By Jorj Morgan Howling at the Moon Grocery Shopping List (Party for 40 to 50) MENU (double each recipe) Mushroom Scallion Pancakes with Sherry Creamed Chicken Sweet Potato Pancakes with Lobster Herb Cream Sauce Ricotta Cakes with Poached Egg, Hollandaise Sauce and Caviar Polenta Cakes with Toasted Corn and Garlicky Shrimp Croissant Bread Pudding with Pistachio Nuts and Warm Maple Syrup (Measurements specified for staple items of ½ cup or more)
CHECK YOUR PANTRY All-purpose flour (8 cups) Baking powder Baking soda Granulated sugar (4 cups) Olive oil (2 cups) Sherry White wine Yellow cornmeal (1 cup) Dijon mustard 1 dozen large croissants 16 ounces pistachio nuts Maple syrup (2 cups) HERBS/SPICES/FLAVORINGS Salt and freshly ground pepper Bay leaf Ground nutmeg Cayenne pepper Vanilla extract DAIRY 6 dozen large eggs 2 pounds butter Buttermilk (3 cups) 1 gallon heavy cream 2 pounds ricotta cheese Sour cream 2 quarts milk	PRODUCE 2 lemons 2 oranges 2 heads garlic 1 (8-ounce) package shitake mushrooms 2 bunches green onions 2 medium white onions 2 large shallots 6 medium sweet potatoes 4 ears of fresh corn Fresh parsley Fresh thyme Fresh rosemary Fresh tarragon Fresh chives Fresh cilantro MEAT/FISH/POULTRY 4 (6 to 8-ounce) skinless boneless chicken breast halves 3 pounds large uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 48) SPECIALTY SHOP 4 (12 to 16-ounce) lobster tails 4 ounces caviar KITCHEN EQUIPMENT NOTES:
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