Independence Day Celebration Made Easy

4th of July is a great day to celebrate! It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to entertain your friends, family or guests. Food, decorations, and fireworks are what the day is all about.

For decorations, all you need to think about is the colors of white, red and blue! Cover your table with a red tablecloth; add some blue plates and white cups and white silverware and you have a very festive background for your 4th of July.

For centerpieces, try a red vase with some white carnations and add a blue ribbon around the vase. Presto, a great centerpiece was created for very little cost! Flags are also a good idea! Line your driveway with them or use them as the centerpiece on your tables. You can use them in any way to make your party special, you choose. The choice is never wrong.

Why not make your food fall into the same easy choice? There are a lot of choices to use white, blue and red to make your food fall into the 4th of July theme. Take some strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream and mix them together in a glass bowl and serve! White, red and blue…isn’t that the theme?

Jell-o is a great idea for the 4th. It’s cool on a hot summer day. Take blue jello and add strawberries and add some whipped cream on the top. Then add some strawberries and blueberries on the top, slice and serve. Even the kids will like it! How about making some sugar cookies and alternating white, blue and red icing with different color sprinkles? Try this on the white cookies sprinkle blue, on the red cookies sprinkle white and on the blue cookies sprinkle red. Festive and cute is a great idea!

Try blue cheese dip on slices of red pepper, or sour cream and salsa on blue tortilla chips for a great appetizer.
Why not take a slice of garlic bread and add a slice of tomato and a slice of mozzarella cheese and broil for just a minute and make a quick bruschetta? This will be a great Italian 4th of July!

Independence Day punch is a great way to celebrate the 4th! Take 3 c. of ginger ale, 2 c. of cranberry juice, 6 c. of orange juice, and a 20 ounce package of strawberries and serve in a punch bowl. Serve in blue, white and red cups to make your punch a festive treat on that day! Even though it is not white, red or blue, sweet tea is a great American tradition and a great thirst quencher on a hot summer day!

What about a great summer freeze drink? Take ½ c. of frozen blueberries, 1 c. of whipped cream, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and some sugar to make it taste right and blend together. Add some strawberries on top and you have a white, red and blue taste sensation!

White, red and blue should be the colors of the day! Wear them and be proud to be an American! Play God Bless America, the Star Spangled Banner and Proud to be an American as background music to this great day. And if you have a flag be sure to fly it with pride! With all of our troops all over the world, let’s make sure they know we support them in any way we can!