Did you notice? Usually Memorial Day, the last Monday in May is also the last weekend in May. Not this year. May 31 is a Sunday. The following Monday is the 1st of June. So we have a typical two day weekend as the last weekend in May rather that a 3-Day weekend at the lake or something else fun to kick off the unofficial start of the Summer Season.
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Not Your Typical Memorial Day BBQ
This year Memorial Day Weekend is really different in so many ways. Not since returning to California in 2008 (as in Hubby, Kiddo and I) have we had an entire three-day weekend to ourselves. There has always been some sort of family gathering. But not this year.
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Would you believe I was going to simply skip over Memorial Day? As in not share some recipes for this big holiday. Don’t know what I was thinking!
Continue reading “Memorial Day Pot Luck Favorites”Memorial Day is Just Days Away
Today is the Friday before Memorial Day. The Friday before Memorial Day has a number of National Days all on its own. But we are getting a little ahead of ourselves. Today is also May 27, and you know what that means? It’s National Grape Popsicle Day!
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Today we celebrate Memorial Day (the last Monday in May – and this year it’s about as late as it can get) and the 45th state to join the Union, Utah. Memorial Day is so much more than just an excuse for a three-day weekend and the start of the Backyard Barbecue Season.
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Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, a day in the spring when communities independently began to pay tribute to the Soldiers who died during the American Civil War. By the late 1860s, the custom of decorating the graves of fallen soldiers in the spring with flowers and ribbons and reciting prayers was commonplace in many cities and towns.
A Memorial Day Celebration in Food
Wow, May is nearly over – Memorial Day Weekend is going to be upon us before we know it! I don’t know about you, but I cannot believe that Spring is behind us already. Where the heck did it go? Okay, so we’ve got a few more weeks until the calendar says it’s Summer. But we all know Memorial Day is the start of the Summer Entertaining Season.
Memorial Day is More than just Backyard Barbecues
Like just about everyone in America, I look forward to Memorial Day – a three-day weekend with plenty of family, backyard barbecues or picnics and trips to the beaches, parks and forests that abound. Like most of us, I avoid the media bombardment of Blow Out Sales.
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Memorial Day – A Simple Backyard Barbecue
Oh my goodness, where has the time gone? Next weekend is Memorial Day – the unofficial “official” start of the grilling season! It’s time to get busy. I’ve got menus to prepare, recipes to try out. Love it when the creative juices start to flow.
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Memorial Day Menu – A Feast for a Crowd
If you want to go all out this Memorial Day and put on a spread that is out of this world – have I got some ideas to share with you!
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