Patriotic Pinterest Fest
I had a Pinterest Patriotic fest this weekend. I may pin a lot, but I also do sometimes make things I pin. This round I made all things Patriotic for our Memorial Day BBQ. All recipes and links can be found on my 4th of July board here
The patriotic popcorn was very yummy and easy to make. I drizzled half of them with vanilla and half with white chocolate. I got the popcorn holders at Michaels.
I love all things jello. Must be something from my childhood. I improvised on the white filling than what the recipe called for. I added about 8 ounces of cream cheese to the cool whip, 1/4 c of white sugar and a dash of vanilla. Then I mixed it with my hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
I was on a roll making mini desserts.
Some of my mini cheesecakes caved in the middle so I added some cherry pie filling to the the top
I found that the lattice tops were harder to do on the apple pies, so I only did half that way
As you can see, the mini pies weren’t perfect, but they tasted really good!
I also made fruit salsa, but I probably won’t make it again. The fruit gets all soggy and not so fresh looking very fast.
I really just wanted to try the new spoon maker kit I got to dip the salsa
Memorial day weekend dessert ideas
Did you know that Memorial day originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil and was called Decoration Day? That has since changed of course, and now we have one day to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. {I kind of like the idea of Decoration Day, you know, cause I like to decorate}
In observance of Memorial Day, I plan on putting out plenty of red white and blue, to honor those who have died in our military service. I overflow with grateful pride when I put out flags on memorial day, a tribute to the brave people who defend freedom and liberty of our country.
I will be adding some decor with mini flags to these desserts for our bbq as well. I love mini deserts and have been wanting to try these {click on the picture to go to the recipe}
And make some of this fun popcorn
But most of all I want to remember and honor our fallen heroes and say
Thank you
I hope you will too
