Cream Corn Butter Dips

This bread is a cornbread-ish version of one of my favorite quick bread recipes - Butter Dips.  Like the Butter Dips, this bread is super simple to make. It only has 4 ingredients, and you probably have all of them in your pantry right now.  This is not a sweet cornbread.  We don't do sweet cornbread in The South. If you like sweet cornbread, feel free to add a little sugar to the batter. This bread was a big hit at our house.  I love that this only takes a minute to whip up and tastes great. It is the perfect accompaniment to a good BBQ dinner. I especially like it slathered with some honey butter!

Zesty BBQ Chicken

This is my new favorite BBQ chicken recipe.  I loved everything about this dish.  It was perfect in my book. The sauce is very different from my usual BBQ sauces. This BBQ sauce has Italian dressing in it. I wasn't sure how I would like it, but I absolutely loved it! The chicken is marinated in Italian dressing and basted in the zesty BBQ sauce as it grills. I think the BBQ sauce would also be great on a grilled pork tenderloin. Give this a try the next time you grill out. You won't be disappointed!

Chipotle Ranch Burgers

OMG! Best burger ever! I can't get over how delicious these burgers were. They are packed full of flavor from the Ranch mix and chipotle peppers. Now, these burgers do pack a little kick. You can control the heat by increasing or decreasing the amount of pureed chipotles you put in the burgers and sauce. I used a tablespoon in the burger and about a teaspoon in the sauce. I thought it was perfect. I seriously can't stop thinking about how great these burgers were. I am already planning on making these again very soon!

Memorial Day Favorites

In case you still need some inspiration for your Memorial Day meal next week, here are a few of our favorites:

Million Dollar Burgers

Grilled Hot Dogs

Fall Off the Bone Ribs

Ground Beef and Baked Bean Casserole

Bacon Ranch Potato Salad

Fried Apple Corn Muffins


7up Biscuits

Patriotic Brownie Bites

Berry Patriotic Strawberries

 

Meow Monday

Jack

Fluffy

Sherbert

What's For Dinner?

MONDAY

Smoky Chicken Pasta

TUESDAY

BBQ Chicken Pizzadilla

WEDNESDAY

Rosemary Ranch Chicken

THURSDAY

Pizza Puffs

FRIDAY

Grilled Chicken Piccata Pasta

SATURDAY

Lemon Pepper Pork Chops

SUNDAY

Smokehouse Chicken

Corn Pudding

 

 

Strawberries and Cream Cake

This cake is a great way to finish off your Memorial Day feast next weekend. This is a variation of other poke cakes on the blog. Like the others, this cake is easy to make and tastes great. It is best to make this cake at least a day before you want to serve it. It gets better the longer it sits in the refrigerator. It takes a lot of will power not to just dive into the cake, but trust me. It is worth the wait!

Cowboy Beans

No BBQ is complete without some baked beans.  These baked beans are one of the best we've ever made. I made these beans to go with our BBQ Ranch Pulled Pork. They were dynamite! They were sweet, smoky and tangy all at once. This is a great dish for a crowd. You can make them ahead of time and reheat them or even make them in the crockpot. I used bacon in the beans, but, feel free to throw in some of the BBQ Ranch Pulled Pork. It would be a great way to use up any leftover pork. You could make a meal out of these beans loaded with pork.