Memorial Day is right around the corner, and you can almost smell the burgers and hot dogs from the backyard barbecues! The patriotic holiday is a time to gather with loved ones and honor those who have fallen defending our country. This year go beyond those traditional hamburgers and hot dogs at your get-together by showing your American pride with some tasty red, white and blue foods and treats you can easily create using awesome products from Buydig.com.
Festive Cake
Celebrate Memorial Day with this simple but festive cake. It’s a layer of cheesecake sandwiched between two layers of vanilla cake that have been colored using a little gel paste. Simply mix your favorite vanilla cake recipe in your KitchenAid Professional 600 Series 6 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer and add blue gel paste to half of the batter, and red paste to the other half. Pour into the cake pans from the Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Nonstick Bakeware 4-Piece Starter Set and bake as directed in your KitchenAid 12” Convection Countertop Oven instead of heating up the kitchen with your full-size oven. Once baked on a cooling rack, frost the top of the red layer and place a frozen cheesecake on top. Top the cheesecake layer with a layer of frosting, and add the blue cake layer. Frost the entire cake and cover with red, white and blue sprinkles.
Red, White & Blue Smoothies
Whip up these refreshing smoothies in your Ninja Professional Blender for a yummy way to cool down while the kids are running around in the sprinklers. These aren’t just patriotic layers of crushed ice, they are healthy layers of energizing fruits, yogurt, juice and other healthy ingredients. Play around with this triple berry recipe to make your smoothies as sweet or as tangy as you choose.
Patriotic Popcorn
Who doesn’t love popcorn? Who can turn down chocolate? So why not combine the two favorites and make some chocolate covered popcorn for your Memorial Day get-together? Of course it should be red, white and blue melting chocolate to help tie in your theme, and the easiest way to create this snacking masterpiece is to pop your popcorn in the Presto PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper and drizzle the chocolate you melted in your RCA Microwave Oven right over the top. Viola! The perfect snack!
Not Your Average Ice Cream Cone
What’s a kick off to summer cookout without ice cream? You’re not hosting your average BBQ, so why serve your ice cream in an average, plain cone? Instead, make it a fun activity for the kids. Let them dip the tops of the cones in shallow bowls of melted chocolate followed by a variety of Patriotic sprinkles. Fun, tasty and cute all rolled up into one.
Watermelon Bowl
The staple of every cookout is watermelon. Well, this year, try using the hollowed out watermelon as a serving bowl for your drink. You can even make a drink from the watermelon’s juice. You can cut off the top third of an oblong seedless watermelon and scooping out the flesh. Puree watermelon in a Cuisinart Food Processor from Buydig.com and pour back into the rind. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for an hour. Add 3 cups of seltzer and serve.
Cookie Flag
It’s all in the presentation when it comes to serving your favorite cut out cookies at this party. Get your kids involved the day before! Make enough red, white and blue star shaped cookies to create this edible version of Old Glory.
No Memorial Day BBQ would be complete without food! If you want something the neighbors will talk about consider these Memorial Day party ideas for delicious, fun food.
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