46 cocktails food Recipes

yukon gold potatoes, cubed and boiled until soft, yet firm, dozen eggs, hard boiled, carrots, shredded, a couple cans of whole back olives, drained and crushed, a j r or two of s l d style green olives, dr ined, vadalia onions, diced, a couple cans of mushroom pieces, drained well (or a pint of crimini s chopped), a couple cans of diced water chestnuts, drained well, a small bag of cooked cocktail shrimp (or not , if they are not on sale), kosher salt to taste, cracked black pepper to taste, a couple - three shakes of celery flakes, mayonaise (mom liked to use helman s - best foods)

heavy cream (preferably not ultrapasteurized), smooth peanut butter (commercially prepared), semisweet chocolate, melted, pure vanilla extract, powdered sugar, dutchprocessed unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cocktail peanuts (optional), mediummesh sieve, triple mesh sieve or a sifter, food processor to grind nuts, if using (if unavailable, place nuts in a heavy plastic bag and run a rolling pin or wine bottle over them to crush evenly.)

chocolate cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, tub milk chocolate frosting, vanilla frosting, sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, dried fruit, for garnish

mayonnaise, ground mustard, worcestershire sauce, grated lemon zest, jumbo crabmeat , picked through to remove any bits of shell and cartilage, roma tomatoes, cored, seeded and chopped (about 2/3 cup), firm, ripe avocado, diced, kosher salt, boston lettuce leaves, lemon wedges, for garnish