Special Occasions Recipes

Got a birthday, wedding, or other occasion coming up? From birthday and wedding cakes to Super Bowl snacks and appetizers, we've got the perfect recipe to make any occasion more special.

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The Perfect Fried Chicken

From Ladies' Home Journal

These chicken pieces marinated in buttermilk and hot pepper sauce, then coated in seasoned flour and fried, creates the crispiest and juiciest fried chicken dinner ever. Your family will love this meal!

The Perfect Fried Chicken

Hollandaise Sauce

From The Food Channel

This classic French sauce is technically defined as an emulsion of egg yolk and butter seasoned with lemon juice, salt and pepper. We define it as a rich velvety-smooth buttery-indulgent sauce that tastes simply delicious paired with artichokes, asparagus, seafood and Eggs Benedict.

Hollandaise Sauce

Ice Cream Cone Cakes

From Betty Crocker

A creative twist on the traditional birthday cake. Kids will love eating their cake in a cone instead of on a plate!

Ice Cream Cone Cakes

Chili Dogs

From Family Circle

This recipe for grilled hot dogs topped with a spicy chili sauce and Mexican-cheese blend is sure to be a family hit.

Chili Dogs

Chipotle Mini Burgers

From Family Circle

A cinnamon-chipotle rub seasons these juicy bite-size burgers. Perfect for summertime entertaining, use the make-ahead recipe option to avoid party-day preparation time.

Chipotle Mini Burgers

Ham and Pickle Wrap

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fast wrap actually improves after a short time in the refrigerator. The flavors blend and the tortilla softens as it sits.

Ham and Pickle Wrap

Tandoori Chicken Wings

From Diabetic Living

Cooked in a clay oven (a tandoor), this delectable, traditional dish has a signature deep red color and a tantalizing flavor. With this recipe for spicy chicken wings, you can enjoy the Indian classic on your buffet.

Tandoori Chicken Wings

End Zone PB Chocolate Footballs

From Parents

End Zone PB Chocolate Footballs

Sweet and Sticky Sesame-Honey Wings

From Parents

Sweet and Sticky Sesame-Honey Wings

Breakfast Burritos

From Midwest Living

Breakfast Burritos

Touchdown Turnovers

From Midwest Living

Touchdown Turnovers

Lemon Cheesecake Mini Tartlets

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Have you been asked to bring a dessert? No matter what the occasion, these bite-sized dessert treats make the perfect take-along. Make plenty...they'll disappear quickly.

Lemon Cheesecake Mini Tartlets

Vanilla Layer Cake with Whipped Rum-Ganache Icing

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This cake is best served at room temperature. Store it in the refrigerator, but take it out about 30 minutes before you intend to serve it. Note that the ganache recipe here contains 1 cup more cream than does the master recipe.

Vanilla Layer Cake with Whipped Rum-Ganache Icing

Milwaukee Brats with Smoky Stadium Sauce

From The Food Channel

Milwaukee-style grilled brats with sauerkraut, brown mustard and a good dousing of the Smoky Stadium Sauce.

Milwaukee Brats with Smoky Stadium Sauce

Pizza Nuts

From Betty Crocker

Coated with pizza seasoning and ground red pepper, spicy peanuts pair well with a thirst-quenching beverage.

Pizza Nuts

Peppermint Spinwheels

From Better Homes and Gardens

Peppermints designate this cookie for Christmas or winter. Made without the candies or with a candy substitution, they're ideal to serve any time.

Peppermint Spinwheels

Three Point Popcorn

From The Food Channel

Three varieties of flavored popcorn you can quickly make at home. Perfect for snacking on Movie Night, Game Night, or anytime, day or night.

Three Point Popcorn

Touchdown Twists

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

These tempting cheese sticks are made by filling Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets with butter, shredded Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, then cutting and shaping the pastry into twists, and baking until the cheese is melted and the pastry is golden.

Touchdown Twists

Alligators and Turtles Bread

From Fleischmann's Yeast, Argo, Karo

Get baking success every time with recipes like the following, from Fleischmann's Yeast.

Alligators and Turtles Bread

Roquefort Souffles

From Food & Wine

Gail Simmons was so disappointed during the Top Chef Season 5 finale when she learned that Carla Hall's souffle never made it to the plate: It had curdled in the oven. To make sure her souffles rise, Gail folds lots of fluffy whipped egg whites into a Roquefort- and-Parmigiano-Reggiano base.

Roquefort Souffles

Anson Smart
Football Cupcake Pull-Aparts

From Betty Crocker

Team up cupcakes to create a winning play with a football party cake.

Football Cupcake Pull-Aparts

Southern Cornbread

From Taste of the South

Southern Cornbread

Butterscotch Frosting

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Butterscotch Frosting

Ultimate Carrot Cake

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Walnut oil gives this cake's flavor special depth, and toasted walnut oil gives the very best result.

Ultimate Carrot Cake

Mini Manicotti

From Better Homes and Gardens

Slice cheesy sausage-and-spinach-stuffed manicotti to reinvent a favorite casserole as a flavor-packed appetizer.

Mini Manicotti

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