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35 BBQ and Picnic Ideas for Memorial Day and Summer Celebrations!

May 20, 2013 by HezziD

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Summer is coming!  Summer is coming!  I am so happy I could jump up and down.  I absolutely love the warm weather and sun.  Running around outside in my bare feet with a sundress on or shorts and a tank top.  For me the beginning of summer is officially Memorial Day.  We usually end up having a picnic or BBQ at my parents house and my dad opens up the pool.  As long as it doesn’t rain it’s the perfect start to summer.

Since I feel like we often have the same foods at our summer parties I wanted to share some of my favorite picnic and BBQ ideas as well as some from my favorite bloggers!  I hope these help with your Memorial Day parties and other summer celebrations.  I’ve also included a few fun project ideas for Memorial Day as well.


Main Dishes on the Grill:
Bison Beer Burgers with Blue Cheese from I Love My Disorganized Life
Award Winning Black Bean Burgers 
Grilled Burgers
Burgers with Bacon Onion Jam
Chipotle Honey Lime Pork Tenderloin
Beef Kabobs
Easy Black Bean Burgers from Clarks Condensed
Summer Salads:
My Mother’s Pasta Salad from I Love My Disorganized Life
Broccoli Flower Salad from One Creative Mommy
Summer Pasta Salad from Happy Food, Healthy Life
My Favorite Potato Salad from Persnickety Plates
Vegetarian Orzo Salad with Spinach Chickpeas from The Tasty Fork
Easy Macaroni Salad from Organized Island
Antipasto Pasta Salad from Will Cook for Smiles
Cucumber Salad from Miss Information Blog
Rainbow Roasted Potato Salad from Food Babbles

Melissa’s Macaroni Salad

Lightened Ham salad from Food Done LIght


Greek Couscous Salad

Chicken Salad with Strawberries

Summer Side Dishes:
 Fruit Pizza
Copycat KFC Coleslaw from Mom on Time Out
Coleslaw from A Family Feast
Tabouli from The Kitchen is My Playground
 
Mr. Williams Mac and Cheese from Persnickety Plates
Sun Dried Tomato, Artichoke, and Basil Pasta from The Kitchen is My Playground
Grilled Zucchini with Couscous, Spinach, and Cheese
Desserts:
S’more Chocolate Chip Cookies from I Love My Disorganized Life
Vanilla Custard Brulee from The Tasty Fork
Lime Chiffon from Just My Crazy Kitchen
Red, White, and Blue Cookies
S’mores Pudding Pie from Cupcakes & Kale
Raspberry Peach Cobbler from Miss Information
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Crafts and Projects:
Bug Party Tic Tac Toe from Suzy’s Sitcom
Memorial Day Dree Printables from Sweet Bellaroos 

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  1. Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says

    May 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Great round up, Heather! So many great ideas 🙂

  2. Tracey Harrelson says

    May 20, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Thank you so much for including me in the round up, Heather!
    Tracey @ The Kitchen is My Playground

  3. Brenna says

    May 20, 2013 at 11:10 pm

    Great Collection. Pinning it now.

  4. Cindy Rowe says

    May 23, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    I will be featuring this round-up on my PINTASTIC Friday post tomorrow, May 24. Stop over to visit!

    Cindy @ Crazyloucreations.blogspot.com

  5. TheTastyFork says

    May 30, 2013 at 1:18 pm

    Great round up!! Thank you so much for including me!!

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