Oh, Labor Day. I will forever confuse you with Memorial Day, but I am always glad when you come around. Four day weekend for military families, what what!

We are headed up to the family cabin with my parents and my brother’s fam, so there won’t be much action on the blog until next week sometime. I’m going on my usual holiday hiatus. You know how I roll.

I’m not sure how much cooking I’ll be doing this weekend.. a break sounds mighty nice. I may just sit back and wait for someone else to take over. But.. if I was cooking… I’d be making some of this goodness to stuff in my face.

I’m thinking Patriotic Pancake Stacks for sure, because you gotta give it up to America at your first meal. (See also: whipped cream for breakfast). The fat almond pancake (above) is a crowd pleaser, too.

Some kind of popsicle.. I loved these mango swirl pops and I want more.

One of these 16 summer chicken recipes. Because, GAHH they all look so good.

For drinks, it’s a toss up between Sweet Sunset Cooler (above) and Quick Blackberry Thyme Lemonade. Both, you say? Okay. Let’s do that.

Of course, if you want to talk main dishes, we can’t forget the Crockpot BBQ Ribs. With a side of Grilled Corn with Garlic Herb Butter. And then an End of Summer Chopped Salad (above) with the leftover corn the next day.

We might also need some mint cookies and cream ice cream.. or chocolate covered cheesecake bites? Or a giant skillet cookie. Your choice.

Have a restful weekend and enjoy some time with the ones you love!