• Patriotic Pasta Salad

    Still looking for a festive dish to to serve for the Fourth of July? We have a fun, easy!, and celebratory red, white and blue pasta salad recipe for you today. The perfect thing to bring to a Fourth of July barbecue or potluck (do such things still even exist?!?). A takeoff from Freutcake’s beautiful Blueberry Tomato Pasta Salad, I simply added penne noodles and diced chicken breast to take this recipe from a side dish to the main event. How to Cut Mozzarella into Stars Cutting mozzarella into stars is not nearly as hard as it looks and because the rest of this recipe comes together so quickly, it’s…

  • Patriotic Sangria

    Looking for a celebratory cocktail for the Fourth of July? We have a good one for you that just happens to be red, wine and blue! Mallory and I tried it on a Monday evening with Freutcake’s mojito pulled pork on pretzel buns and the Summer Slaw from this post. The combination would make a great meal for the Fourth or any other fun summer evening. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup blueberries 2/3 cup raspberries 1 cup quartered strawberries 1 bottle dry rosé 4 cups chilled club soda or seltzer 1/2 cup sugar 2 mint sprigs 4 lemon peel strips 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice DIRECTIONS: Make syrup. In a small…