Some Memorial Day Inspiration

Cheap Eat Challenge: Watch as our family of 6 tries to eat on $6/day.

In case you're desperately scouring the web in need of a couple fabulous backyard party ideas, here are a few for you.

1. Smitten Kitchen's Strawberry Cake. I haven't tried it, but it's in the oven now (I did half barley flour and half white flour) and boy oh boy did it look pretty.

2. Potato Salad.

3. Kip's Chocolate Chip Cookies. Just sub in some red, white, and blue M & M's.

4. Pioneer Woman's Layered Salad. Simple, pretty, and very good.