Yesterday, my parents had my brothers family and my family over for an early 4th of July BBQ. Since I wanted to bring something festive, I decided to make this Jell-O trifle for us all to enjoy. Not only was it incredibly festive, but the entire family (especially kids) went crazy over it. With ...
4th of July
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Growing up, my mom had a specific jello recipe for each Holiday. At Christmas, she would make her layered jello, Thanksgiving is her blueberry cream cheese jello, and Easter is her strawberry pretzel salad. The strawberry pretzel salad was always one of my favorites because you get the sweetness ...
Texas Caviar
Now that my family has moved to Texas, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make Texas Caviar at our family BBQ last weekend. To celebrate Fourth of July, my brothers family, parents, and my family all got together! I volunteered to make my potato salad and this yummy caviar! This was definitely a ...
Fourth of July Rice Krispies Treats
Last week, I went to the store and my 3 year old son begged me to buy a box of Rice Krispy cereal. I told him a few times "remember, you have had that before and don't like it", but he insisted, he "needed" it. So, into the cart it went. When we got home, he asked for a small bowl of it and after ...
Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle
For Fourth of July, my family took off and went to Oregon to visit my aunt, uncle, and cousins. When we got there, my aunt had tons of yummy food. One of the desserts she had made was this yummy trifle. It was so pretty and it tasted even better. I took some pictures of it and had to add it to the ...
Fourth of July
Can you believe that Fourth of July is already coming up? If you are hosting a BBQ, or attending one, be sure to check out our Fourth of July themed recipes. They will be a hit at any gathering and are quite festive. We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and fun Fourth of July. Hopefully you ...
4th of July drink
I took me a few times to get this to work, but trick is to go very very slow and the white needs to go 1st and the red needs to go 2nd and blue for the last!! Don't for get POUR SLOW!! Fill up your glasses completely with ice!This is: Sobe Pina Colada for the white,Gatorade Fruit Punch ...
Fruit Cookie Bars!
This dessert is perfect in the summer! My mom brought it over for Fourth of July today and it fit right in with the red, white, and blue theme. You can change it up depending on which fruits you prefer, I have had it with kiwi on it, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, ...
Fireworks Cookie Cups
These are so yummy and fun to make!! Using a mini muffin tin, they make the perfect sweet treat for a Fourth of July BBQ or get together!! Ingredients: 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies 1/2 cup butter, softened 4 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup ...
