Here are some of my favorite recipes so your holiday can be delicious, healthy, and fun. Start with these veggie burgers made with end-of-summer tomatoes and homemade pickles.

Healthy Labor Day BBQ or picnic menu

Lemon-drop jello shots (vegan version)

Beet and brown rice sliders

Homemade BBQ sauce This is great on chicken, tofu, or tempeh Vegan sloppy joes

Three bean and potato salad.

Pesto corn on the cob: Mix pre-made pesto with olive oil and brush the mixture on freshly grilled corn on the cob instead of using butter.

Baked beans without sugar

German potato salad with vegan coconut bacon bits

Quick mustard potato salad: Bake or boil potatoes until cooked. Cut into cubes and toss with Joe’s Mustard Sauce for a healthy take on potato salad.

Mango-nectarine salsa with lightly salted (or baked) corn chips.

Crispy Asian slaw instead of heavy cole slaw. Use black sesame seeds to give it plenty of visual appeal.

Strawberry-rhubarb-cherry pie Substitute canned cherries if you can’t get fresh strawberries or rhubarb.

Classic blueberry pie

Too hot to bake a pie? How about grilled peaches with cardamom-honey cream?

Have a safe, healthy holiday,

Stephanie