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Get ready to kick back, eat good food, and celebrate Memorial Day! ✨ I’ve pulled together the ultimate recipe’s for this Memorial Day Celebration Menu – easy large batch drinks, make-ahead sides and snacks, mains everyone will love, fun desserts and I even threw some breakfast food ideas.
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Drinks 🍹
This vibrant drink is so much fun, it only takes 5 minutes to shake up and the sweet prickly pear syrup swirled with floral elderflower rose gin, bright yuzu and juicy blood orange makes it a one-of-a-kind drink that’s citrusy and refreshing and perfect for Memorial Day.
This Mexican Michelada has an advantage over just making a single serve because you can keep refilling your glass over and over without having to make it separately each time…OR you can drink it straight from the pitcher lol.
This is another large batch drink recipe 🌶️ It only has 4 ingredients and it comes together so quickly – a must have for Memorial Day! All the ingredients are fresh and since it’s in a pitcher it is perfect for company! It doesn’t get any better than this!
A light and fruity cocktail that combines the sweetness of strawberries with the crispness of rosé wine. It’s a large batch drink again, so it’s perfect for Memorial Day company.
I know this isn’t your norm for a Memorial Day drink recipe but it is one of my most popular, I know it sounds…weird…HOWEVER …It is delicious ♥️ The blue cheese in the shaker is what makes it look milky and also adds a delicious lil funk in a fabulous way.
If you like a Moscow Mule and you like Gin, you’re going to love this. It is a large batch drink recipe – great for company of Memorial Day. The vanilla and cinnamon pair so well with the gin.
Memorial Day Menu Mains 🥩
This is perfect for your Memorial Day Celebration Menu, it’s QUICK and EASY to put together, with just a little bit of prep, then you get to sit back, relax and enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend while these bake, caramelize and get so tender and delicious!
This might not be your regular food for Memorial Day, but it’s really delicious, has all the sides and we like to think outside of the box here. These juicy ground beef and lamb Kabobs that are SO EASY to make, you are going to be hooked on this plate! There is an oven and grill option so they’re perfect for whatever you’re planning on doing this year.
This recipe has beef chuck roast that is oven braised for hours in red wine with vegetables soaking up all those flavors. The potatoes are so creamy, herby and delicious, the gravy braises with the meat for hours and is sooo good. This is perfect for company because it cooks long enough ahead of time that you can enjoy yourself when everyone is there.
Slow Roasted Beef Tenderloin (Chateaubriand)
This cut is the most tender cut of beef available, slow roasted and then using the reverse sear technique that is my absolute favorite way to get the perfect golden sear 🔥
I am extremely picky with chicken but this recipe is so insanely crispy and flavorful, the creamy dill herb sauce – let’s just say I could eat it on its own.
This stuffed poblano pepper recipe combines the bold smokey flavors of the roasted poblanos with the velvety, silky smooth salmon and then mixes it with the Japanese-Mexican seasonings that will blow your mind.
Salads 🥗
This recipe takes your classic Wedge Salad and makes them handheld so they’re so easy to eat AND gorgeous, a perfect side salad recipe for Memorial Day!
What is a Memorial Day Menu with a side of potato salad?! This recipe is one of my love letters to potatoes because it is such a fun play on the classic! It is tangy, herby, garlicky and so delicious.
One of my most VIRAL recipes to date, and with good reason is you ask me, because it is simple, delicious, and perfection!
This Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad doesn’t have your typical homemade ranch dressing recipe but trust me when I say, it is so good.
This pasta salad is not only delicious and refreshing but it is GORGEOUS. It also keeps really well in the fridge so you can make it in advance. Since it’s something you can just pop in the fridge till you’re ready to eat, I love taking this to companie’s house as a one of the snacks or a side for Memorial Day.
This salad is so fresh, light, tangy, SO delicious and, super easy and quick to make. It’s perfect for when you are hosting Memorial Day and you just want a quick fresh side or snack.
Snacks and Sides
This dish is so creamy and so dreamy, you will be in cheese heaven! The baked panko crumble adds the perfect crunch to your creamy Mac and Cheese, and if you’re not a crunchy topping type of person, just omit it! And you have to have an amazing Mac and Cheese recipe to snack on for your Memorial Day Celebration Menu.
These are a really fun way to spruce up plain potato chips and you will definitely WOW your guests. They’re super simple, quick and super easy for a Memorial Day snacks idea recipe.
Deep fried until these chicken tenders are so golden and crispy. Then tossed in an UNBELIEVABLE buffalo sauce that is perfectly spicy, sweet and tangy. Dip that in an amazing homemade ranch and you are going to be hooked! This is great for Memorial Day snacks recipe.
They are spicy, herby and bursting with flavor – I love buffalo sauce with all my heart and these definitely hit that spot. They’re also so quick and easy to make so that helps when you have company!
If you are a potato fan at all, this dish will blow your mind – The sublime rich texture with the rich buttery flavor elevates it beyond any humble mashed potatoes dish you’ve ever had.
Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
You are in for a special treat with this one – These mozzarella cheese sticks are amazing when they are freshly made cause the cheese is perfectly gooey. The sauce is a perfect balance of both sweet and spicy.
Desserts 🍮
Apart from being absolutely delicious and a perfect recipe for the Memorial Day, it’s super easy to make! The croissant gives it that buttery touch. You do get the natural sweetness of the apple, but the caramel makes it so much better.
This cheesecake is so creamy and soft. The corn adds a warm earthy sweetness that’s delicious, just trust me!
Panna Cotta has always been one of my all-time favorite desserts – It is so silky, creamy and just delicious. I had to add it to this Memorial Day Celebration Menu because it is fool-proof and you make it ahead.
A Buttery brioche with apple caramel and creamy skyr makes for a sublime combination.
Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce
One of the most simple and elegant desserts. It truly makes for the most delicious dessert! They are so soft and airy in the best way
This pie is perfect for this Memorial Day Celebration Menu. The smoky salt, nutty crust of this pie with the rich Dulce de Leche caramel compliments the crunchy, buttery pecans perfectly! I’ll be so bold as to say this will be the star of your table!
Memorial Day Menu Breakfast 🍳
Crispy egg yolks are a main character and also my love letter to yolks. They are SO good and the runny yolk is such a nice surprise. It pairs so well with the avocado and the parmesan.
These have a secret ingredient… an extra yolk! It takes them to the next level and it will make it harder to overcook.
This toast is EPIC! It is sooo flavorful and very quick & easy to make. The tomato butter truly elevates the experience of this toast.
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