Labor Day Recipes

I have a few favorite things. Okay, so maybe I have more than a few - but I have I definitely have a few favorite favorites. Take surprises. I loveeeee surprises. Sure it's wonderful to be the receiver of a surprise, but I love to surprise people more. I get so excited keeping secrets, plotting and planning. I love giving people tiny treats on a whim, or showing up unexpectedly. Just ask my friends, they'll tell you I'm a freak surprise addict.

Another favorite? Parties! I love throwing 'Breakfast for Dinner' parties, Thanksgiving feasts, Girls Nights, Fiestas, Halloween parties, and birthday celebrations. Oh, and Labor Day parties, of course!

I wanted to share with you some of my favorite end-of-summer recipes, just in case you're in need of some tasty dishes for your Labor Day festivities.

Main Dishes

Baked Sweet Potato Falafel

Black Bean Quinoa Salad with Cilantro and Lime

Black Bean Tacos with Spicy Peach Salsa

Cabbage Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette, Roasted Almonds, and Cara Cara Oranges

Creamy Chicken and Rice with Mushrooms

Farfalle Pasta Salad with Cannellini Beans

Fresh Summer Chopped Salad

Garden-Fresh Chicken and Rice

Grilled Salmon with Lemon-Basil Pesto

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Quinoa and White Bean Burgers

Roasted Pesto Vegetables and Quinoa

Shish Kabobs

Roasted Portobella Mushroom Burgers

Sesame Ginger Salmon

Desserts

Carmelitas

Apple Crisp

Chocolate Chip-Walnut Banana Bread

Creamy Orange Bars

Gluten Free and Vegan Cinnamon Oat Bars

Graham Cracker Torte

Ice-Box Key Lime Pie

Old-Fashioned Gooey Butter Cake

Peach Crumble Bars

Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars with Chocolate Chips

Summer Strawberry-Peach Cake

Warm Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

White Chocolate Espresso Cookies

Vegan Chocolate Mousse Pie

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