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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Labor Day

Labor Day

Looking for some delicious and easy recipes to help you celebrate the end of summer? From classic BBQ dishes to refreshing cocktails, we have a variety of recipes to suit every taste and occasion.

Whether you’re having a backyard cookout or heading to the beach, these recipes are perfect for enjoying the long weekend with family and friends. Kick back, relax, and enjoy some tasty food and drinks this Labor Day!

A wooden cutting board with a carved grilled Greek chicken and a knife resting beside it.
Four grilled short ribs in a stack on a white background.

Grilled Beef Short Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce

5 hrs

A bowl of apple coleslaw with wooden serving spoons, salt, two lime halves, and some cilantro on the side.

Tangy Apple Slaw

20 mins

A whole zucchini, peach, and burrata pizza, topped with arugula, on a piece of parchment on a wooden surface.

Zucchini, Peach, and Burrata Pizza

1 hr 10 mins

A large and small bowl filled with grilled vegetables salad and two serving spoons in the large bowl.

Easy Grilled Vegetable Salad

45 mins

A square of chocolate zucchini cake with buttercream frosting on a square of parchment with a fork standing up in the center of the cake.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Buttercream Frosting

2 hrs 15 mins

A spicy bacon-wrapped grilled chicken breast on top of a bun and tomato slices with the top half of the bun and some arugula next to it.

Spicy Grilled Chicken Sandwich

6 hrs 30 mins

A skillet bacon cheeseburger with crispy fried onions.

Skillet Bacon Cheeseburger with Crispy Fried Onions

40 mins

Three waffle cones, each filled with two or three scoops of chocolate Oreo ice cream.

No-Churn Chocolate Oreo Ice Cream with Marshmallow

12 hrs 30 mins

A slice of icebox cake with condensed milk whipped cream and sprinkles with the rest of the cake in the background.

Icebox Cake with Condensed Milk Whipped Cream

7 hrs 20 mins

Two glasses of peach iced tea with mint leaves and peach slices for garnish.

Peach Iced Tea with Mint

2 hrs

A whole key lime cheesecake with pecan crust topped with lime slices and whipped cream on a plate.

Key Lime Cheesecake with Pecan Crust

4 hrs

Two glasses filled with peanut butter ice cream with Nutella fudge swirled through and poured on top and two spoons on the side.

Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Nutella Fudge

1 d

Two short glasses of blueberry prosecco spritz on coasters with thyme sprigs for garnish.

Blueberry Prosecco Spritz

5 mins

A white plate topped with crispy smashed potato salad sprinkled with pancetta and chives and topped with a creamy dressing.

Crispy Smashed Potato Salad

1 hr 10 mins

A metal loaf pan filled with no-churn coffee ice cream with a long scoop of ice cream missing.

No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream

4 hrs 30 mins

A platter of grilled boneless chicken thighs topped with pickled red onion, mint, lemon, and pita on the side.

Spiced Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs

1 hr 15 mins

Three grilled pork burgers topped with coleslaw and yum yum sauce on a wooden serving tray.

Grilled Pork Burgers

1 hr 15 mins

A white oval serving platter filled with carrot ribbon salad and garnished with cilantro leaves.

Carrot Ribbon Salad

35 mins

Three pieces of Cheryl Day's s'mores bars on individual fluted plates

Cheryl Day’s S’mores Bars

3 hrs

Individual Asian sticky ribs on a baking sheet topped with sliced chile, scallions, and sesame seeds

Asian Sticky Ribs

1 d

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