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4th of July Recipes

4 pieces (3 ribs each) of Cooked Baby Back Ribs With BBQ Sauce Broiled On with a knife and small black bowl of bbq sauce on a wood cutting board (3 eaten bones in the back). Side view. Horizontal picture.

Most people associate the 4th of July with hamburgers, ribs, cold salads like macaroni or potato and grilling out with family or friends.  Any why not?

But there are plenty of other delicious recipe options for Independence Day - have a look around to get inspired by these 4th of July recipes.

Try some of my favorite 4th of July recipes like:

  • Low Country Pickled Shrimp - One of my favorite dishes ever.  period. period.
  • BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs - Everyone loves this easy dish even though it cooks for a while in the oven.
  • Easy Cucumber And Dill Cold Salad - cool off and make this quick side dish
  • Potato Salad with Egg and Mayonnaise - easy summer cold salad recipes.
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Strawberry Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese

Shredded Mexican Spiced Pork On a Brown Plate with Wood Tongs and a Chopped Cilantro garnish.

Tender and Crispy Stovetop Pork Carnitas

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My Favorite Potato and Egg Salad

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Fresh Mixed Berry Dessert "Gazpacho"

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Farro Salad with Edamame, Pine Nuts, Feta Cheese

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Baby Artichoke Salad with Pickled Onions

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Kale and Almond Salad with Lemon Dressing

Dry Rub Baby Back Ribs Cut With The bones still on and stacked on a wood plate..

Oven Baked Dry Rub Baby Back Ribs

White bowl of sliced thin and pickled red onions (pink hue). with a silver spoon out of the bowl on a dark wood table.

No Cook Quick Pickled Red Onions

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Easy German Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

5 seared cooked boneless skinless chicken thighs in a black pan on a white table. Top down view.

Easy Pan Fried Boneless Chicken Thighs

Side view of a small bowl of rice pudding with cinnamon sprinkles, whipped cream, and 5 blueberries.

Simple and Creamy Rice Pudding

Top down view of chunky cooked onions, zucchini, peppers on a brown plate with white napkin in background. Close up.

Chunky Pan Seared Onions, Peppers, Zucchini

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Simple and Easy Poached Shrimp

Top view of three small white bowls of diced red beets. Two bowls with crumbled goat cheese and orange zest. One bowl with just orange zest is close up and in front.

Roasted Beets with Orange Balsamic Dressing

Crispy pan seared shrimp close up in a black pan with brown bits and fond stuck to the shrimp and pan. Closer up.

Easy Pan Seared Shrimp with Butter

Top down view of white bowl with chopped greens and sauce in it. Small bowl of chili flakes on the side.

Simple Vegetarian Collard Greens

Side view of 5 collard green wraps with one cut open to expose the quinoa and vegetables inside.

Quinoa, Hummus, and Vegetable Collard Green Wraps

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Easy Low Country Boil

Braised & Seared Beef Bone In Short Ribs with BBQ Sauce In A Yellow Shallow Round Baking Dish

Easy Oven Baked BBQ Beef Short Ribs

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Oven Baked BBQ St Louis Ribs

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Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeño Poppers

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Healthy Asian Pork Lettuce Wraps

Top view of white oval bowl of black beans with a cilantro leaf garnish.

Easy Spiced Up Black Beans

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Oven Baked Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks

4 pieces (3 ribs each) of Cooked Baby Back Ribs With BBQ Sauce Broiled On with a knife and small black bowl of bbq sauce on a wood cutting board (3 eaten bones in the back). Side view. Horizontal picture.

Easy Oven Baked BBQ Baby Back Ribs

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Easy Homemade Pimento Cheese

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Pepita ( Pumpkin Seed) Guacamole

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Simple Apple, Celery, and Walnut Salad

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Simple Vegetarian Black Eyed Peas and Rice

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Buttery Shrimp with Worcestershire Sauce

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Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites Appetizer

Top down view of white bean dip with lemon zest on top in a wood bowl.

Creamy Lemon Cannellini Bean Dip

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Easy Cranberry Walnut Cake

Top view of homemade apple pie on white table on a wire rack with a colorful hot pad in the background.

The Best Homemade Apple Pie

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I’m Beckie Hemmerling. I love food and I think of it on a basic level of providing strength & nourishment. Cooking has helped me *try* to figure out life, not just my own, but also other people's. I have cooked through many joys / sorrows and cooking has always been a meditative place through these highs & lows. More background info →

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4 pieces (3 ribs each) of Cooked Baby Back Ribs With BBQ Sauce Broiled On with a knife and small black bowl of bbq sauce on a wood cutting board (3 eaten bones in the back). Side view. Horizontal picture.