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Your favorite menu ideas, cookout and BBQ recipes from Deep South Dish for Labor Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July or for any day, all in one place! |
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My classic barbecue menu - get all the recipes right here on the blog - just click on the links! Grilled ribs, classic southern potato salad, southern baked beans, corn on the cob, marinated tomatoes and old fashioned macaroni salad. Yum y'all! |
Cookout Recipes
Southern Sweet Iced Tea
No Calorie (Milo's Copycat) Diet Iced Tea
Southern Fruit Iced Tea
Strawberry Iced Tea
Fresh Peach Iced Tea
Watermelon Iced Tea

Homemade Fresh Lemonade
Strawberry Lemonade
Cherry Limeade
Party Punch
More Beverages
Southern Iced Tea Cocktail
Apple Julep Sangria
Pineapple Lemonade Sangria
Strawberry Watermelon Mojitos
Frozen Watermelon Margaritas
Vodka Slush
Frozen Pina Colada
Perfect Mojitos
Watermelon Pomegranate Rum Cooler
More Cocktails
Appetizers

Fire 'n Ice Pickles
Pickled Vegetables (Giardiniera)
Pickled Onions
Cajun Boiled Peanuts
Pimento Cheese Finger Sandwiches
Kickin' Rotel Restaurant Style Salsa
Hot Sausage and Cheese Bread

Texas "Caviar" Salsa - Mississippi Style
Fresh Corn and Black Bean Salsa
Southern Caviar - Blackeyed Pea Salsa
Fire 'n Ice Watermelon Salsa
Basic Humble Deviled Egg
Angels and Devils on Horseback
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Peppers

Spicy Shrimp Appetizer
West Indies Salad
Pickled Shrimp
Spicy Crab Martini

Fried Jalapeno Poppers
Jalapeno Chicken Poppers
Pigs in a Blanket
Crispy Southern Fried Hot Wings with Spicy Dipping Sauce

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs & Little Smokies Sausages
Basic Sausage Cheese Balls
Crab Stuffed Twice Baked Potatoes
Bread

Southern Skillet Cornbread
Buttermilk Sour Cream Cornbread & Mexican Cornbread
Basic Buttermilk Corn Muffins
Hushpuppies
Corn Fritters
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Garlic Cheese Drop Biscuits
Garlic Bread Butter Blend
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Muffin Tin Spoon (Yeast) Rolls
Old Fashioned Pan Rolls
Butter Bombs - Mini Biscuits
Baking Mix Bride's Biscuits
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
Dips

Hot Corn Dip
Hot Pintos and Cheese Dip (Texas Trash)
Cheesy Warm Vidalia Onion Dip
Cheddar Bacon Dip
Charleston Cheese Dip
Cajun Shrimp Dip
7 Layer Dip
Mississippi Sin
White Rotel Dip

Awesome Jalapeno Popper Dip
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Hot Corn Dip
Warm Feta and Artichoke Dip
More Dips
More Appetizers

Mandarin Orange Salad
Grape Salad
Spiced Peaches
Holiday Fruit Salad with Custard Sauce
Fruit Cocktail Salad
5 Cup Salad
Frozen Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Watergate Salad
Pink Jello Salad
Ambrosia
Waldorf Apple Salad
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Seafood Pasta Salad
Chicken Pasta Salad
7 Layer Pasta Salad
Classic Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad
Cold Vermicelli Spaghetti Salad
Shrimp and Macaroni Salad
Macaroni and Olive Pasta Salad
Tri-Color Italian Rotini Pasta Salad
Ham and Macaroni Salad

Shrimp with Bow Tie Pasta
Creamy Pasta Salad
Old Fashioned Broccoli Salad
Carrot and Raisin Salad
Fire 'n Ice Marinated Squash Salad
Marinated Vegetable Salad
Next Day Salad
Old Fashioned Seven Layer Salad
Anything and Everything Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Cold English Pea Salad

Pineapple Buttermilk Coleslaw
Forever Slaw Vinegar Coleslaw
Fire 'n Ice Coleslaw
Apple Coleslaw
Basic Creamy Coleslaw

Fire 'n Ice Summer Salad
Spicy, Sweet & Sour Cucumber Salad
Sour Cream Cucumber and Onion Salad
Creamed Cucumbers and Onion
Simple Summer Cucumber Salad
Marinated Tomatoes
Shrimp and Salad

Fresh Corn Salad
Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
Copper Pennies Carrot Salad
Cornbread Salad
More Salads and Pasta Salads

Mississippi Comeback Sauce
Homemade Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce
Dressed Up Bottled BBQ Sauce
Remoulade Sauce
Cajun Mayonnaise
Lazy Man's KetMayo Sauce
Sour Cream Horseradish Sauce
More Sauces
Fall off the Bone Oven Baked Pork Spareribs
Memphis Style Dry Rub Pork Ribs
Grilled Pork Spareribs or Baby Back Ribs
Slow Cooker Baby Back BBQ Ribs

Spicy Sugar Steaks
Cajun Steak Marinade
Steak and Burger Mushrooms
Oven Braised Brisket
Atlanta Brisket
Slow Cooker BBQ Beef for Sandwiches
Southernized Beef and Sausage Goulash
Roast Beef for Po'Boys
More Beef
Grilled Backyard Barbecued Chicken
Grilled Huli Huli Chicken
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken
Sweet & Tangy Oven Baked Russian Chicken
Grilled Chili Lime Drumsticks
Picnic Fried Chicken
Southern Fried Chicken

Root Beer Glazed Drumsticks
Mama's Grilled and Smothered Chicken
Grilled Cheesy BBQ Chicken
Chicken and Cornbread Dressing
Old School Oven Barbecued Chicken
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

Creole Jambalaya
Crab and Shrimp Gumbo
Crawfish Monica
Cajun Grilled Shrimp Skewers
Southern Red Rice with Shrimp
New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp
Sriracha Spicy Baked Shrimp
More Cajun/Creole
All American Burger
Cowboy Burger
Onion Burger
Cajun Pork and Shrimp Burgers
Pimento Cheese Turkey Burger
Steak and Burger Mushrooms

Homemade Sloppy Joes
Big, Fat Juicy Skillet Burgers
Crockpot Barbecue Beef for Sandwiches
Spicy Italian Beef for Sandwiches
Spicy Crockpot BBQ Pulled Pork
The Easiest (Cheater) Pulled Pork Ever, No Kidding!
Carolina Style (Cheater) Pulled Pork
Grilled Hot Dogs with Cajun Dog Sauce
More Burgers and Sandwiches
Southern Style Baked Beans
Pineapple Baked Beans
Spicy Meat Trio Barbecue Baked Beans
Ranch Style Beans
Baked Bean Medley (Calico Baked Beans)
Macaroni and Tomatoes

Spicy Beefy Barbecue Baked Beans
Scalloped Cabbage
Potatoes au Gratin
Cheesy Loaded Twice-Baked Potato Casserole
Ranch Mashed Potato Casserole
Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Cajun Style Potato Salad
Traditional Southern Style Potato Salad
Cold Baked Potato Salad
Deep South German Style Potato Salad
Creamy Pesto Potato Salad

Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Southern Style Macaroni and Cheese
Everyday Macaroni and Cheese
Piggy Mac - Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese
Ground Beef Mac and Cheese

Southern Succotash
Corn on the Cob & Compound Butter Blends
Creamed Squash
Summer Squash Casserole
Layered Squash Casserole
Baked Vidalia Onions
Smothered Summer Squash and Onions
Asparagus Bundles
Sweet & Sour Green Beans

Tater Tot Casserole
Truck Stop Potatoes
Grilled Baked Potato
Hash Brown Casserole
Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Homemade Southern Peach Ice Cream
Old Fashioned Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
Easy Ice Cream in the Cuisinart
Strawberry Buttermilk Sherbet
Frosty Milkshakes and Ice Cream
Homemade Southern Banana Pudding
Moon Pie Banana Pudding
Layered Banana Split Dessert

Chocolate Sin
Blueberry Heaven Pie
Cherry-O Cream Cheese Pie
Easy Triple Layer Banana Cream Pie Dessert

Creamy Peanut Butter Pie
Fat Elvis Pie
Blackberry Dumpling Cobbler
Fresh Peach Cobbler
Winter Crumb Peach Cobbler (with Canned Peaches)
Fresh Strawberry Cobbler
Watermelon Strawberry Granita
Banana Pie with Shortbread Crust

Strawberry Pie
Strawberry Delight
Punch Bowl Strawberry Angel Cake
Icebox Cake
Frozen Yogurt Strawberry Pie
Cherry-O Cream Cheese Pie
Lemon Icebox Pie
Southern Pecan Pie

Mandarin Orange "Pig Pickin'" Cake
Old Fashioned Apple Pie
Cherry Pie
Buttermilk Chess Pie
Watergate Salad

To Die For Brownies
Coconut Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Southern Fried Hand Pies
Southern Pecan Pie Muffins
Southern Sweet Potato Bread
Old Fashioned Bread Pudding
New Orleans Creole Bread Pudding with Meringue

Peanut Butter Balls
Mississippi Mud Bars
Original Old Fashioned Mud Hen Bars
Apple Dapple Cake with Maple Glaze
Pusharatas
Coconut Macaroons
Strawberry Cake with Coconut and Pecan
Texas Sheet Cake
Gooey Butter Cake with Coconut Crust
More Desserts
Perfect for cookout leftovers or just for a cool presentation,
try a Barbecue Sundae using your cookout ingredients!
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Holy smokes! Your labor day menu ideas is longer than my entire collection of recipes;)
ReplyDeleteYou rock, Mary!
Mary - It's always so good of you to put these together for the rest of us. Sure makes it easier for us and what a great list.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list of recipes, I don't know how I am going to choose what to make, thanks for all of the ideas! Have a great Labor Day wwekend,
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I'm hungry...when will you have all of this prepared for the test taster? I'll help with the dishes...and we can chit chat somemore...what time?
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Faith
What a great list! So many wonderful recipes to choose from!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Labor Day weekend with your family!
LOL Chris! I have been working pretty hard on this little ole blog. Ask my thighs.
ReplyDeleteThanks Larry! I like putting together these holiday collections, just in case anybody is a little stuck for a little inspiration.
Hey Anne! Hope y'all have a great one.
C'mon over Faith. Coffee or tea will be on in no time!
Great to see ya Jane!
Hope everybody has a fantastic, long and relaxing holiday weekend. Party for us is tomorrow. Just make another batch of Mississippi Caviar and trying to settle on what dessert I want to do.
Happy Labor Day Weekend y'all!!
Wow, what an INCREDIBLE POST! Awesome list of fabulous recipes,too! I popped over last night to get your Hurricane drink recipe and didn't have time to read this post. And I'm so glad that I remembered to come back, tonight. That Crawfish Monica is on my "must try" list, for sure. Have a great holiday. Thanks for the great ideas!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous timely post. I could eat any one of the items you have featured here. Have a great holiday. Blessings...Mary.
ReplyDeleteI got hungry just scrolling down looking at all that yummy stuff. I think I'm going to eat some lunch now :-)
ReplyDeleteYour absolutely gorgeous layout gave me ideas for Memorial Day, as well. Yet, seeing as my husband's birthday falls on Labor Day weekend, now I have festive birthday food ideas too. Thanks so very much! L.P.-G.
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