JULY 4th FOOD: Terra Chips Stripes & Blues

Yes, there’s a perfect potato chip for July 4th Weekend: Terra Chips Stripes & Blues. These delectable chips are a blend of striped beets (chiogga beets), sweet potatoes (with some beet juice concentrate for color) and blue potatoes, which create the patriotic red, white and blue mix. They’re seasoned with a pinch of sea salt.…
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JULY 4th: Bacon Flag Pizza

Blogger Bev Cooks of Kansas City designed this celebratory snack for Independence Day. It’s so nifty, there’s temptation to find more occasions to eat this flag! RECIPE: BACON FLAG PIZZA Ingredients 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup jarred Alfredo sauce (or make your own with this recipe) 1 tube (11 ounces) Pillsbury thin crust…
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JULY 4TH: Red, White & Blue Tartlets

Sophisticated dessert bites for Independence Day. Photo courtesy Shukran Deliver | FB.   It’s easy to make tartlets (individual portions) or mini tarts (bite size) for dessert. The minis are a festive idea to cap an evening of July 4th celebrating. You can make preparation even easier by purchasing the shells (we use these from…
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JULY 4th Recipe: Red, White & Blueberry Muffins

You don’t have to wait until July 4th to start the day with these tasty red, white and blue muffins. You can also serve them à la mode with frozen yogurt, for dessert and snacks. In an ideal world, you’d make your favorite muffin batter and add fresh blueberries and raspberries. But using a muffin…
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JULY 4th: Spicy Hot Lemonade Recipe (Also Limeade & Orangeade)

Jalapeño lemonade becomes red, white and blue with the addition of some blueberries. Photo courtesy Melissas.com.   It’s easy to make a special July 4th drink. Just “heat up” a pitcher of cold lemonade with bright red jalapeño slices. Toss in a few blueberries and you’ve got a red, white and blue theme. For less…
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