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With Labor Day cookouts on the agenda for the weekend—and many busy families playing host, it seems that a batch of quick recipes and last minute ideas for the cookout menu may be in order! What are you going to serve with your main dish this year?
Salad Ideas
Salads, whether green and leafy or creamy and starchy, are always a big hit at potlucks and gatherings. They are easy side dishes that are easy to make in large quantities!
Looking for an alternative to the usual potato salad? Deviled Ham and Egg PotatoSalad , Sweet Potato Salad may be just what you are looking for! Maybe you want something entirely different? Check out the NY Times salad recipes. Don’t feel like making the salad yourself? Pick up a quick pasta salad from the Kroger Deli—or stop by KFC for a few side orders of Cole Slaw! Plop them in your own serving bowls and you’re all done!
Side Dishes
Every meal needs side dishes! Slow Cookers are great tools to serve dishes with lots of flavor without a lot of Labor Day labor! Crockpot Baked Beans keep both you and the oven heat out of your kitchen!
If you are planning to grill your main entrée, try adding Foil Packet Potatoes or Garlic Grilled Tomatoes
to the grill as well! Looking for colorful dishes with healthy bonuses? Try Easy Black Beans and Rice or Quick Zucchini Saute!
Thinking Dessert
You can break out the slow cooker for Slow Cooker Pumpkin Apple Dessert or make the quick, kid friendly, Dirt Pudding or celebrate the end of summer with the easy Pina Colada Dessert Squares . Looking for no making, no baking? Pick up some unique ice cream items from local Columbus area shops! Try the ice cream Buckeyes from Johnson’s Real Ice Cream , a Cookies ‘N Cream Concrete Cake from Culver’s, or seasonal flavors from Jeni’s Ice Creams ! If you think a cake is in order, pick up one from Giant Eagle’s Bakery—make sure that it has Aunt Martha’s Buttercream Frosting!
Need more Labor Day Cookout tips?
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