Memorial Day Shopping List and Menu

Memorial Day is the ideal gateway to summer holiday. It's still cool enough to play tennis, have a picnic, go to the park, go on a hike, take a bike ride, play baseball, or have a lemonade stand. Memorial Day also means it's time to fire up that grill, before summer slips through your fingers. That's what my whole life is doing. If I blink when it's summer, the next thing I know it's Christmas.

I've planned an easy menu that will have you eating well, even though you'll be out and about enjoying the delicious spring weather. Get everything just about ready before you jaunt off for sundry activities. When you get home, you can have dinner on the table in a few minutes and with very little effort. Print out this menu and grocery list and follow along throughout the week.

Memorial Day Menu

Tangy Root Beer Barbecue Ribs

Radish and Dill Red Potato Salad

Cucumber Salad with Feta

Grilled Garlic Bread

Corn on the Cob
Strawberries

Root Beer Freezes with Root Beer Syrup

Old Fashioned Walnut Cookies (Most oft requested recipe from C and H Sugar)

Memorial Day Shopping List

Lots of Root Beer-my favorite national brand is Mug. (You'll need about 8 cans for four people- plus more if you want some just for drinking.)

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Baby Back Ribs-about 3/4-1 lb. per person for adults

Baguette

Your favorite smoky BBQ sauce (I like Famous Dave's)

Dijon mustard

Garlic Powder

Paprika

cucumber (1 large)

Lemon (1)

Fresh Garlic

Feta Cheese

Fresh or Good Quality Dried Dill

Walnuts (about 1 and 1/4 cup)

Green Onions

Red Potatoes (I do about 3 lbs so I can have some leftovers)

Radishes (1 bunch)

Sour Cream (16 ounces)

Corn on the Cob
strawberries (too early for watermelon yet)

Plus Staples like Olive oil, butter, sugar, flour, etc.