July 4th

July 4th Favorites

All Recipes — For more red, white, and blue five-star (or 50-starred) ideas, see our Flag Day page. Are you hosting or attending a barbeque on the Fourth? Take a look at our burger recommendations, selected potato and pasta salads, and other grilling advice. ...More…

Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

All Recipes — Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Blend in dry pudding mix. Gradually beat in milk. Stir in COOL WHIP. Place 1 wafer on bottom of each of 24 (2-inch) paper baking cups; place in muffin pan. Cover with pudding mixture. How to Soften ...More…

Pineapple Cheesecake

All Recipes — In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar together. Stir in 1 can of pineapple and whipped topping to cream cheese mixture. Mix until smooth. Pour mixture into crust and top with other can of pineapple. Cover and chill for 2 hours. A delicious ...More…

Alma's Sweet Corn

All Recipes — Slice corn from the cob into a large skillet, leaving about a third of the kernel still on the cob. Using the back of the knife, scrape all of the juice and remaining kernels into the skillet. Stir in water, sugar, and salt and cook over medium ...More…

Watermelon Granita with Champagne

All Recipes — Place cubed watermelon and sugar in the pitcher of a blender. Blend for 1 minute. Stir in the champagne. Pour the watermelon mixture into a plastic container, cover and place in the freezer. Stir the mixture with a fork every 30 minutes until ...More…

Grilled Honey-Soy Pork Steaks

All Recipes — Combine all ingredients in a self-sealing plastic bag; seal bag and place in refrigerator 4 to 24 hours. Remove steaks from marinade, discarding marinade. Grill over medium-hot coals, 7 minutes per side, turning once. You'll love the simple ...More…

Asian Corn Fritters

All Recipes — Combine the onion, garlic, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, and sweetened condensed milk in the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse 4 to 5 times, until the mixture forms a smooth paste. Scoop the spice paste into a large ...More…

The Best Potato Salad

All Recipes — Place the eggs into a saucepan in a single layer and fill with water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour ...More…

Camp David Spaghetti with Italian Sausage

All Recipes — Slice the sausages lengthwise, leaving them attached along one side. Spread them out flat in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, turning once, until the sausages are browned and cooked through. Remove from skillet and set ...More…

Hope's Colorful Pasta Salad

All Recipes — Stir together the onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, the cooled pasta, and the cooled broccoli in a large bowl. Whisk together the mayonnaise, red wine vinegar dressing, and dry mustard. Pour the dressing over the pasta and vegetables; ...More…

Hidden Cheeseburger

All Recipes — Combine the ground beef, pickles, onion, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Form the mixture into 4 patties. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the hamburger patties in the hot oil until ...More…

Mexican Orzo Salad

All Recipes — Place the drained orzo in a large salad bowl, and fold in the red pepper, yellow pepper, green onions, red onion, chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans, corn, cilantro, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour the lime juice and oil over the salad, toss ...More…