In-laws over for dinner.......

Ok, I've settled in a bit, and we've invited my in-laws over for dinner. This may or may not include my brother in law, who may or may not be allowed out by the old bag he keeps time with. I've baked banana walnut bread which I've made plenty of times, thing is here it's a bit different. I'm used to sticks of butter, how does one bake with a block of butter? I need a half cup of butter, I guesstimated. Everything else was pretty smooth, though my stuff has yet to arrive and I had to use a pot as a bowl to cream sugar and eggs. Hey why not it's still a stainless steal vessel and worked just fine. Appetizers will be various cuts of cold cuts and cheeses from Adams, well the meats are from Adams and the cheeses are from all over the place. Salad of butter leaf lettuce with sliced tomato and finally dinner will be my specialty of bow-tie pasta with smoked ham and shredded cabbage sauteed till caramelized then added to the pasta. It's been my comfort food for ages and am making it for the first time for my in-laws.  Wish me luck, I've never cooked for this many people I hope I have enough food and that they like it.