Easy Memorial Day Menu

For the easiest Memorial Day cookout ever, try this menu. These recipes use some of my favorite summer ingredients: pesto, fresh corn, and melons. The brownies and the salads should be made ahead of time, so all you have to do when you want to eat is grill the burgers.

Remember to fly your flag, teach your kids about the origins of Memorial Day, and enjoy the long weekend!

Easy Memorial Day Menu

• Bacon Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
  These little tomatoes, stuffed with bacon, mayo, and Parmesan cheese, are a fabulous way to begin a holiday celebration dinner.
• All-American Burgers
  These classic and super juicy burgers are perfect for the first cookout of the year. Serve them on English muffins, sandwich buns, or onion rolls, lightly toasted on the grill. Yum.
• Fresh Corn Salad
  There is fresh corn in my supermarket, although I know it's not local this time of year! Still, there's nothing like sweet corn, barely simmered in water and mixed with flavorful ingredients.
• Melon Salad
  A refreshing citrus-mint dressing is the perfect complement to sweet and juicy melon, honeydew melons, and watermelon in this fabulous salad.
• Crunchy Chocolate Brownie Bars
  And this big pan of decadent brownies will quickly disappear! The topping does melt easily, so be sure to leave them in the shade.