The Best Recipes for a Memorial Day Barbecue

From lobster rolls and baby back ribs to homemade baked beans and an easy mixed berry crumble, here are a few delicious ways to help you welcome summer this weekend.

Lobster Rolls, Two Ways

Here are two easy recipes for everyone’s favorite summer sandwich, the lobster roll. Do you prefer mayonnaise or brown butter? Get both recipes >>>

Pulled Pork with Homemade BBQ Sauce

It’s summer, so get outside and light up that grill. Relax and be patient, the best-barbecued pork takes time. Get the recipe >>>

Grilled Rack of Lamb with Eggplant Salad

In this recipe, I season the lamb with za’atar, a Middle Eastern spice that pairs well with the eggplant, tomato and feta salad. Get the recipe >>>

Pineapple-Glazed Baby Back Ribs

Fresh cilantro and tart-sweet pineapple give these baby back ribs a unique flavor that’s hard to resist. Get the recipe >>>

Poached Shrimp Remoulade

Remoulade is a tangy mayonnaise-based sauce—flavored with mustard, horseradish, vinegar, chili sauce and scallions—that pairs beautifully with seafood. Get the recipe >>>

Corn and Green Tomato Salad

Simple is best. This is one of those recipes. Sometimes I add roasted garlic or toasted croutons to make this more of a panzanella-type salad. Get the recipe >>>

Everyone needs a potato salad recipe in their back pocket during barbecue season. I’m channeling my inner French grandma in this version with potatoes glossed in a rich bacon vinaigrette. Get the recipe >>>

Baked Beans

In this recipe, the variety of beans adds a great textural contrast; the bacon, a smoky accent; the onions, a nice crunch. Get the recipe >>>

Creamy Coleslaw

This grandma-style creamy coleslaw is inspired by the recipe my mother always made when I was a child. For me, it’s perfectly balanced, creamy but not gloppy, tangy with hint of sweetness, crunchy and vegetal. Get the recipe >>>

Mixed Berry Crumble

I took my typical crumble topping and added the elements of a great sugar cookie, and I guarantee you’ll love the result. This easy, rustic dessert is a cinch to throw together and works well with any fruit filling you have on hand. Get the recipe >>>

Buttermilk Panna Cotta

Panna cotta is very quick and easy to make at home—10 minutes to stir together and a few hours to set in the fridge, and you have the best make-ahead dessert I can think of. Get the recipe >>>

Cucumber Mint Lemonade

Everyone will love this refreshing cucumber-and-mint-infused lemonade at your next backyard party. Get the recipe >>>

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