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Memorial Day Easy Dinner Ideas

By Lynette on May 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment

memorial day easy dinner ideas

On Monday, I’ll be sharing Memorial day with my family.  Each year we attend a parade and Memorial service in a small town near us.  I attended the same parade and service as a child.  What I love about the service is that it truly honors those who died in active duty.  As a child, I remember how each of the graves of the service members who died were marked.  We would take a flower and place one at a grave.  We would keep doing that until every single service member’s grave had flowers to adorn it.  Now that I’m older and have my own children, I love that they get to be a part of that.  After the service we head back to my home and enjoy a big feast.

I’m sharing some of my favorite fixins’ for Memorial day.   I like things that are easy to fix so that the reason for the day can be the focus.

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Here’s a few of my favorite Memorial Day recipes:

Grilled Avocado with Salsa

This is seriously one of the easiest sides you can make.  And, it’s amazingly delicious!  The avocado softens a bit on the grill and the cool salsa is the icing on the top.  Yum!

Grilled Avocado with Salsa Recipe

How To Grill Chicken Drumsticks

Don’t be intimated by grilled chicken drumsticks!  They are truly easy to make on the grill following these instructions.

How to grill chicken drumsticks.

Easy Macaroni and Cheese

Another easy one!  This one is great because you can start it before leave for your Memorial day service.  You can make it and then set the crockpot on warm while you’re away.

Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese

Cherry Chocolate Cake RecipeWhere would we be without dessert?!  This chocolate cherry cake is easy to make a day ahead and will be a rich and delicious dessert to accompany your dinner.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe

What traditions does your family have for Memorial Day?

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About Lynette

Lynette is the home cook, recipe tester and photographer for Cleverly Simple which she created in 2010.  Most of her recipes come from the treasured recipe box passed down from her great-grandma, grandmother, and mother.

Lynette’s recipes and projects have been featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and others.

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