The Labor Day holiday may be dedicated to working, but our Food Channel chefs hope the recipe and menu ideas they’ve planned, will make things easier. Let us help you plan the perfect ode to summer with your own backyard barbecue blowout.

Start your Labor Day celebration with some delightful beverages.

Peach Mojito

Watermelon Infused Water

And then some delicious salad.

Grilled Caesar Salad

Chef Cari’s Cobb Salad

Bring on the Barbecue!

Carolina Pulled Pork Cocktail Sandwich

Filipino Barbecue Chicken Skewers

Mini Beef Brisket Cocktail Sandwiches

Some scrumptious sides…

Grilled Potato Salad

Grilled Corn with Chipotle Lime Butter

And leave room for dessert!

Strawberry Rhubarb Slab Pie

Watermelon Peach Pizza

Enjoy your own ode to summer – and it’s time to start planning for…that’s right, the holiday season!