Delicious Recipes for Memorial Day – Try these recipes for your Memorial Day weekend celebration, including lots of unique, healthy and flavorful options
It’s easy to forget the true reason we celebrate Memorial Day– remembering our fallen U.S. soldiers and war heroes. I feel a profound gratitude to the men and women who serve our country; I am humbled by their sacrifice. Every year I try to attend a local Memorial Day celebration to support our troops and their families. I hope you have a chance to do the same this weekend.
In addition to being an opportunity to honor our troops, this is a long holiday weekend. It’s a perfect chance to relax with family and friends. Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer, a season best spent cooking tasty food on the grill and dining outside in the sunshine (when the weather cooperates!). I know many of you will be spending your holiday weekend doing these very things, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite summer recipes. I’ve included a little something for everyone whether you’re a meat-lover, vegetarian or vegan.
How will you be spending your long weekend?
Lemon Basil Grilled Chicken Breasts
Lemon Lemon Lentil Parsley Salad
Blackberry Vanilla Bourbon Lemonade
Old Fashioned Oat Nut Apple Crisp
Watermelon Rosemary Frozen Lemonade
Lemon Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, Chickpeas and Feta
Red Cabbage Apple Salad with Blue Cheese
Dev says
June 21, 2016 at 9:45 pmImpressive ! Will keep this in mind. Thanks for sharing this.
Cookie says
May 28, 2016 at 8:47 pmMay 2016
We love you at our house.
Thanx for all your recipes.
Maury Remer says
May 24, 2015 at 8:53 pmWhen I was in the restaurant biz many moons ago, I made pineapple upside down cake all the time. That looks so good! Guess I’m gonna have to make one soon. 🙂
Eha says
May 26, 2014 at 4:30 amHello from Down Under! It may not be Memorial Day here but my printer has been busy these last few minutes – love your salads and fish skewers, but as hommus is never absent from my fridge the pepper one will be the first recipe tried 🙂 !
Marie Tane says
May 25, 2014 at 9:44 pmturkey
Eleanor Chicchetti White Bardachino says
May 25, 2014 at 7:04 pmLOVE ALL OF THESE AWESOME RECIPES!!!! YUMMY YUMMY IN THE TUMMY WOOT WOOT
Lauri Almany says
May 25, 2014 at 7:02 pmAs always, your dishes look delicious!
Rebecca McBride says
May 25, 2014 at 6:47 pmLooks Good
Pam Rollins says
May 25, 2014 at 4:29 pmMy Aunt still makes her Pineapple Upside Down Cake in an iron skillet! Also my Cousins camp out a lot and they make theirs over the campfire, the old fashion way…just as you described in this article!
Elizabeth Anderson says
May 25, 2014 at 3:24 pmNice! We are having ham! lol
John Luzadre says
May 25, 2014 at 3:21 pmAll in on the upside down cake!
Kimberley Barca says
May 25, 2014 at 10:21 amLebanon lamb burgers,
2 Lbs ground free range Lamb. 4 lrg Garlic cloves
1 organic Fresh lemon
Juice from whole lemon.
1 small onion diced & minced.
And 2 tbsp of fresh chopped mint leaves stems removed- minced finely.
Mix all together
Shape into quarter pound burgers and grill.
These are my friend whose family called him uncle Kenny. They were Lebanese. They would eat the medium rare or pink.
Jessica Archambault says
May 25, 2014 at 5:07 amSmoked brisket for a potluck! We’ll see what everyone else brings! With Jim Archambault!
Tina Frazier says
May 25, 2014 at 4:48 amBaking a vanilla cake with whip creme topping, not sure what were bbq depends on what looks good at Costco in am, spaghetti salad, baked beans, corn on cob, french bread and deviled eggs. Margaritas too!
Kathy Stapley says
May 25, 2014 at 2:49 amIt’s not a party unless Aunt Carol’s spinach dip is included! Have a great weekend!
Mary Olea says
May 25, 2014 at 2:16 amI am going to bed to read before I am tempted by any of these recipes!
Ira Cord Rubnitz says
May 25, 2014 at 2:12 amTori…You are Brilliant!!!!! So Impressive, Thank You!!!
Heather Menges says
May 25, 2014 at 1:53 amSmores ice box cake, bison burgers, pasta salad, brats, and very thankful for my continued freedoms, given by sacrifices others made so I can live free in the USA.
Jessica Archambault says
May 25, 2014 at 5:06 amS’mores ice cream cake? That sounds amazing! What is it???
Mike Janning says
May 25, 2014 at 1:22 amOne thing for certain – Chef Eugene’s Potato Salad. My grandfather was a chef, and I got his recipe. It has been well-received wherever I have taken it.
Sara Vail Miedema says
May 25, 2014 at 1:17 amLemon/lime cake. Steak. tater salad. green beans. maybe a pasta salad.
Nanci Zee says
May 25, 2014 at 1:34 amLemon/lime cake?????? Can I come to dinner? Or can you share the recipe? You just mentioned 2 of my most favorite fruits.
Sandra Zahavah Whibberley says
May 25, 2014 at 1:17 amAll your food pictures and recipes make my mouth water. Hi from Australia 🙂
Lynda Davis Wood says
May 25, 2014 at 1:12 amgrilled portabellos, hot dogs and my famous potato salad which I’ll have to make twice so hubby can take one for a potluck at work next Friday! Thank you vets!!!
Robin Becker says
May 25, 2014 at 1:10 amIt’s Arizona Restaurant Week – taking a break from the kitchen and enjoying the labors of talented chefs and staff! Have a blessed Memorial Day!