Get the latest Specialoccasion recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/specialoccasion Egg whites are separated & beaten... then... gently folded into the batter. The lightest, fluffiest pancakes I've ever made... like big marshmallows!!! Recipe: "Paula Deen". http://www.grouprecipes.com/72324/chocolate-chip-pancakes-with-cinnamon-cream.html You'd think these potatoes would be too salty but they're just perfect and don't need any additional seasonings nor butter. It really is a special dish for special occasions. http://www.grouprecipes.com/45282/potatoes-in-salt-crust.html This is the main course for my favorite special sit down dinner for 6 I got the whole dinner menu from a magazine in 1987 and it has brought oohs and ahhs whenever I have served it . Rest of menu to follow. http://www.grouprecipes.com/25983/individual-beef-wellingtons.html My boyfriend often brings home bagfuls of day-old croissants and morning buns from the fancy French breakfast place where he sometimes works. It feels just too sinful to munch on croissants day after day, so I created this recipe as a way to use them all up in one go, and then share the wealth, as it were, with others. This makes a super-luxurious party/potluck dish, but I like the recipe because it doesn't go crazy with butter and cream like so many bread puddings. The brandy and raisins are optional - I include them because I have a big bottle of cheap brandy around to use for cooking, but I wouldn't go out and buy brandy just to make this dish. You could also mix the raisins into the pudding. I'm usually doubling the recipe below to deal with at least twice this many croissants, but they are expensive to buy fresh, so I've pared the recipe down from a 9x13 pan to an 8x8 for folks who don't have a steady supply of free pastries coming in! http://www.grouprecipes.com/21872/croissant-bread-pudding-with-brandy-raisins.html See my gluten-free rice flour mix on this site to make these doughnuts. They can be fried in 375F oil as well, and will probably puff more (I'm too scared of frying to try it). http://www.grouprecipes.com/13417/gluten-free-chanukah-sufganiyot.html A lovely dish, superbly flavourful, to serve on a special occasion. Served with rice and steamed asparagus, it's sure to impress! http://www.grouprecipes.com/12588/seafood-strudel.html