Some Ideas for Memorial Day Weekend Celebrations 2019
I know it’s a cliche but how is it almost Memorial Day weekend, aka the unofficial start of summer, already?!!! Just last week it was so chilly that I wore my winter jacket to my daughter’s track meet! And now as I’m writing this, it’s actually a humid 85º. Is it any wonder that the holiday has snuck up on me?
So...any big party plans? Or smaller more intimate picnics or beach outings? Not exactly sure of what we’re doing yet but one thing I know for sure—there will be food involved! So I put together a list of beginning-of-the-summer dishes, to make it a little easier to at least figure out the food portion of the weekend. No matter how you’re planning to celebrate, these tried and true recipes are guaranteed to make it even more special and delicious!
APPETIZERS AND SNACKS
Triple Onion Dip with Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips
Sheet-Pan Mushroom and Shallot Nachos
DRINKS
MAIN DISHES
Grilled Chicken Burgers with Copycat Shake Shack Sauce
Grilled Chicken with Tangy Peach Glaze
Herb Marinated Grilled Chicken
Virginia Willis' Coca-Cola Glazed Wings
Maple Chipotle Barbecued Brisket
Macaroni & Cheese, Sheet-Pan Style
Homemade Roasted Veggie Enchiladas
SIDES, SALADS AND SAUCES
Red Potato & Green Bean Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette
Zucchini Slaw with Creamy Spicy Dressing
Strawberry, Almond and Pea Salad
Orzo, Chickpea and Radicchio Salad
Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad with Asian Style Red Pepper Vinaigrette
Layered Summer Vegetable Casserole
COBBLERS, PIES & TARTS
Blackberry Shortcakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream
Icebox Pies' Almost No-Bake Piña Colada Pie
Milk Chocolate Pudding Pie with Salted Peanutty Crust
Sweet's "Make-You-Slap-Yo'-Mama" Blueberry Pie
Four and Twenty Blackbirds Strawberry Balsamic Pie
CAKES
Everyday Raspberry Buttermilk Cake
Old-Fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Blackberry Shortcakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream
Bishop's Cake (aka The Best Pound Cake)
COOKIES & CANDY
Butter Baked Good's Famous Homemade Marshmallows
The Melted Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
Lick The Bowl Good's Lemon Cookie
Flat, Chewy, Heath Bar Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Ovenly's Vegan Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies
BARS & BROWNIES
Peanut Butter M&M's Rice Krispie Treats
Annabel's Peanut Butter Blondies
Easy Toasted Coconut Key Lime Pie Bars
FROZEN TREATS
Roasted Strawberry-Buttermilk Sherbet
Blackberry Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet
Amazing Vegan Chocolate Sorbet
Philadelphia-Style Vanilla Ice Cream
Coconut Macadamia Fudge Ice Cream Pie
Chewy Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Blueberry Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches
