17 Recipes Perfect for Your 4th of July Menu 🇺🇸

From pasta salads to red, white and blue desserts, and more!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Hi Just a Taste, The 4th of July is just around the corner, and it's time to start planning the perfect menu for your celebration. Whether you're hosting a backyard barbecue, a picnic at the park or a festive family gathering, I've got all the recipes you need to make this Independence Day unforgettable. 🌟 Featured Recipes 🌟 Hawaiian pulled pork sliders. * Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sliders: Slow-cooked to perfection, these sliders are packed with flavor and perfect for a crowd. * The Ultimate Flank Steak Marinade: The best-ever bath for your favorite cuts of beef. * Crescent Roll Veggie Bars: My family has been making this recipe for more than 50 years. It stars a buttery crescent roll base topped with herby cream cheese and a rainbow of chopped veggies. * The Best Broccoli Salad with Bacon: It has the perfect ratio of veggies to creamy dressing and is loaded with bacon, cheese and grapes. Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it! * Mexican Street Corn Salad: This summery side dish is perfect for potlucks and features fresh corn tossed in a citrusy dressing and topped with crumbled Cotija cheese. * Caprese Pasta Salad with Chicken: The tomato-basil duo takes on new life when paired with pasta, mini mozzarella balls and chicken, and it all gets tossed in a garlicky balsamic vinaigrette sweetened with a squeeze of honey. * 5-Ingredient Zucchini Fritters: You only need five ingredients and 25 minutes for these hot and crispy fritters. * The Best Fruit Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing: The sweet and tangy dressing pairs perfectly with whatever fruit is in season. 🧊 Cold Appetizers 🧊 Chicken Caesar pasta salad. * Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad: This 20-minute pasta salad will become a staple in your house, no matter the season. * Texas Caviar: Spoon it over cream cheese and dig in with crackers or serve it as a dip alongside crunchy tortilla chips. * Cucumber Salad: It’s refreshing, crunchy, and creamy, plus it’s incredibly easy to make, doesn’t require any cooking and is the perfect side for just about any main dish. * Greek Cucumber Tomato Salad: Crisp veggies, protein-packed chickpeas and crumbled feta, all tossed in a lemony red wine vinaigrette. 🍰 Red, White and Blue Desserts 🍰 American flag cookie cake with blueberries and raspberries. * American Flag Cookie Cake: A buttery shortbread cookie base topped with tangy cream cheese frosting and fresh berries. * Red, White and Blue Pinwheel Icebox Cookies: These soft and chewy cookies are made with basic pantry ingredients. Plus, the dough can be prepared in advance and stashed in the fridge, so all that’s left to do is slice and bake. * Easy July 4th Ice Cream Cake: This easiest-ever ice cream cake layers pound cake with your choice of ice cream or sorbet and is topped off with whipped cream. Perfect for kids and adults alike! * Red, White and Blue Oreo Cookie Pops: These finger-friendly treats are the triple threat when it comes to entertaining with ease: They take just minutes to make, don’t require an oven, and, perhaps best of all, can be made up to a day in advance. * Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza: A soft, chewy, just-sweet-enough sugar cookie base, tangy cream cheese frosting and all the fruit. - CHECK OUT EP 10 OF THE SPORTS & FORKS PODCAST! Alix Klineman: An Ace on the Beach and in the Kitchen Alix Klineman: An Ace on the Beach and in the Kitchen I chatted with Olympic Gold Medalist and professional beach volleyball player Alix Klineman about her passion for cooking, life as a new mom and her postpartum return to volleyball. - THE LATEST TASTES Bread dipping oil. Zucchini Bacon Cheddar Scones Focaccia pizza with mini pepperoni. 20-Minute Sweet and Sour Shrimp Stir-Fry Glazed honey garlic shrimp skewers. Raspberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake - UP YOUR COOKING GAME WITH MY SIGNATURE CHIMICHURRI SEASONING! Silicone spatulas. Ways you can use Chimichurri Seasoning: 🥩 As a dry rub on steak or pork 🍤 As a seasoning on seafood or veggies 🥒 As a dip mixed with mayo or yogurt 🥗 As a dressing mixed with olive oil and vinegar 💥 As a finishing touch on anything needing instant chimichurri flavor Order Here To great meals and the best memories, Kelly Loving these emails? To get an email whenever I post a new recipe or article, click here. | 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2205