All american dessert

Ingredients

• 1 lg Berry blue jello
• 1 lg Red jello, any flavor
• 4 c  Water; boiling
• 2 c  Water; cold
• 8 oz Cool Whip; thawed
• 4 c  Angel food cake, cubed
• 2 c  Strawberries; sliced
• 1/2 c  Blueberries

Method

Dissolve berry blue jello in 2 cups of boing water. In a separate bowl, dissolve the cherry jello. Stir 1 cup of cold water into each bowl. Pour into separate 9x13" pans. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until firm. Cut into 1/2" cubes.Place blue jello cubes in bottom of clear glass trifle bowl. Top with 1/3 of the Cool Whip. Add cake cubes, then sliced strawberries. Top with another 1/3 Cool Whip. Add the red jello cubes and then the remaining Cool Whip. Sprinkle blueberries over top.

4th of July Red, White, and Blue Pizza

• 1 pt Strawberries, hulled and halved
• 1 pt Blueberries
• 1T plus 1 t Sugar, divided
• 1T  Brandy
• 4  6" Pizza Crusts, homemade or storebought
• 1 1/2 c  Whipped topping, thawed

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine strawberries, blueberries, 1 teaspoon. of the sugar and the brandy. Sprinkle pizza crust with the remaining sugar. Bake 6-8 minutes on baking sheet; cool slightly. Fill with crust with strawberries and raspberries. Serve with a big dollop of whipped topping

• Ingredients
  • 1 Eggplant
  • 3 lg Tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 1/2 lb Mozzarella cheese,
  • cut into 1/4-inch slices

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the eggplant lengthwise once, then slice crosswise into semi-disks about 3/4 inch thick. In a shallow casserole dish, stand some slices of eggplant on edge forming a row. Make another row using slices of tomato, then add slices of mozzarella cheese in a row. Repeat using eggplant, then tomato slices, then mozzarella until the casserole is full. Sprinkle on herbs and spices of your choosing (e.g., basil, oregano, rosemary, savory, etc.). Bake about 25 to 30 minutes.

American Fries

• 1 1/2 lb unpeeled baking potatoes
• 1/2 ts onion powder
• 1/2 ts paprika
• 1/4 ts salt
• 1/4 ts garlic powder
• 1/4 ts pepper
• 1 x  Vegetable cooking spray

Cut potatoes into 1/4 inch thick slices; pat dry with paper towels. Combine onion powder, paprika, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a large zip-lock plastic bag. Add potatoes, shaking well to coat. Arrange potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes. Yield: 5 servings. Try these fries with the Country Herb Roasted Chicken dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Tequila
• Cracked ice
• Tonic water
• Lime wedge

Method

Pour tequila over the ice in a highball glass. Fill with tonic. Stir and garnish with lime wedge

4th of July Lemonade

• 1 part Jack Daniel's bourbon
• 1 part triple sec
• 1 part sweet-and-sour mix
• 4 parts lemon-lime soda.

Combine all ingredients and serve this refreshing drink over ice.

4th of July Holiday Punch

• 6 c  Orange juice
• 20 oz Frozen strawberries in syrup
• 2 c  Cranberry juice cocktail
• 3 c  Ginger ale

Method

Blend together the orange juice, strawberries, and cranberry juice cocktail. Add ginger ale immediately before serving drinks. Makes 18 servings.