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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Labor Day | Page 5

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.
Three scoops of watermelon sorbet in a white serving dish.

Watermelon Sorbet

20 mins

Plate with an slice of apricot tart filled with frangipane and topped with chopped pistachios.

Apricot Tart with Frangipane

4 hrs

A cooked cherry tomato tart with a herbed crust on a red plate.

Cherry Tomato Tart

2 hrs 30 mins

A wooden table with a pitcher and a green plate holding a chocolate bundt cake drizzled in chocolate ganache.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1 hr 35 mins

Tall glass of tinto de verano, a read wine with Sprite, and ice cubes.

Tinto de Verano

5 mins

Three ears of grilled Mexican-style street corn slathered with lime mayo and sprinkled with cilantro, cheese, hot sauce.

Elote ~ Mexican-Style Street Corn

35 mins

Three glasses of ultimate margarita with lime wedges.

Ultimate Margarita

10 mins

A bowl of buffalo chicken wings with a bottle of beer, a shot glass of raw vegetables, and a cup of dip on the side.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

2 hrs 30 mins

A dark chocolate cream pie partially covered with whipped cream and a knife and a bowl of whipped cream on the side.

Dark Chocolate Cream Pie

2 hrs 30 mins

A metal serving tray with two apricot daiquiris with stir sticks, a juiced lemon, and a pot with poached apricots.

Apricot Daiquiri

2 hrs 30 mins

6 grilled chicken skewers piled on a wooden cutting board and sprinkled with slices of red onion and cilantro.

Grilled Chicken Skewers

4 hrs 25 mins

A bowl filled with seven-layer dip with a spoon resting inside and a plate with tortilla chips, dip, and a lime wedge on the side.

Seven Layer Dip

1 hr

A platter of pickle-brined fried chicken with pieces of dill pickle, and a bottle of beer.

Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken

6 hrs 30 mins

A metal baking pan of gluten free brownies with one piece missing

Gluten-Free Brownies

45 mins

A slab of dulce de leche brownies, with five brownies cut from the end.

Dulce de Leche Brownies

2 hrs 45 mins

Two glasses filled with Mexican blood Mary, some lime wedges, a mostly empty bottle of Corona, and a bottle of Tabasco on its side.

Mexican Bloody Mary

5 mins

A rack of barbecue beef ribs, with four sliced off the end.

Barbecue Beef Ribs

1 d 3 hrs

A spoon resting in a dish of cornmeal drop-biscuit peach cobbler.

Old-Fashioned Peach Cobbler

1 hr 45 mins

A partially shredded roast pork butt in a roasting pan with a fork nearby.

Roast Pork Butt in the Oven 

10 hrs 50 mins

A sliced grilled steak with coffee spice rub and a carving knife lying beside it

Grilled Steak with Coffee Spice Rub

45 mins

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