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Red, white, and food! The year's most patriotic holiday also requires epic eating. Discuss menus for July Fourth with Chowhounds, from grilling tips to colorful dessert ideas. Find our best 4th of July recipes, tips and advice... Show More

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4th of July Recipes

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Fresh Apple Pie
Apples Christmas 4th of July Thanksgiving American New England Baking Dessert Picnic Potluck Ice Cream Butter Lemons Cinnamon Nutmeg Brown Sugar Pies Make Ahead Holidays Fall Comfort Food Easy Medium
504 Saves

Juicy Lucy Burger (a.k.a. Jucy Lucy)
Burgers Beef Easy Minneapolis-St. Paul Super Bowl Memorial Day Labor Day 4th of July Father's Day Grilling BBQ Dinner Party Tailgating Picnic Camping Ground Beef Kid Friendly Cheese Summer
413 Saves

Warm German Potato Salad with Bacon
Salad Bacon Potatoes Potato Salad San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl Easter 4th of July Oktoberfest German Dinner Party Tailgating Picnic Vegetarian Herbs Pork Side Dish Make Ahead Summer Easy eat
7 Saves

Vanilla 4th of July Flag Cake
4th of July Dessert Cakes American Dinner Party Baking Powder Baking Soda Buttermilk Milk Eggs Butter Vegetable Oil Blueberries Raspberries Fruit Vanilla Extract Granulated Sugar Powdered Sugar Snack Salt Frosting Flour Cake Decorating Medium
784 Saves

Easy Apple Crisp
Dessert Oats Apples Christmas 4th of July Thanksgiving American New England Baking Vegetarian Cinnamon Weeknight Dinner Sugar Winter Easy
378 Saves

Summer Corn Chowder
Corn Memorial Day Labor Day 4th of July New England Soup Milk Dairy Chives Bacon Onions Potatoes Lunch Appetizer Leftovers Weeknight Dinner Cream Summer Winter Comfort Food Vegetables Easy Chowder
256 Saves

Moist Cornbread
Cornbread 4th of July Thanksgiving Southern Baking Dinner Party Picnic Camping Potluck Vegetarian Baking Powder Milk Eggs Butter Lunch Side Dish Bread Salt Holidays Weeknight Dinner Flour Sugar Comfort Food Easy
559 Saves

Smoked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
Super Bowl Memorial Day Labor Day 4th of July Barbecuing Grilling Smoking BBQ Dinner Party Tailgating Picnic Beef Pork DIY Summer Comfort Food Ribs Main Dish Medium
1,007 Saves

Vietnamese-Style Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Sauces New Year's Eve 4th of July Father's Day Asian Vietnamese Picnic Peanut Butter Healthy Vermicelli Soy Sauce Shrimp Shellfish Lime Juice Basil Cilantro Mint Chile Peppers Garlic Scallions Lunch Appetizer Make Ahead Sugar Summer Medium
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Settle a BBQ Etiquette Disagreement, Please?

by oursouthernsojourn 10 months ago

Hello Chowhounders! I've just come back from a trip and my husband has decided he would like to have a barbecue t...

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therealdoctorlew commented 10 months ago

4th of July Party Planning Host Etiquette

Looking for suggestions of sides to serve with assorted sausages

by MsBees 10 months ago

My son and his girlfriend are coming to visit over the Fourth of July weekend. There will only be 6 of us. One of the...

hotoynoodle

hotoynoodle commented 10 months ago

4th of July Side Dish Meal Planning

Help with Fourth of July long weekend

by mrsjoujou 10 months ago

Hi. I have not been to NYC in four years. Coming from Sun 7/2 to wed 7/5 and staying in the North end/Murray area. I ...

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mrsjoujou commented 10 months ago

Manhattan 4th of July Trip Planning

Seattle July 4th Weekend Eats

by seal 1 year ago

Greetings all Longtime hound couple coming in to celebrate our 25th in Seattle July 1 - 4. We like hole in the wa...

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sharonseattle commented 11 months ago

Seattle Area 4th of July

Spreckels Fourth of July Celebration

by Melanie Wong 6 years ago

Today my mom and I took in the old-fashioned Fourth of July Celebration in the small town of Spreckels, population 74...

glbtrtr

glbtrtr commented 2 years ago

California 4th of July
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Jerked Pork Steaks on the Gas Grill

Melanie Wong
 by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Just wanted to share this photo from a 4th of July party. My friend rubbed 2" thick bone-in blade cut pork shoulder s...

4th of July Grilling Pork Shoulder

Trader Joe's YAY/MEH/NAY Thread - July 2015 [Old]

by fldhkybnva 3 years ago

We're moving right along through summer. The days are getting shorter but the party's just begun. July brings Indepen...

SIMIHOUND

SIMIHOUND commented 2 years ago

4th of July BBQ Trader Joe's Yay ... Summer
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What are you baking these days? Happy Canada/US national holidays edition, July, 2015 [OLD]!

by buttertart 3 years ago

Happy Canada Day to the Canadians among us, and happy Independence Day to US friends. We are now the proud possessor...

buttertart

buttertart commented 2 years ago

4th of July Baking What Are You Baking? Canada Day
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July 4 is coming up

by Candy 3 years ago

We go to a 7/4 party every year and all of us bring foods to share. Last year I brought Sean Brock's (Heritage) fried...

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valerie commented 3 years ago

4th of July Potluck
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The best thing I ate on the 4th was.....

by 90024 3 years ago

German potato salad...warm and vinegary. Just like Oma made

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90024 commented 3 years ago

4th of July

Provincetown week of July 4th

by BurntIt 3 years ago

Looking for and decent restaurants to visit during the week. Not looking for fried food but rather Chefs who are thin...

kevinricci

kevinricci commented 3 years ago

Southern New England 4th of July

Desert for July 4th Party?

by manku 3 years ago

I've been assigned "dessert duty" for a pizza/pool party tonight (host has pizza oven in backyard - we make our own)....

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foodiemahoodie commented 3 years ago

Los Angeles Area 4th of July Dessert

What's Open and Great on 4th of July in Portland?

by Tom from Raleigh 8 years ago

Hey There- I'm in the final stages of planning for a trip to Portland over 4th of July weekend. I've got some great...

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Maylannee commented 3 years ago

Portland Area 4th of July

Petaluma / Santa Rosa for July 4th

by robbgibbs 3 years ago

Hello friends, My lady and I are trying to plan a trip to Santa Rosa and Petaluma for July 4th weekend. We're ...

Melanie Wong

Melanie Wong commented 3 years ago

San Francisco Bay... 4th of July Santa Rosa Petaluma
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Craigie on Main's sidewalk BBQ, Saturday July 4th

BostonBestEats
 by BostonBestEats 3 years ago

Not sure if they've done this before: https://www.facebook.com/craigieonmain/photos/a.10150302948454383.361536.434...

Boston Area 4th of July BBQ

Banana pudding or a peach cobbler for the 4th?

by Jonmenard 3 years ago

Banana pudding or peach cobbler

ipsedixit

ipsedixit commented 3 years ago

4th of July Dessert Pudding Cobbler

First trip to Boston

by JustGlad2BeHere 3 years ago

I'm meeting my 89 year old father and my 2 brothers in Boston for the 4th of July. We have 5 days together and it's ...

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9lives commented 3 years ago

Boston Area 4th of July Trip Planning

Capitol Hill Recommendations

by wanderingviolet 3 years ago

I will be visiting DC with four friends for Independence Day weekend and the Foo Fighters concert. We are renting a h...

hill food

hill food commented 3 years ago

Washington DC 4th of July Craft Beers Cocktails
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Naples - Lunch on 4th of July

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 by miaedu 3 years ago

Driving thru on Saturday and looking for a lunch spot. Prefer seafood and/or vegetarian in the Downtown area. Afte...

Florida 4th of July Lunch

5 yr anniversary 4th of July

by lborr530 3 years ago

Our anniversary is on the 4th...We are stuck on a place to go. Have a 5 mo old at home and are trying to get out for...

opinionatedchef

opinionatedchef commented 3 years ago

Boston Area 4th of July Anniversary

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