We will be spending Memorial Day at the beach,
and being the first weekend of Summer,
we won’t be the only ones!
We always cook, the restaurants are much too crowded
My son, the chef, and I like to think about the menu in advance
so I have been looking through my recipes,
collecting easy favorites to make that are family friendly
Breakfast is always very casual, everyone getting up at different times~
Pretty much self yourself with fresh fruit, sweet rolls, yogurt and cereal…
Or how about a combination of breakfast bites on a stick~
These Grab and Go Breakfast Skewers are perfect!
Fruit, donut holes, small slices of pastries,
bagels spread with cream cheese and cut into bites,
small squares of coffee cake
and almond butter toasted sandwiches
You can do lunch on a stick too, BLT Skewers are a low carb option
You can amp them up and add salami, ham, cheese,
pickles and grapes to make Antipasto Skewers
Perfect to enjoy poolside or on the porch
The kids love grilled cheese sandwiches
and an easy way to make a bunch is to use a sheet pan
Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
HHjr loves to grill, so we often have hamburgers and hot dogs
You can feed a crowd with a Hot Dog Bar
Individual plastic baskets make clean up a breeze!
I saw this set up on Pinterest and think it’s such a great idea
for an outdoor buffet~
an inflatable raft full of ice to keep things cold
We love to have a dip to snack on before dinner
This summery dip goes together in 5 minutes
It’s made with bacon, pineapple, several cheeses and sour cream
For dinner, we always have BBQ ribs
Everyone loves them, and this recipe for Asian BBQ Ribs
is a great twist on standard ribs with BBQ sauce
if you want to change things up a little
Fajitas are a favorite dinner too,
HHjr grills steak, chicken, peppers and onions
We set up a buffet with grated cheese, tortillas,
and purchased queso, guacamole, and salsa
Everybody can make their own, just the way they like it
Sweet Orange BBQ Chicken Thighs are effortless and oh so good
You can do your Whole Dinner on the Grill!
You can amp up the grilled pineapple
by marinating it with Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
before grilling, so good!
Grilled Fireball Pineapple Slices
If HHjr isn’t grilling the side dishes,
I will make a salad or do easy roasted vegetables
Even better with Parmesan cheese!
Roasted Zucchini and Asparagus Parmesan
The guys always want potatoes
Our go to potatoes are roasted red potatoes
and hash brown potato casserole
You can amp up the flavor in the hash brown casserole
with Ranch seasoning~ EZ Ranch Hashbrown Casserole
Roasted red potatoes are good seasoned with olive oil, salt & pepper,
but they’re even better roasted with onion, garlic,
Italian seasoning and fresh rosemary
Or you can season them with Ranch for Ranch Roasted Potatoes
My very favorite way to cook them is with fresh rosemary and gorgonzola
You can put the gorgonzola on only part of the potatoes
to leave some without for the kids
or people who don’t like bleu cheese
Roasted Red Potatoes with Gorgonzola & Rosemary
Dessert is usually ice cream or popsicles
but I’m thinking about making an Inside Out Berry Pie
It only takes minutes to make with cookies, Cool Whip,
sweetened condensed milk and berries
Or maybe a Triple Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake
These are all easy, tried and true recipes
to enjoy all Summer long!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Turn About Tuesday / Our Tiny Nest / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party
Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators