Before K and I start delving into a whole new season of summer recipes, we wanted to share a few of our favorites from the 2S2C archives. With Memorial Day weekend coming up (seriously people, I’m pretty concerned about what just happened to the entire month of May- eek!), I have been starting to plan my menu for the holiday weekend. If you are looking for even more Memorial Day menu ideas, be sure to check out our Memorial Day Weekend and Fourth of July menu round-ups from last year. In addition, K’s post about our Fourth of July family reunion party from last year is chock-full of patriotic menu and decoration ideas. I really want to make her DIY Patriotic Pennant Banner to have on hand for all the patriotic holidays!
Even though the weather forecast is looking pretty lousy for the Boston area this weekend, I’m still hoping to do a lot of grilling. In addition, we are going to have our first lobster night of the summer- can’t wait! I’m also going to try to make some of the 10 summer recipes shown below.
10 Memorial Day Menu Ideas
Salt Potatoes: an upstate NY summer tradition
Baked Beans: a great side dish for summer cook-outs
Greek Pasta Salad: the perfect side for hot dogs and hamburgers
Orzo and Spinach Salad with Lemon-Cranberry Vinaigrette: a family favorite (and a 2S2C old-school photo flashback!)
Tex-Mex Pimiento Cheese Dip: serve with red and blue tortilla chips! {I realize I put this dish in just about every round-up that I do, but you will not regret making this for your next party!!}
Mediterranean Dip: this recipe is great for showcasing fresh summer produce
The Classic Margarita: get the weekend started off the right way with this perfect margarita (5 more weeks to go until I can sample one!)
Sausage, Pepper, Onion, and Potato Bake (I’m making this tonight- one of my favorite summer dishes!)
Frozen Cupcake S’mores: a great summer treat!
Patriotic Star Sugar Cookie Cut-outs: for the very ambitious Memorial Day celebraters!
Well, it looks like K is a way better summer-blogger than I am considering that 80% of the above recipes are hers. I can’t promise that I’ll be able to catch up to her pace this summer with baby #2’s arrival, but I am still hoping to share a few of my new favorite summer recipes over the next few months. What do you have planned for your Memorial Day weekend menu?
