Lighter Memorial Day Side Dishes, Desserts, and Cocktails

[ 1 ] 05/29/2011 | Christy

Light Memorial Day Recipes

Are you having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend? We hope so! If you’re planning on firing up the grill tomorrow, we have a couple of suggestions to help keep your meal on the lighter side. You know, so you don’t have that post holiday regret because you couldn’t walk away from the potato salad….

Lighter Side Dish Recipes

Strawberry-Basil Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Rosemary Sweet Potato Steak Fries
Bacon Potato Salad – From In Good Taste
Southwestern Corn Salad
Sauteed Zucchini, Peppers, and Tomatoes

And here’s a handy post on How To Grill Vegetables!

Lighter Dessert Recipes

Lemon Pudding Cake
Neapolitan Tower Cake
Cherry Ice Cream Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust – From Eating Well

Lighter Drink Recipes

Have a safe, fun, and Shrinking Memorial Day weekend!!

Tags: cocktails, dessert, drinks, featured, Memorial Day, Recipe Roundup, side dishes

Category: Appetizer, Beverages, Christy, EAT IT, Side Dish

About Christy: Thirty-six year-old wife and mom to BJ (8) and Mia (4). I'm the editor at the Sisterhood, a Feingold mom, I really love to run (really), read, cook amazing things, and photography is my fledging passion. My motivation is motivating other people to realize they can do this whole weight-loss and exercise thing. I'm living proof! View author profile.