Labor Day unofficially closes the summer season, but the weather is still warm enough to spend your day outside celebrating with a family picnic or barbecue. The menu can be anything from barbecue to lobster boils. But what can be easy, fun and appetizing is serving burgers. You can have regular hamburgers or cheeseburgers, but why not do different kinds as well? You know, kick it up a notch.

Sides can be slaw, potato au gratin, and good old fashion baked beans. You can crank out some homemade ice cream, chill down some watermelons, or offer cookies that you and your family made.

And hey, we’ve done all the work for you—selected some recipes and made shopping lists.

Bam Burgers

Lamb Burgers

Kicked Up Blue Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers

Maw Maw’s Slaw

Potatoes Au Gratin

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