Memorial Day Weekend or MDW for short is this weekend. Memorial Day Weekend is always the last weekend into the last Monday of May, and while the weather might not always be the best, it's the fact that you're enjoying your time off that matters. Usually during Memorial Day Weekend comes drinking and eating, but you shouldn't settle for the same old drinks and the same old food recipes. Thankfully I'm here to help you out, so let's go.
Food for Memorial Day Weekend
Smirnoff Red, Blanco & Berry and Shrimp Tacos, Courtesy of Catherine Le of @eatingwithcatherine
Ingredients:
.5 oz. Smirnoff Red, White & Berry Spirit
.5 oz. Blanco Tequila
0.5 oz. Lime Juice
0.5 oz. Agave Syrup
5 oz Club Soda
Cherry and Tajin Rim for garnish
Square Ice Cubes
Instructions:
Pour tajin on a flat plate
Wet the rim of the glass with lime juice, and tap it onto the tajin
Add ice, lime juice, agave syrup, and blanco tequila and Smirnoff Red, White & Berry into a Pour mix into a glass filled with ice
Top off with club soda and garnish with a cherry
Smirnoff Berry Americana and Hot Dogs Courtesy of Catherine Le of @eatingwithcatherine
Ingredients:
1 oz. Smirnoff Red, White & Berry Spirit
5 oz. *NEW* Smirnoff Seltzer Red, White & Berry
Cherries, raspberries, and blueberries for garnish
Square ice cubes
Instructions:
Pour Smirnoff Red, White & Berry into a highball glass filled with ice
Top off with Smirnoff Seltzer Red, White & Berry
Garnish with cherries, raspberries, and blueberries
Smirnoff Berry Firecracker and Popsicle Courtesy of Catherine Le of @eatingwithcatherine
Ingredients:
1 oz. Smirnoff Red, White & Berry Spirit
4 raspberries or blueberries
0.5 oz. Honey Syrup
0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
Square ice cubes
Popsicle of choice
Instructions:
Muddle raspberries and honey in a cocktail shaker
Add ice, lemon juice and Smirnoff Red, White & Berry
Shake well and pour the mix into a glass filled with ice
Top off with Smirnoff Seltzer Red, White & Berry
Add Popsicle to glass
Red, White & Blue Wands
Ingredients:
Original Pretzel Crisps®
Candy Melts
Sprinkles, Edible Cake Sparkles
Corn Syrup
Directions can be found here.
Memorial Day Fruit Treats
Ingredients:
Original Pretzel Crisps®
Redberry fruit preserve
Blueberries
Banana
Directions can be found here.
Patriotic Nachos
Ingredients:
Original Pretzel Crisps®
Purple Potatoes
Queso
Red Tomatoes, diced
Directions can be found here.
Drinks for Memorial Day Weekend
Cointreau Breeze
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Cointreau
2 oz Cranberry Juice
2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
Directions:
Combine all ingredients over ice in a chilled highball glass. Stir briefly. Garnish with an orange twist.
Cointreau Cucumber Basil Fizz
Ingredients:
2 oz Cointreau
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
3 Slices of Fresh Cucumber
4 Basil Leaves
2 oz Soda Water
Directions:
Combine all ingredients apart from soda water in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled wine glass. Top off with soda water.
The Smoked Blueberry Margarita
Ingredients:
1 oz Cointreau
2 oz Mezcal
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
7 Smoked Blueberries
Directions:
Place washed berries on a cookie sheet and smoke in the grill for 15 minutes. Add blueberries and Cointreau to a shaker and gently muddle. Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake. Fine strain over ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with speared roasted blueberries and rosemary sprig.
Citrus Breeze
Ingredients:
2 oz The Botanist Gin
1 oz Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur
3 oz Tonic
Directions:
Add all ingredients into a highball glass then stir with a mixing spoon. Garnish with a grapefruit wheel.
Backyard Lemonade
Ingredients:
1.5 oz the Botanist Gin
.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
.75 oz Fino Sherry
.5 oz Simple Syrup
2-5 Strawberries (halved)
5-7 Mint Leaves
Directions:
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into a Rocks Glass. Garnish with mint leaves or a halved strawberry.
Blueberry Fields Forever
Ingredients:
2 oz The Botanist Gin
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
¼ cup Fresh Blueberries
2 oz Tonic Water
Directions:
Add The Botanist Gin, fresh lime juice, and fresh muddle blueberries into a shaker. Gently muddle. Add ice and shake. Fine strain over ice into a Highball glass and top with tonic water. Garnish with fresh mint and blueberries.
All of these recipes are perfect and refreshing for Memorial Day Weekend, and I hope that you consider making some, if not all of them. You don't need to impress anyone as if you have anyone to impress anyway, so enjoy the long weekend and try not to get too drunk.