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    Grits and Pinecones » Recipes » Holidays

    Memorial Day Recipes

    Memorial weekend is the unofficial start to summer and grilling season. Check out my tasty, no-fuss Southern-style recipes including quick and easy summery main dishes, salads, sides, desserts, and cocktails. You will also find menu ideas, videos, and cooking tips.

    From Easy Grilled Beer Can Chicken to Southern Potato Salad and Red, White and Blue Ice Cream Pie, find the perfect recipes to celebrate the holiday weekend.

     

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    Four BBQ chicken thighs on a square black plate.

    Easy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs

    A sliced pork tenderloin covered with apricot glaze.

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Glaze

    Two smoked ribeye steaks on a cutting board.

    Smoked Ribeye Steak (Reverse Seared)

    Five different ice cream flavors in cones and dishes.

    35 Different Ice Cream Flavors With Recipes

    Scoops of mixed berry sherbet in glass dessert dishes.

    Easy Homemade Mixed Berry Sherbet

    A blue and white bowl full of watermelon feta salad.

    Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries

    A icebox cake decorated to look like the American flag.

    Red White and Blue No-Bake Icebox Cake

    Easy Classic Southern Tomato Pie ready to serve

    Easy Southern Tomato Pie

    Collage of grilled chicken and other Memorial Day dishes.

    36 Easy Memorial Day Recipes for 2022

    Sliced cucumbers, tomatoes and onion in a white bowl.

    Southern Cucumber and Tomato Salad

    Southern Broccoli Salad in a white metal bowl with a blue rim.

    Southern Broccoli Salad with Craisins

    Southern deviled eggs on a white egg plate.

    Southern Deviled Eggs

    Two grouper fillets on a white plate topped with mango salsa.

    Easy Grilled Grouper with Mango Salsa

    Fresh strawberry pie topped with whipped cream on a white plate.

    Old-Fashioned Strawberry Pie with Jello

    Sliced grilled pork tenderloin on a cutting board.

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin (Big Green Egg)

    Sliced baby-back ribs on a cutting board.

    Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs with Dry Rub

    Tomato Avocado Feta Salad in a white serving dish.

    Tomato Avocado Feta Salad with Corn

    Fresh corn salad in a beautiful green pottery bowl.

    Southern Corn Salad

    Smoked Beef Short Ribs on a cutting board.

    Smoked Beef Short Ribs

    A burger with lettuce and tomato on a cutting board.

    The Ultimate Smoked Burgers

    Four pieces of fried chicken on a plate.

    Southern Fried Chicken

    A piece of Frozen Lemonade Pie with Berries on a small white plate.

    Frozen Lemonade Pie – It’s as Easy as Pie

    A white plate with smoked chicken thighs on top of a red and white kitchen towel.

    Smoked Chicken Thighs with BBQ Sauce

    Four key lime mousses garnished with a lime wedge in parfait glasses.

    Easy Key Lime Mousse

    Smoked spatchcock chicken on a cutting board with carving utensils.

    Smoked Spatchcock Chicken

    Pistachio pudding topped with a cherry in a glass dish.

    The Best Pistachio Pudding Dessert Recipe

    Southern White Acre Pea Succotash fill of summery goodness

    Southern Succotash with White Acre Peas Recipe

    A peach pie in a clear glass pie plate ready to serve with a stack of plates.

    Easy Peaches and Cream Pie Recipe

    A clear glass trifle dish with layers of angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream.

    Strawberry Trifle with Angel Food Cake Recipe

    Quick and Easy Baked Tomato Casserole with Parmesan Cheese

    Redneck caviar in a pottery bowl surrounded with chips.

    Best Ever Redneck Caviar Dip

    Three slices of green tomatoes which have been coated in panko and fried.

    Easy Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

    Beer can chicken sitting on a can of beer on a Big Green Egg grill.

    Beer Can Chicken – Big Green Egg

    A white bowl full of creamy potato salad topped with paprika.

    Classic Southern Potato Salad

    Featured image for roundup post 27 Sheet Cake Recipes with four pictures of sheet cakes.

    28 Incredible Sheet Cake Recipes – To Make Now

    Four grilled veggie skewers on a wooden cutting board.

    Amazing Grilled Vegetable Kabobs

    A piece of pear pie topped with whipped cream on a white plate.

    Easy Pear Pie Recipe

    A large bowl with pasta salad and vegetables on a white and green napkin.

    Summer Pasta Salad – Loaded with Fresh Vegetables

    Sliced London Broil on a cutting board with a knife and fork.

    Marinated Grilled London Broil – Cooks in 10 Minutes

    A white serving dish with several pieces of grilled teriyaki chicken.

    Grilled Teriyaki Chicken with Teriyaki Marinade

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