One of my favorite thing about celebrating holidays is the creativity that starts to flow when it comes to cooking, baking and food in general!

For me, one of the best parts about the 4th of July, aside from the fireworks and an excuse to spend the whole day outside with family and friends, are the fun desserts that people are inspired to create and make.
I’ve always loved the now-classic 4th of July berry cake. I made one years ago for a get-together and have wanted to try again, but I’m afraid it would go bad before my family had a …read more

I was checking out some of the different events that are going on this year around the 4th of July and was amazed by the variety of things that are happening. When I was a child, it was the parade and then a picnic in the park and fireworks. Now, there are so many more things we can do.
One Independence Day event that caught my eye was the Founder’s Favorites Fireworks and Fountains event at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. If you are in the area, it is well worth visiting. The fountains are beautiful even if fireworks aren’t shooting off. …read more

What’s on your menu for this 4th of July? Whether you’re planning on keeping things low key at home or are bringing a dish or two for a big get-together, I always think it’s fun to do a little planning ahead of time to bring something that’s both fun and delicious!

I like that the 4th is on a Saturday this year so that we have the whole day to celebrate, instead of just the evening. We’ll be hanging out at home this year, though sadly we don’t have a barbecue at our new house yet (my husband has some big …read more

The Fourth of July is tomorrow and for many teenagers that means a night of setting off fireworks. I remember one year when I was a teenager, a group of my friends and I set off a bunch of fireworks near my apartment. In our state fireworks are illegal so as soon as we saw the apartment security heading our way we took off running. Of course we knew setting off fireworks was illegal, but when you’re a teenager it’s all about testing limits.
Fireworks are pretty appealing to teenagers. Maybe it’s the possibility of danger that appeals to them. Unfortunately …read more