Labor Day of Love Menu
My husband's brother and family were visiting from California over the holiday weekend.
Here are just some of the things I made for the Labor Day feast. (click on links for recipes).
Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salsa w/ chips........
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Sausage & Peppers..........
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Seafood Salad..........
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My really good Potato & Egg Salad (I used purple potatoes this time around)........
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Cucumber Cups w/ Smoked Salmon Tartare (recipe to follow)...........
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Chicken Bruschetta (always a crowd pleaser)............
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Fried Eggplant Stacks.............
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Summer is officially over. I guess I will have to put away my white pants till Memorial Day!
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Here are just some of the things I made for the Labor Day feast. (click on links for recipes).
Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salsa w/ chips........
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2cAiPH_x1yzM8zqJbSxesME-JMuX9bbpGgI3oafFd5oytJkrblQBbmZ0E6DVrEJfi8cLpf0-33ycVldqU6Z7UekalnKGs8rsOBYGpqTTwMEq6BbtTRO3cvF8COuLy9D1jOZYLlg-QzV_/s400/laborday.jpg)
Sausage & Peppers..........
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Seafood Salad..........
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My really good Potato & Egg Salad (I used purple potatoes this time around)........
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Cucumber Cups w/ Smoked Salmon Tartare (recipe to follow)...........
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Chicken Bruschetta (always a crowd pleaser)............
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Fried Eggplant Stacks.............
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Summer is officially over. I guess I will have to put away my white pants till Memorial Day!
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Comments
I make a similar salsa but have never included avocado. I'm going to give it a try in mine. The seafood salad is perhaps my favorite but then again, I'm thinking it's the cucumber cups because I can't resist a tartare.
Gorgeous post Stacey. One of your finest yet and that's saying a lot because everything you prepare is beautiful. A bientot.
Sam
Ramona
alas, I'll be leaving the Hamptons...
We have our NYC trip booked. I'll only be there 3 days but would love to try and meet you if possible. Email me. danatreat [at] gmail [dot] com.
Oh, you can still wear them, call them winter white.
LL