Fourth of July Favorites

This delicious dessert sauce is perfect for any summer event or occasion, and it's so easy to make. If you want to use fresh peaches, use about 1 1/2 cups and substitute peach nectar or juice for the canned peach juice.

Use ground chuck or leaner ground round in these juicy grilled hamburgers. Tomato juice gives these burgers more moisture, and they taste great!

Recipes for iced tea, along with orange drinks, punch, smoothies, coffee drinks, and more.

More Summer Drinks:
Peach Shake
Mocha Milk Shake
Frosty Orange Cooler

Use a grill pan, broiler, or charcoal grill to cook this tuna. Make the salsa in advance to give flavors time to blend, and start marinating the tuna an hour or two before serving time.

Homemade ice cream is a wonderful way to celebrate the 4th! Eggs, real maple syrup, and heavy cream make this a rich and delicious old-fashioned ice cream. Feel free to add about 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, walnuts, or toffee chips to this ice cream.

A red wine marinade helps to flavor this delicious steak. Grill these steaks on the charcoal or gas grill or use your stovetop grill pan or broiler. Serve with the optional Sweet Onion Bernaise Sauce for an extra-special meal.

Red, white, and blue sprinkles make this a great light cake to serve on the 4th. Frost this cake with a fat-free fluffy frosting or top slices with sweetened strawberries or other fresh or frozen fruit topping.

This is a delicious pasta salad recipe and it's hearty enough to be served for dinner or lunch. Try to prepare this in advance and chill for several hours or overnight for best flavor.

This is a delicious potato salad for any summer cookout, and it's one of my family's favorite versions.

More Potato Salad Recipes:
Red Potato Salad With Sour Cream and Dill
Red Potato Salad
Summertime Potato Salad

This is a beautiful dessert for any special event. Strawberries are filled with sweetened cream cheese then they're topped with grated chocolate.