Graduation Recipes

Celebrate the graduate with these top-rated recipes for graduation cupcakes, graduation cookies, special graduation dinners, and more.

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slow cooker Texas pulled pork sandwich with grilled corn and slaw

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

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Best Fried Green Tomatoes

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Easy Garlic-Lemon Scallops

Seven Layer Taco Dip

Seven-Layer Taco Dip

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Best Ever Jalapeño Poppers

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Smooth Sweet Tea

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Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

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Grilled Tri-Tip

Black Bottom Cupcakes

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Simple Grilled Lamb Chops

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close up view of Coconut Shrimp on a plate with sauce, peas and rice on a white plate

close up view of a slice of Restaurant-Style Prime Rib Roast on a plate with vegetables, baked potato and rolls on a white plate

Restaurant-Style Prime Rib Roast

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Pickle Brine Chicken

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close up on a large bowl of pasta salad, with pasta, tomatoes, salami, pepperoni, peppers and cheese

Awesome Pasta Salad

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Rainbow Cookies

Close up on two glasses of refreshing cucumber lemonade.

Refreshing Cucumber Lemonade

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The Arnold Palmer

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Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

Thai Cucumber Salad

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Cream-Filled Cupcakes

Party Pinwheels

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon-Mustard Dressing

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Venison Bacon Burgers

Luscious Slush Punch

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Antipasto Pasta Salad

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Pepperoncini Beef

Tomato and Mozzarella Bites

Apple Snicker Salad

Easy Chicken Satay

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Key West-Style Baked Grouper

Mini Cheesecakes III

Vintage Lemonade

Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough + Cupcake = The BEST Cupcake. Ever.

close up view of Texas Pork Ribs with sauce on a plate

Texas Pork Ribs

Chef John's Boston Baked Beans

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Jalapeno Popper Cups

close up view of Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus and chicken on a plate

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

side view of golden brown cupcakes topped with fluffy-looking piped white frosting that's been broiled so it has browned ridges, with mini marshmallows scattered on the plate

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting

Artichoke Bruschetta

Calamari in a Creamy White Wine Sauce

Garlic-Ginger Chicken Wings

Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork

close up view of Bistecca alla Fiorentina with a red pepper sliced and fresh herbs on a colorful plate

Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Tuscan Porterhouse)

Two servings of crème brûlée topped with fresh fruit

Irish Cream Crème Brûlée

Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake

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Bacon Wrapped Barbeque Shrimp

close up view of Homemade Chicken Parmigiana garnished with red sauce and cheese, served with rice on a plate

Homemade Chicken Parmigiana

Faye's Pulled Barbecue Pork

Sausage-Stuffed Eggplant

Blue Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Cream Cheese-Filled Cupcakes

Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes

Cheesy Polenta Casserole

Grilled Buffalo Wings

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