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Favorite Memorial Day Recipes

May 25, 2021 Updated March 20, 2023 Leave a Comment

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Grilled Pastrami Burger with Spicy Brown mayo, on wood background.

Fire up the grill and pull out the ice cream maker!  Memorial Day is here and marks the start of summer and FINALLY family gatherings.  I’m so excited I can’t decide what to grill first.  I have gathered some of our family’s favorite summer eats and treats.  Enjoy!

Burgers

Grilled Pastrami Burger with Spicy Brown Mustard Mayo

Grilled Pastrami Burger with Spicy Brown with wood backgroundMustard Mayo

Where do I even begin? This burger has so much going on.  Each bite is filled with a punch of flavors!

Grilled Pastrami Burger with Spicy Brown Mustard Mayo
Juicy grilled burger patties are topped with thin slices of pastrami, then loaded with your favorite toppings like cheese, fresh veggies, and BBQ sauce. Top it all off with a tangy spicy brown mustard mayo for the ultimate pastrami burger recipe!
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Grilled Pastrami Burger with Spicy Brown mayo, on wood background.

Bahn Mi beet quinoa burger

Bahn Mi Beet Quinoa Burger

My all time favorite burger 

Banh Mi Beet Quinoa Burger
Bahn Mi beet quinoa burgers are topped with pickled peppers, carrots, and purple cabbage. The burgers are loaded with flavor, spice and color.
Check out this recipe
Bahn Mi Beet Quinoa Burger

Ribs

Cherry Cola Glazed Ribs

Glazed ribs on a wood board with cherries along the side

Cherry Cola Glazed Ribs
Fall-off-the-bone pork ribs are baked in the oven until tender, then glazed with a spicy and sweet Cherry Coca Cola BBQ sauce before finishing on the grill.
Check out this recipe
Glazed ribs on a wood board with cherries along the side

Apricot Ginger Beer Glazed Ribs 

Apricot Ginger Beer Glazed Ribs

Apricot Ginger Beer Glazed Ribs
Apricot Ginger Beer Glazed Ribs made simple with the use of an electric pressure cooker then finished on the grill
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Apricot Ginger Beer Glazed Ribs

Chicken

grilled Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken on a wooden platter with fresh herbs and pineapple wedges

Fire up the grill!  Chicken halves are quick brined in an easy brown sugar/salt solution, rubbed with spices, and grilled while basting with an amazing pineapple, soy, ginger barbecue sauce.

Grilled Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken
Quick brined chicken grilled and glazed with a pineapple soy ginger bbq Huli Huli sauce.  An easy family favorite chicken dish.
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Grilled Huli Huli Chicken on a wooden platter with fresh herbs and pineapple wedges

Jamaican Jerk Spatchcock Chicken  

Jerk Spatchcock Chicken on wood

Marinated in spicy Jamaican jerk sauce and drizzled with ginger beer Jamaican jerk bbq sauce.  What is a spatchcock chicken?  It’s a technique used to split and flatten a chicken.  Using this method makes the chicken cook even and quick especially on the grill.

Jamaican Jerk Spatchcock Chicken
Grilled spicy chicken with Caribbean spices and flavor.  Basted with a ginger beer jerk bbq sauce and a squeeze of lime.
Check out this recipe
Jerk Spatchcock Chicken on wood

Old Fashioned Lemonade

Lemonade and raspberry lemonade in tall glasses

Nothing cools off a hot summer day like a refreshing glass of ice-cold old fashion lemonade.

Old Fashioned Lemonade
Make the best ice cold Old Fashioned Lemonade with this simple lemonade concentrate recipe. The homemade concentrate will last all summer in the refrigerator, and is perfect to create a variety of delicious lemonade flavors!
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Lemonade and raspberry lemonade in tall glasses

Ice Cream

Quick and Easy Strawberry Ice Cream

Quick and Easy Strawberry Ice Cream in a metal bread pan with an ice cream scoop

Strawberry Ice Cream is ready to serve in 10 minutes.  Rich vanilla ice cream blended with raspberry sherbet, strawberries, raspberries.  No one will believe it’s not home churned ice cream. 

Quick and Easy Strawberry Ice Cream
This no churn Strawberry Ice Cream recipe is quick and easy to make without an ice cream maker in only 10 minutes.  Simply blend together a mix of frozen strawberries and raspberries with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sherbet for a rich, fruity, and creamy dessert that tastes homemade!
Check out this recipe
Quick and Easy Strawberry Ice Cream in a metal bread pan with an ice cream scoop

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream in two gray bowls

The creamiest Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream you will ever eat.  Rich egg and cream-based custard with the perfect amount of vanilla.

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
The creamiest vanilla ice cream you will ever eat. Smooth, decadent, and rich.
Check out this recipe
a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream in two gray bowls

 

Chocolate Donut Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwiches

chocolate donut strawberry ice cream stacked sandwiches

Imagine eating cake and ice cream with your hands…it’s just like that without the mess.

Chocolate Donut Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwiches
Moist baked chocolate donuts with strawberry ice cream filling.
Check out this recipe
chocolate donut strawberry ice cream stacked sandwiches

The Ultimate Double Rootbeer Float

ultimate double root beer float

The Ultimate Double Root Beer float is made with homemade root beer ice cream and your favorite draft root beer.  

Root Beer Ice Cream
Homemade rootbeer ice cream and draft rootbeer for a perfect Rootbeer Float.
Check out this recipe
ultimate double root beer in tall glass with red striped strawfloat

Aunt Erma’s Chocolate Drop Cookies

Several chocolate drop cookies on white background

Memorial day isn’t complete without my Great Aunt Erma’s famous Chocolate Drop Cookies.   Memorial day isn’t complete without a chocolate memory of dear Aunt Erma ❤️

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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