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Memorial Day Weekend is coming up! The official start of the summer entertaining season. The air is turning warm and sweet with the smell of flowers and freshly mowed grass. The sun is shining and sets later and later. Even the moon is brighter. Fire up the grill, load up a cooler, and invite some friends over for dinner. Who\u2019s ready for summer parties?<\/p>\n
The best parties seem to be when everyone chips in. If you’re invited to a summer potluck, DinnerTime has some tasty, easy-to-make side dishes, along with tips for being the best guest.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Herbed Red Potato Salad:<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>\u00a0It\u2019s easy to make, easy to scale the number of servings and is tasty the next day if you have any leftovers. (You won\u2019t!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Caribbean Summer Salad:<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Delicious on a hot summer day! Making this in peak summer months allows you to use the sweetest nectarines and fresh-from-the-cob corn. This recipe makes a bright, pretty, and surprisingly fresh-tasting dish. It\u2019s different than many of the classic summer picnic fare, which makes it more special.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marinated Mozzarella and Tomatoes:<\/strong><\/span><\/a> This dish has simple but wonderfully fresh ingredients. Just-picked basil and tomatoes, interspersed with fresh mozzarella, make an elevated summer dish. If you have access to a variety of tomatoes, like yellow and striped hybrids, use them together on the platter for a collective \u201cwow\u201d. Simple and yes, genius.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Homemade Boston Baked Beans:<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Baked beans are a staple at many summer parties. Baked beans pair well with burgers, chicken, beef\u2026whatever is being served, you can\u2019t go wrong. Remember to think about logistics\u2026 do you need to keep them hot, or can you bring your dish in a warming carrier?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Red, White and Blue Summer Salad:<\/strong><\/span> Once again, this is a salad that folks will think you are gifted at salad making. It\u2019s beautiful and made with fresh, delicious, and colorful ingredients; it’s perfect. It\u2019s the taste of summer in a salad. Even the kids love it. Plus, it\u2019s so healthy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Memorial Day Weekend is coming up! The official start of the summer entertaining season. The air is turning warm and sweet with the smell of flowers and freshly mowed grass. The sun is shining and sets later and later. Even… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15817"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15827,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15817\/revisions\/15827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/herbed-red-potato-salad-recipe.thumb_.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nFind your favorite go-to recipes. Test them on your family. When you get an invite to a potluck party, you can suggest a couple of wonderful recipes to the host.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"