Holidays, Smooth Sailing for Labor Day
I’ve tried to really keep the E’s in Entertaining this summer with easy recipes and entertaining ideas, like a Backyard Picnic
Last weekend we had our family summer finale since we can’t all be together for Labor Day
All it takes is a little advance planning, and you will feel like someone did the cooking for you!
Here’s some effortless things to keep in mind to take the labor out of your Labor Day
Breakfast
Breakfast on a Stick is popular with everyone, skewer a variety of fruits, bagels, sweet rolls and donut pieces, even bacon!
Almond Danish, look like they came from a fancy bakery, but they are crescent rolls filled with almond paste and a little brown sugar-
You can also bake them with bacon, eggs & cheese for a unique breakfast casserole Buried Danish Breakfast Bake
Bacon Biscuit Bake made with bacon, canned biscuits and cheese is perfect for morning nibbling…make a big batch, it will go fast!
Lunch
Hot Dog Bar- make everyday hot dogs special by laying out a spread of different mustard and condiments
Make some Bacon Jam in advance for a real treat on burgers and dogs…
Amp up your burgers with Bleu Cheese Buns
or serve them on Alexia’s Sourdough Cheese Rolls, found in the frozen bread section
Serve BLT Skewers with a BBQ Bloody Mary to kick off the weekend
Italiano Morsi are a great grab and go sandwich on a stick made with pesto and favorite Italian meats and cheeses
Naan Pizzas can be made in minutes
Try a savory Basil Pesto version or a sweeter Summer Fruit
Appetizers
Try 5 Minute Mystery Dip, the ingredients sound weird, but there’s never any left!
Chili Lime Corn Nachos are so good and so different!
Bacon Wrapped Sweet Chili Shrimp, oh boy, do these ever swim away…
Salads
Cool Cucumber Salad can be served by itself or atop salad greens
Lazy Day Grape Salad can be made in advance and will keep for several days
Bleu Cheese Lite Coleslaw pairs nicely on the side or on top of BBQ pork or chicken sliders
Sides
Pantry Potatoes are effortless, prepped in 5 Minutes with frozen hashbrowns
Roasted Tomato Zucchini Boats are very figure friendly 👗
Dinner
Go kebab crazy! Let everyone pitch in-
Blackened Lemon Shrimp Skewers
Hawaiian Chicken with Smoked Sausage, Peaches & Apricots
Teriyaki Steak Kebabs are a complete meal on a stick!
1. Marinate the meat ahead of time, then let everyone make their own
2. Slice squash or zucchini, onions, mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, anything goes-
3. Add a sprinkle of sesame seeds to make them look festive
I like this bottled sauce from Soy Vay
Dessert
Keep things cool on these last days of summer with these easy ice box and freezer desserts
Chocolate Mint Cookies & Cream
Have an Ice Cream Sundae Bar
Get a gallon bucket of vanilla ice cream and set out a variety of syrups and toppings-crumbled cookies, M&Ms, chopped candy bars, chocolate chips, berries…and don’t forget the whipped cream!
Hope your Labor Day is fun and laborless!!
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Jenna, what great ideas for an easy Labor Day! I want breakfast on a stick with my coffee, do you deliver? Pam @ Everyday Living
Thanks Pam, I was wishing I had one of those this morning too 🙂 >
Thanks for the round-up for a laborless holiday weekend Jenna! Breakfast on a stick or pie in a jar sounds pretty good to me this morning 🙂
so so many great ideas! fabulous Jenna! love them all – easy, delicious, and beautiful!
Lovin’ the little sandwiches on sticks:@)
Oh, my, how do I choose? Everything looks so delicious! Looks like y’all had a fun weekend early for Labor Day. 🙂
Those are lucky grandkids! It all looks so fab!
Jeana, you are my go to “queen” of southern entertaining for fabulous recipes. If I had all of these dishes in front of me I would be totally confused as to what to eat, it all looks so yummy. I really like your hot dog bar set-up and the sundae table. The skewers, burgers and sides are all Labor Day perfect. I love that last photograph with you grands in the boat, so sweet………..
haha Emily, I will have to tell my family to address me as queen from now on 🙂 >
The pizza looks so tempting! Love your ideas ♥
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Wow, that’s a lot of food! You’ve made me hungry! Looks like you had a great time!
Thanks Kathleen, I’m sure you’ll be getting ready for a Labor Day celebration too- I miss your tablescapes! >
Fabulous Ideas for Summer entertaining…with just enough left in Summer to try a few. Thanks!
Some wonderful ideas — thanks for so many good tips and links!
Thanks Jeanie! >
You blew me away with this blog post. Surely it is the best one ever! So many great ideas, tons of yummy sounding recipes, and a glimpse of your family to boot. That bloody mary looks good now, and I love the skewer, so I’m going to try that. I’ve been curious about bacon jam as well, so thanks for the link there. What a fun post!
thank you Pattie, my group likes to eat, so they keep me hopping! I think you will really love bacon jam, it’s wonderful on sandwiches and burgers, and I love to add some to scrambled eggs- >
Would love to be your neighbor.
Thanks Patricia! >
I am putting this post up on my favorites bar because there are so many goodies in it, you almost don’t need to look anywhere else. I love that grape salad, and I think it is time to make some. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas!
Thank you Ellen, I swear I’m getting lazier and lazier in the kitchen 🙂
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Oh my goodness, you have so many wonderful recipes. Your family is mighty lucky to have you cooking for them. 🙂
I can’t take all the credit, my husband and son are good cooks too, I have lots of help 🙂 >
Breakfast on a stick is pure genius, but then I saw the Bloody Mary . . . how can one person be so smart?
ha, I don’t know about that but we like to enjoy life!! >
Hi Jenna,
Oh I love all of these recipes and they are all great ideas for cooking for Labor Day weekend! Thanks for sharing at Cooking and Crafting with J & J. I hope you have a wonderful week and labor day weekend!! 🙂
Julie
thanks Julie! >
Everything looks so tasty!!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
I’ll take a little of each please, everything looks delicious. Thanks for sharing your links with us at Celebrate Your Story. Have a wonderful holiday!