Happy Memorial Day! We spent the long weekend grilling burgers and devouring red, white and blue sweet treats. We are excited to share our fabulous weekend with you.
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day and originated in the years following the Civil War. It became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries/memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. For many, Memorial Day also marks the unofficial start to summer.
We had multiple Memorial Day celebrations- one with our family and one with our friends. Our family celebration began with a delicious cheese plate. The key to a beautiful cheese plate is choosing a variety of ingredients with different flavor profiles, colors and textures.
Use a wooden cheese board or Lazy Susan
Place the cheeses on the platter first because they are the main focal point
Scatter crackers and/or bread around the cheeses
Think about texture and color variation for the cheese accompaniments
Add Red and White Wine Crackers, Crisp Italian Toasts and/or Raincost Crisps
Remember to also add nuts, grapes, jam and cheese knives
Give your cheese 30 minutes to come to room temperature
For lunch, we created a gorgeous Memorial Day tablescape using red plates from Williams Sonoma, red napkins from Crate and Barrel and brown napkin rings from Crate and Barrel. The tableware perfectly complimented our table from Crate and Barrel.
Our brother-in-law, Brian loves to grill. We dined on cheeseburgers, turkey burgers, hot dogs and grilled veggies. We also sipped on a delicious pinot noir from Hanzell.
For dessert, we bought festive desserts from Whole Foods – an American Flag tart and red, white and blue mini cupcakes. The kids LOVED them. We usually made holiday inspired desserts from scratch, but sometimes even we run short on time and buy them.
Our friends, Ira and Taher, also hosted a barbecue in the city. We feasted on more burgers, TBM, salad and chicken. We also made chocolate covered strawberries with blue sprinkles to add some TWINSPIRATION to the party.
Thanks to Shruthi & Brian and Ira & Taher for letting us join your Memorial Day Barbecues. We can’t wait for the next one.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.” – George Patton.
I love all that food for 4th of july. Especially those strawberries!
Awesome list for the memorable day.
Another beautiful gathering. I love to see the food and table setting in your gatherings. It somehow inspired me especially for my table setting during our own gathering.
The food looks amazing, and what a wonderful group of friends! Looks like an incredible time!
it looks like a great day to remember! very nice photo too, so sweet!
this looks so fun and the food looks delicious! Those strawberries!!!
It looks like you guys really know how to party! I loved every photo. Those strawberries are poppin!
Gorgeous photos as usual! Thanks for sharing.
Omg the food looks delicious
You make Memorial Day so much fun. I love the fruit tart. It looks very beautiful. Looks like you really had a great time.
Oh those strawberries looks really nice.. I would love something like that if ever I hosted a party again.
We’re working on some Jul y 4th activities with the kids. We’d love to include these ideas as well.
I wish I was there! The food looks so delicious and the guests look like they are having a blast!
Wow that looks so delicious! I could eat the whole thing by myself lol will make this during the weekend and see how the kids enjoy it
It looks like kids had a lots of fun. And the food look delicious ❤
The food is really delicious and looks like the kids had a great time.
The food looks really good and I must say that 4th had been great for u!