6 mothers and sandwich Recipes

hearty whole grain bread, avocados, tomato , to cover sandwich, cucumbers (thin slices), zucchini , cut into match-stick julienne, lettuce, alfalfa sprout, sunflower seeds, colby-monterey jack cheese, cream cheese, chili powder

nutter butter sandwich cookies, creamy peanut butter, unsalted butter, heavy cream or 1 tbsp half-and-half cream, salt, powdered sugar, pink candy melts (for mom) or 20 oz light chocolate candy melts (for dad), parchment paper

whole wheat bread or 2 slices white bread, monterey jack cheese or 1 slice brie cheese or 1 slice velveeta cheese, jalapeno jelly, butter

raw scrubbed , unpeeled potatoes to make about 2 3/4 quarts cooked, diced potatoes, salt, fresh ground black pepper, celery, finely chopped, dill pickles, chopped (sweet pickles can be used if preferred), hard-boiled eggs, chopped (about 6 or 8 eggs), sweet onion, chopped (bermuda or another sandwich onion, green onions, both white and greet parts, can be substituted), mayonnaise, pickle juice , for moistening salad, prepared mustard (a coarse ground mustard preferred), pitted olives, whole or 1 1/2 cups sliced olives