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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    Slow Cooker Recipes for Your Graduation Potluck

    Look no further for graduation celebration ideas. These slow cooker dips, sandwiches, sides and desserts are sure to get top honors at your graduation party. Let that handy appliance do all the work so you can have all the fun.

    22 Graduation Party Ideas to Celebrate Your Scholar

    Find graduation party ideas for the ultimate celebration complete with fun games, festive decorations and great food!


    Graduation Cupcakes

    Graduation day will be a lot more festive with these graduation cupcakes. Choose decorating icing and M&M's to match the...


    40 Last Minute Potluck Ideas Ready in 30 Minutes or Less

    If there's a potluck that you totally forgot about until the last minute, don't worry—we've been there. Here are easy...


    Dreamy Fruit Dip

    11 reviews

    Everyone will love this thick cream cheese fruit dip. Serve it alongside apple wedges, pineapple chunks, strawberries and grapes. —Anna...

    Quick Tater Tot Bake

    51 reviews

    I like to make this dish when time before supper is short. If we have unexpected company, I just double...


    Lemon Basil Chicken Salad

    This 15-minute Chicken Salad Chick copycat recipe has become one of my very favorite meals. But it needn’t even be...

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    Air-Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Filet Mignon

    2 reviews

    I got the idea for bacon-wrapped filet mignon when I saw some on sale in the grocery store. The rest...


    25 Personalized Graduation Gifts for Recent Grads

    Let's celebrate our newly minted grads! We've rounded up the best personalized graduation gifts for grads of all ages—from custom M&M's to a...


    24 College Graduation Gifts for Every Student

    Celebrate a huge milestone with these thoughtful college graduation gifts. We have ideas for every person and at every price...


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    45 Graduation Party Food Ideas

    Take the last-minute hassle out of your menu planning with these graduation party food ideas. We have easy recipes...

    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...


    25 High School Graduation Gifts They’ll Love

    Celebrate their achievement—and look forward to the future—with these high school graduation gifts. We found presents at every price point!


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    30 of Our Favorite Graduation Cake Ideas

    Congrats, grad! We've pulled together some of our best graduation cake ideas for your celebration.


    Nectarine Fruit Salad with Lime Spice Dressing

    The lime spice dressing gives this fruit salad a little something extra. It's a crowd-pleaser as a side dish or...


    43 Fresh Mocktail Recipes to Pour Tonight

    Just because you're going alcohol-free doesn't mean you should settle for blah beverages. These mocktail recipes are refreshing, sophisticated and...

    Pesto Star Bread

    I was excited to work with the Taste of Home Test Kitchen to make a savory version of my


    24 Thoughtful Graduation Gifts for Every Student

    Skip the pomp and circumstance—these are the graduation gifts they really want.


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    60 Easy Graduation Desserts Worth Celebrating

    Graduation calls for a celebratory event! Serve your graduate a buffet filled with graduation party food like these


    50 Party Recipes So Good You Won’t Have Leftovers

    Awesome, you've been invited to a super-fun shindig! Now, what knock-their-socks-off dish can you bring? Any of these incredible party...


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    38 Favorite Dip Recipes for a Crowd

    From spicy taco dip to creamy spinach dip, these potluck dip recipes are ready to party. Each recipe serves 12...


    33 Potluck Recipes for Your 13×9 Pan

    It's easy to feed a crowd with these 13x9 potluck appetizers, side dishes, breakfast casseroles and desserts. Take one along...


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    24 Pasta Salads Like Grandma Used to Make

    Looking for pasta salad ideas for a BBQ or picnic? Look no further than Grandma's recipe box.


    59 Big-Batch Sandwiches for Graduation Parties

    When a hungry crowd is headed for your house, it's sandwiches to the rescue. These easy graduation party recipes...


    40 Easy Potluck Desserts with 5 Ingredients (or Less!)

    Next time you need to bring a sweet treat, reach for one of these easy potluck desserts. Each recipe...

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    The Best-Ever Backyard Party Planning Checklist

    Follow this easy outdoor party checklist to make sure your next cookout goes off without a hitch.


    95 Potluck Salads for a Big Crowd

    Salads are the perfect summer potluck food. Here's a generous helping of salads that feed 12 or more people—just in...


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    39 Summer Potluck Salads for Your Cookouts

    While no backyard barbecue is complete without burgers and dogs on the grill, these delicious summer potluck salads will be...


    11 Insanely Smart Ideas for Your Backyard Party

    From the food you serve to the songs you play, we're sharing the best ideas for making sure your backyard...


    90 Lemon & Lime Recipes to Make This Summer

    Cool, tangy and refreshing, lemon and lime are the true flavors of summer. Try appetizers and drinks, salads and sides,...


    46 Recipes That Will Make You Potluck Famous

    Need potluck recipes that stand out from the rest? This collection is just what the home-cook ordered. Whip up one...