Happy Independence Day

Fourth of July is here!!   We've been busy making some red, white and blue fare while the boys have been entertaining us with fireworks in the air (ha ha, I can rhyme).  Seriously though, my boys are really into the fireworks.

I will start with my favorite Fourth of July blueberry and raspberry salad with the berries I picked up this week from Bashaw Valley.

Fourth of July Jello Salad

1 package of raspberry jello
1 package of blue berry berry jello
1 cup of whipping cream
1 cup of sour cream
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
6 tablespoons of sugar
1 envelope of plain gelatin (Knox)

First make raspberry jello and pour into the bottom of a glass or bowl.  Refrigerate for one hour.  In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of cold water with one package of gelatin.  Let sit for 1 minute.  After a minute, turn the stove on low and add whipping cream and sugar.  Stir and heat until the sugar is dissolved.  Take off from heat and let cool, then mix in sour cream and vanilla.  Add to bowl and let sit for an hour.  Next make the berry jello and pour on top of the cream mixture.   This is a refreshing treat on a super hot day.

Fourth of July Salad in my Grandma's trifle bowl and on her table cloth.
My Grandma would host great Fourth of July get togethers with root beer floats for dessert.

Fourth of July parfaits in my Grandma's dishes
Enjoyed with my Wednesday running friends

Fourth of July Trifle

Ingredients:

1 angel food cake
1 tub cool whip
2 packages of white chocolate pudding
1 pint of strawberries or raspberries
1 pint of blueberries or blackberries

Layer angel food cake, pudding, berries about 4 times until you run out of cake.  Top with the whip cream and add remaining berries on top.  Enjoy!

Fourth of July Trifle in my Grandma's Bowl

And last but not least, we made our annual Fourth of July cake.

Make a white cake.  Top with 1 tub of cool whip.  Make stars and stripes out of strawberries and blueberries.

Fourth of July Cake



We celebrated the Fourth of July on Sunday at the Greene's house and then we watched amazing fireworks over the Chippewa Flowage.  So fun!

Today, it's 97 degrees in our house (wish I were kidding), so to beat the heat we are going to the beach, going out to eat, going to the movie Brave at the theatre, and then home for a fireworks show courtesty of Graham and Gus.

What do you have planned for the Fourth?