The sweet potato salad sounds wonderful! - 9/5/2010   10:11:14 AM

These sound great! - 9/3/2010   12:41:53 AM

great thanks - 9/2/2010   1:40:10 PM

No, I wish someone would invite me to a BBQ ! I'd bring a marvelous bread salad. - 9/2/2010   8:57:14 AM

The cookout will be at my house this weekend. I'll definitely be adding the Cajun Grilled sweet potatoes to the mix. - 9/1/2010   8:25:53 PM

Italian Turkey burgers - 9/1/2010   8:04:10 PM

Heading out for a girls weekend full of margaritas! It's potluck style though & I'm bringing Italian delight salad. It consists of fresh baby carrots, baby corn, broccoli, califlower, canned mushrooms, snap peas, chopped sweet onion, feta, grape tomatoes, and zesty Italian dressing. SO YUMMY!!! I figured that there would be enough calorie jammed foods, that I needed to bring a fresh and power packed option rather than my traditional cheesecake! - 9/1/2010   5:27:39 PM

Cooking out yes, healthy, not so much. Something in a dutch oven called Texas Hash. Ground beef, peppers, onions, canned tomatoes, rice. I did substitute some black beans for some of the ground beef and brown rice for white from the original recipe though. We'll see. - 9/1/2010   2:56:00 PM

I'll be going to the farmers market this weekend and getting stuff to freeze and can for the winters months! I will be on vacation and will try some of these recipes on the weekend of the 10th during my campout weight loss retreat with my TOPS friends ( www.TOPS.org ) Take off Pounds Sensibly is a non profit weight loss group i belong to. My accountability.. - 9/1/2010   2:38:25 PM

EAJKAMPC - You may want to look through this list of recipes (I used the advanced search option and selected desserts and cookout in the drop-down menu's): http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/reci
pes.asp?food=&anyall=ALL&c1=8&c2=4&
c3=0&c4=0&c5=0&calories=0&prep_time
=0&total_time=0&sort=rating .

You can also try searching for desserts and picnic: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/reci
pes.asp?food=&anyall=ALL&c1=8&c2=8&
c3=0&c4=0&c5=0&calories=0&prep_time
=0&total_time=0&sort=rating

I hope that helps!

Coach Denise - 9/1/2010   12:53:07 PM

We're heading out camping (in our trailer) this weekend. I'm going to try the spicy turkey burgers and perhaps one of the salads. Thanks! - 9/1/2010   11:54:48 AM

I am going to my Grandson's Birthday Party this weekend. His birthday is today! Happy Birthday from Nana. I am taking my cottage cheese salad that everyone raves about.

Here is the recipe!

1 24 oz. carton of cottage cheese
1 container Cool Whip
1 can (small) drained mandarin oranges
1 3oz pkg sugar free orange jello

I usually double it! - 9/1/2010   10:36:57 AM

I am making a brisket, but I think I will add the sweet potato salad to go with it! - 9/1/2010   9:51:09 AM

Yes, and I have been asked to bring a dessert. Any ideas besides fruit? - 9/1/2010   9:50:10 AM

We have a family reunion every year and I always take fruit. Sometimes I have taken an assortment of whole fruit; sometimes I make a fruit salad. - 9/1/2010   8:32:41 AM

Will have to read all the recipes first and then decide, but a lot of them look good. - 9/1/2010   7:43:56 AM

The black bean salad sounds like something everyone at our house will enjoy. Plan on trying it very soon. Thanks for sharing! - 9/1/2010   7:07:40 AM

Sept 11. Get together at my home. Thinking of the bean salad. It's good to have cold things already prepared. - 9/1/2010   6:01:01 AM

The colorful Italian Pasta Salad sounds delish! I'm gonna try that one out, I have some zucchini left from the garden! - 8/31/2010   11:28:33 PM

The sweet potato salad will be made, and a good change of pace too!! - 8/31/2010   8:50:28 PM

Think I am going to make the pasta salad. We are going camping and that looks like something I can make, then stick in the cooler. - 8/31/2010   7:05:04 PM

Nope. I'm sure my children will all be going places and I will be spending a quiet day at home, which I love to do. - 8/31/2010   5:57:33 PM

I'm lovin' black beans right now. So I printed the recipe to use later. - 8/31/2010   5:53:18 PM

We won't be having a cookout for Labor day. We will be having a family reunion on the 12th. I'm thinking of making a couple recipes-Sweet potatoe salad and black bean salad. They sounded yummy. - 8/31/2010   5:40:35 PM

No, I work every Labor Day .. but will be cooking here,, cherry pie, BBQ ribs, escalloped potatoes, srpring greens salad with homemade dressing, sliced yellow, low-acid tomatoes from our garden! - 8/31/2010   5:00:08 PM