5 Memorial Day Recipes to Kick Off Summer!

The unofficial kick-off to the summer season is upon us — can you believe it? These 5 Memorial Day Recipes to Kick Off the Summer will get you through any BBQ or picnic this weekend! 

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Hot Dogs on a Stick: An Easy Memorial Day Recipe!

Shopping List:

• Hot Dogs (makes 16 or 2 packages)
• A can refrigerated bread stick dough
• Skewers
• Mustard or ketchup for dipping

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Stick skewer in each of the hot dogs, all the way through.
• Wrap one piece of dough around each hot dog.
• Put in oven for 20 minutes, or until the dough is cooked and browned.
• Serve with mustard or ketchup.

Dee’s Potato Salad

Nothing goes better with hot dogs and hamburgers than Dee’s Potato Salad, from Burnt Macaroni! It soooo good!

Watermelon Blueberry Salad

Shopping List:

• 1 Mini Watermelon, cubed
• 1 cup Fresh Blueberries
• 1/2 cup Feta, crumbled
• Mint Leaves, chopped
• 2 Limes, juiced

Instructions:

• In a serving bowl, combine watermelon, blueberries, mint, and cheese.
• Pour the lime juice on top and mix.
• Serve, and enjoy!

Patriotic Marshmallow Crunch Brownies

Shopping List

• Box Family Size Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix (for the mix 2 eggs, 1/4 cup water, 2/3 cup oil)
• 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 1/2 cups Mini Marshmallows
• Red, blue M&M’s
• 1 cup White Chocolate Chips

Head on over to Back for Seconds for this fun recipe!

Memorial Day Punch

Shopping List:

• Cran-Cherry Juice
• Lemonade
• Blue Raspberry Kool-Aid
• Ice
• Twizzlers

Instructions:

• Using a mason jar as a glass, fill the glass 1/4 the way up with the red Cran-Cherry Juice, then fill the glass with ice.
• Next, water down the lemonade, so the color is closer to white than yellow. Fill the glass another 1/4 the way with lemonade.
• Finally, top with the blue color (Blue Raspberry Kool-Aid) the rest of the way to the top.
• Cup the tip of the Twizzlers candy to use as a straw.
• Serve.

Some of Our Favorite Kitchen Products

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    • Cuisinart Food Processor
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    • Half Pint Wide Mouth Mason Jars
    • Ninja Professional Blender
    • Zoku Quick Pop Maker
    • Williams-Sonoma Open Kitchen Half Apron in Red or Blue
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    • Curious Chef 3-Piece Nylon Knife Set
    • Cuisinart 2 Quart Ice Cream Maker
    • Victorinox Fibrox Straight Edge Chef’s Knife, 8-Inch
    • Lemon Squeezer
    • Mason Jars
    • Crockpot
    • Apple Corer
    • Popcorn Bowl
    • MaxiMatic double burner hot plate
    • Glass Egg carton
    • Black & Decker 4 slice toaster
    • Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer
    • Cuisinart 8-cup Food Processor
    • Meat Mallet
    • Ice Cream or Cookie Scooper
    • Norpro Butter Keeper
    • 3-Piece Veggie Peeler
    • Garlic Press

More Delicious Summer Recipes

One of my favorite things about summer is all of the yummy food! Check out these dishes:

• 18 Flavor-Filled Backyard Grilling Recipes
• 5 Homemade Slurpees Recipes
• 15 Delicious Watermelon Recipes
• 5 Sweet Campfire and Other Summer Dessert Ideas

What are you doing on Memorial Day? Comment below!