I recommend renting a tent for this event for your guest to eat dinner in because this is a sentimental gathering. I would decorate the tables with cotton flag table cloths, red white and blue roses in a royal blue crystal vase with lit tea candles floating in the middle will make the event even more intimate. Patriotic dishware would grace the tables. I would also use a projector to do a slide show of the great memories of the soldiers that we hold close to us and the soldiers that we lost. This will bring the cookout to a great ending.
Menu:
Island Chicken
4 (6ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast.
- 2 Teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 ¼ teaspoons salt free Jamaican jerk seasoning, divided (recommended the spice hunter salt)
- 1 (20ounce) can of no sugar added pineapple slices, in juice reserved (recommended Dole)
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- Courtesy: Sandra Lee
- Grilled Potato and Pepper Salad
- 2 Pounds fingerling potatoes
- 6 Cloves garlic crushed
- 1 Bay leaf
- Kosher salt
- 4 Bell peppers (red or yellow) stemmed and quartered
- 2 Bunches scallions, trimmed
- 5 Tablespoons extra vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
See Instructions Food Network Magazine
Fourth Of July Cocktail
- 1 Ounce watermelon Schnapps
- 1 Big splash cranberry juice
- 1 Very thin slice jalapeno or Serrano pepper
- 1 Slice lemon
- 1 Slice lime
- 1 ½ ounce tequila
- ¼ Ounce tequila
- ½ Ounce blue curacao
- ½ Ounce simple syrup
- Watermelon wedge, for garnish optional
Dessert Ideas- Do it yourself or pick a festive cake.
Patriotic Blue Razz Sundae
Serves Four
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 quart low-fat pineapple-coconut (or vanilla) ice cream
- Razzy Raspberry Sauce (recipe follows)
- 4 Chocolate Wafers
Wash and drain berries. Set aside. Place a few blueberries into the bottom of 4 martini glasses. Place 2 scoops of ice cream in each glass. Place more blueberries around the ice cream scoops.
Click Here to See Recipe for the Sauce
Carla Crudup of Multi Cultural Cooking Network
Red White and Blue Trifle
1 Box red velvet cake mix, about 18 ounce
1 16 Ounce table whipped toppings
2 Pints blue berries
1 Pint strawberries tops removed
Courtesy: Sandra Lee - See Instructions
*Cake photo Courtesy Simone Baptiste
