Graduation Recipes

Earn top honors with our graduation recipes and party ideas. Fill your buffet with potluck favorites like finger food, pasta and potato salads and A+ graduation desserts.

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Blueberry Iced Tea

1 review

I enjoy coming up with new ways to use my slow cooker in the kitchen. If it’s going to take up space, it needs to earn its keep! Serve this refreshing blueberry iced tea over plenty of ice and garnish it with blueberries if desired. For fun, freeze blueberries in your ice cubes. —Colleen Delawder, Herndon, Virginia

How to Make Pasta Salad

It's so easy to learn how to make pasta salad. All you need is your favorite pasta shape, a tasty...


Apricot-Glazed Ham

5 reviews

Glaze a bone-in ham with apricot jam for a entree that's beautiful and delicious. Any leftovers will make meal planning...


Fruit Salad with Apricot Dressing

10 reviews

When I serve this lovely refreshing salad for picnics and holidays, the bowl empties fast. —Carol Lambert, El Dorado, Arkansas


Shortcake for 50

Folks are always impressed to see these individual shortcakes on the buffet table. They're surprisingly easy to make.—Clara Honeyager, Mukwonago,...

Block Party Beans

5 reviews

—LaDonna Daley, Elyria, Ohio


Yellow Layer Cake

17 reviews

Instead of turning to a boxed cake mix, why not try your hand at this easy recipe for a basic...

Slow-Cooker Italian Sloppy Joes

6 reviews

These tasty sloppy joes with plenty of mass appeal are perfect for a gathering. If you're taking them to an...


Caramel Puff Corn

6 reviews

Because you don't need to pop the corn or use a candy thermometer, this caramel puff corn recipe is faster...