Dinner ended up being pretty close to my original idea, that being...
1). Boneless skinless chicken breasts baked with a sauce of chipotle chili's, apricot and pineapple preserves, catsup, garlic and onion, vinegar, jalepeno, salt and pepper.
2). Baby spinach wilted bacon salad with hot bacon dressing, mushrooms, red onion, mandarin oranges, hard boiled egg, bacon, chunks of stilton bleu cheese.
3). Potato salad with onion, celery, black and green olives, pickles, bacon and chunks of colby cheese.
4). Sourdough garlic bread.
5). Oven roasted pencil asparagus & cauliflower with olive oil and salt and pepper.
6). Apple/pear/ginger crisp.