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"You&amp;#039;ve got to grill on Memorial Day. That&amp;#039;s why we did a whole grilling cookbook for our June issue--to make sure you start off summer right. But if you&amp;#039;re (wo)manning the grill, you can&amp;#039;t fuss with desserts. Here are a few of my favorite low-stress desserts for the first big cookout of the season:  Ice cream! This is a no brainer. Set up an ice cream bar with freshly whipped cream, homemade hot fudge sauce, chopped nuts, jimmies, and whatever else you&amp;#039;d like. What&amp;#039;ll make the ice cream bar special is getting the best ice cream. One of my very favorites is Graeter&amp;#039;s, which ships everywhere if you don&amp;#039;t live in the Midwest where their products are available. Their Elena&amp;#039;s Blueberry Pie flavor is the best, with flaky pie crust and all. Plus, a portion of that flavor&amp;#039;s proceeds benefits The Cure Starts Now cancer foundation. Speaking of pie, they&amp;#039;re great for summer cookouts. You actually want to make fruit pies way ahead of time so that the filling can set. &amp;#039;Tis the season for strawberry-rhubarb, but I always love banana cream at a BBQ too.  And don&amp;#039;t wait until July Fourth to make flag desserts. They&amp;#039;re a great way to honor those who have served our country. Our cupcake flag is a fun way to do that. Check out my step-by-step instructions to see how easy it is. To see how we come up with sweets for the holidays, come to the test kitchen on a tour of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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