special dish?

I need to make a dish for my a party thats coming up, and all families have decided to make 1 dish each, now most are making the typcial rice salans,some lasagne etc

i want to make something different, something wow, maybe a sweet dish..or even a starter,anything really

any ideas, and something simple?

Re: special dish?

shepard pie, creme' burlee, ratatouille...

Re: special dish?

Starter Ideas:

You can opt for a different ethnic flavor. If most of the people will making either Desi or Italian...you can make a Chinese dish. For example: soup, egg-rolls, dumplings, stir-fry

Desert Ideas:

Cheesecake or some other kind of cake
Tiramisu
Truffles
Mousse
Pie