorite appetizers, also originating from the Old Country.

Still remaining to start and finish are two salads, one appetizer, two main courses, and two side dishes, one of them involving several pounds of mushrooms.

Why yes, I am showing off. Why do you ask?