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    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 - find the perfect recipes to celebrate the holiday weekend.

     

    • Smoked Spare Ribs (Tender, Juicy and Fall-Off-the-Bone Good!)
    • Purple Cabbage Coleslaw (Creamy, Crunchy, and Full of Flavor!)
    • Old Fashioned Pear Pie Recipe (Just Like Grandma Used to Make!)
    • Lemon Blueberry Cookies Recipe (Soft and Chewy)
    • No Churn Cookie Dough Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips
    • Peanut Butter and Chocolate Rice Krispie Bars
    • Best Chicken Parmesan Sandwich Recipe
    • Pistachio Pudding Recipe
    • Easy Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake Recipe
    • Southern Corn Salad Recipe (Quick and Easy)
    • Easy Grilled London Broil with Marinade Recipe
    • Summer Sizzles: 19 Perfect Side Dishes for Cookouts and Potlucks
    • Frozen Fantasies: 18 Easy Dreamy Ice Cream and Sherbet Recipes to Try Now!
    • Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Recipe (No Churn)
    • 36 Easy Memorial Day Recipes for 2025
    • Easy Homemade Snickers Ice Cream (No Churn)
    • Easy Parmesan Potatoes Au Gratin
    • Easy Strawberry Peach Cobbler Recipe
    • Cherry Cobbler with Cake Mix Recipe (Quick and Easy)
    • Easy Hot Corn Dip Recipe with Cream Cheese and Rotel
    • Tomato Avocado Feta Salad with Fresh Corn
    • Grilled Spatchcock Chicken with Lemon Chicken Marinade
    • Easy Watermelon Popsicles Two Ingredients
    • Easy Homemade Orange Sherbet Ice Cream
    • Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs and Dry Rub
    • Easy Grilled Half Chicken Recipe with Dry Rub
    • Strawberry Trifle with Angel Food Cake
    • Easy Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe
    • Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Glaze
    • Smoked Ribeye Steak (Reverse Seared)
    • 35 Different Ice Cream Flavors With Recipes
    • Easy Homemade Mixed Berry Sherbet
    • Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries
    • Red White and Blue No-Bake Icebox Cake
    • Easy Southern Tomato Pie
    • Old Fashioned Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Onions in Vinegar
    • Southern Broccoli Salad Recipe with Craisins & Bacon
    • Easy Classic Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe (Delicious)
    • Easy Grilled Grouper with Mango Salsa
    • Old-Fashioned Strawberry Pie with Jello

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    Sharon Rigsby, blogger at GritsandPinecones.com

    Hello, I'm Sharon Rigsby, blogger, content creator, videographer, and photographer for Grits and Pinecones®. I have over 50 years of experience in the kitchen, and I like nothing better than developing and reimagining recipes for my family, friends, and you!

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