Fun & Simple Labor Day Entertaining

 Labor Day is a popular weekend for cookouts and outdoor parties. 

No matter how clever you try to be with your menu planning, everyone likes the standards.  

Grilled burgers, grilled chicken, hot dogs, bratwursts, and of course, steaks.  

Mixed fruit salad, tomato, mozzarella and basil skewers (pictures below), potato salad.  Brownies, cookies, or set up a "make your own ice cream sundae" station.  

 I always like to feature a signature" cocktail. Make up pitchers of Ginger Shandies (recipe and picture below) for refreshing drinks.

 This recipe makes 6 servings.  

You need: 3 bottles chilled Hoegaarden beer, 1 bottle chilled ginger beer, thinly sliced lemon, mint sprigs. Hoegaarden beer is a flavorful beer complimented with coriander and orange peel and it adds refreshing flavor to this cocktail.

In a large pitcher, combine the chilled beers.  Stir in most of the lemon slices and mint sprigs.  Fill 6 rocks glasses with ice.  Add remaining lemon slices to the glasses and pour in the Ginger Shandy.  Garnish each glass with a mint sprig and serve.  It tastes refreshing and looks appealing in the pitcher. 

Enjoy your safe and happy Labor Day weekend.

Ginger Shandies (Delish.com)

DIY Bar out of your Picnic Table

Photo by Dwell

Check out the website remodelista for this and other amazing home ideas! 

This is one of my favorite entertaining posts.  Totally worth blogging again and again.

Replace the middle board of your picnic table with a rain gutter. Fill it with ice and your favorite wines, beers and coolers...Quick, easy and your friends will love it!

Frisbee Tic Tac Toe

Photo courtesy of betterhomesandgardens

Check out this easy outdoor game to play with family and friends this weekend.  

I found this great idea on BetterHomesandGardens Pinterest page. 

It's super simple, tons of fun and easy to make.  All you need is a large shower curtain or bed sheet, colored duct tape and 8 Frisbees.

Place the sheet or shower curtain on a large grassy area.  If it happens to be a windy day, place rocks on the corners to hold it down.  

Make 4 large squares across and 4 large squares down with the duct tape.

Then make an X on each of 4 Frisbees and an 0 on the other 4 Frisbee.  

Mark a start line with duct tape and gather teams.  

The first team to land Frisbees all the way across OR down is the winner!

Have a large bucket filled with icy drinks nearby to cool everyone off!

~Happy Weekend~

Check upcoming blog posts for other outdoor game ideas!

Easy Do it Yourself Outdoor Bar

I found this easy make it yourself home bar on 1001pallets How clever is this for your patio or back yard?  Take a couple of wooden pallets from your local hardware store, screw together,  spray paint them the color of your choice in a waterproof paint,  and top with paving stones (also found at the hardware store).  


Cheers and Happy Weekend!