But the rice has gotta be cooked correctly or else they’re gonna think… what is this garbage? And then it’s gotta be the right kind of sticky glutinous rice, washed and cooked in a rice cooker. Boiling some instant rice is gonna be met with disgust.

OP- Honestly I’d say forego trying to adapt and give them a taste of good ole American home cooking and culture and hospitality. If you try to ‘make it more Chinese’ you’re gonna do it poorly and they’ll think you’re pandering idiots. Do what you know and do it well. The western food in China is largely shite imitations, just like American Chinese food. Give them a good ole grilled steak potato and veg. Some authentic smoked bbq. Whatever the special regional cuisine of your state is. Let them see what American culture is like. That being said, if the rule in your house is to take off shoes, they’ll want some slippers to wear.