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Friday, April 20, 2007
Proud To Be An American Greeting Cards
Fourth of July gives you every reason to invite your friends, bring your family together and have a blast ! It's the perfect day to roll up the sleeves, plan a party, play the music, grill 'n chill with loved ones. So what are you waiting for... go ahead 'n enjoy as you invite your friends/ family members/ dear ones by sending our cute 'n cool Invitation ecards. Make this Fourth of July whole lotta fun !
Fourth Of July Recipes
Fourth of July Recipes and Menus
From Linda Larsen,
The Fourth of July is such an easy holiday to celebrate. The theme, colors, and even lots of traditional foods and recipes are built right in. July 4th red, white and blue accessories are everywhere! It's easy to make your backyard or picnic spot the most colorful in your town for entertaining.
One of my best Independence Day memories is swimming with my family at one of Minneapolis' many lakes, then going to my grandparents' house for a great meal and a perfect view of fireworks from their backyard. The "Traditional" menu with recipes on the next page is my family's Fourth of July meal. You'll also find a "Red, White and Blue" menu, plus recipes for a portable picnic and a totally make ahead meal so your party is special and easy on you.
When you invite family and friends to your bash, make sure you specify this is a casual, active party! Decorations can include a red, white and blue tablecloth and napkins, casual pottery, candles in the holiday colors (my favorite), and of course lots of flags.
If you are hosting this party at your home on July 4th, think about lighting after dark. Sitting on a patio or porch on a warm summer night, waiting for the fireworks to begin after eating fabulous party food, is one of the highlights of summer. Tiny white lights add a wonderful touch, as do candles, tiki torches, paper lanterns, and oil lamps. Make sure you have great outdoor games for the kids and adults. Badminton, croquet, horseshoes, lawn bowling, touch football and water games add to the fun. In case of inclement weather, set up a picnic on the floor of your living room! Kids of all ages will love this celebration.
Food for the Fourth must be delicious, easy to eat, and easy on the cook! Grilling is a must, of course. Great barbecue recipes are most important, since sizzling food wonderfully flavored by the coals is a summer tradition. Remember to enjoy yourself as you ooh and aah over the fireworks, well sated by your delicious meal. And have a wonderful and safe holiday!
For the greatest ease, and so you also have a wonderful time at your party, all of these recipes can be made ahead - except for the grilled meats. The potato and pasta salad recipes are actually best if made a day ahead, if you have the time. The Peanut Parfait Dessert and other chilled desserts are also best made ahead. Choose one or more recipes from the Red, White and Blue menu to add some patriotic flavor to any of the other menus too.
Feel free to substitute any deli foods for any of the recipes below - remember, the key is to enjoy your own party! Set a lovely table, bring out all the food, and fire up the grill. Usually at any party, one person loves to be the grillmaster, so that job can be crossed off your list! Food safety is always on my mind when I'm entertaining. Remember - keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
The general rule is to not leave foods out at room temperature for more than two hours. Steamy summer weather changes this advice! If it's very hot, foods should be out of the fridge for only one hour. This way everything tastes better, stays fresher, and you can relax knowing everyone will have a great time.
Make sure if you are taking any of these menus to a picnic spot that everything is well packed in a clean cooler, with lots of ice in double plastic bags. Place the food that is most perishable (the meat, in this case) on the bottom. Don't place any uncooked food on top of cooked dishes, and remember as you grill the meat to serve the finished steaks on a clean platter to avoid cross-contamination. Food safety is really a simple concept if you follow these rules. Remember to enjoy yourself as you ooh and aah over the fireworks, well sated by your delicious meal. And have a wonderful and safe Fourth!
Dinner on the Grill
* Pork and Mango Skewers
* Grilled Steak with Herb Butter
* Fresh Corn Salad
* Garlic Bread
* Sherbet Fruit Pie
Traditional Menu
* Bacon Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
* Best Lemonade
* Basil-Cheese Pull-Apart Breadsticks
* Fresh Fruit Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
* Rib Eye Steaks with Avocado Salsa
* Easy Strawberry Shortcake
Red, White, and Blue Menu
* Red, White and Blue Appetizers
* Patriotic Fruit Salad
* Red, White and Blue Potato Salad
* Red, White and Blue Slaw
* Ham Sandwiches with Blueberry Chutney
* American Flag Cookie Tart
* Raspberry Blueberry Tart
Make Ahead Menu
* Pesto Torte
* Cherry Chicken Salad
* Turkey Salad with Raspberry Mint Dressing
* My Mom's Potato Salad
* Peanut Parfait Dessert
Portable Picnic Menu
* Sour Cream Pesto Dip
* Oven Fried Picnic Chicken
* Ham and Cheese in Rye
* Couscous Vegetable Salad
* White Chocolate Chunk Wedges
Five Ingredient Menu
* Crab Spread
* Frosty Fresh Fruit
* Grilled New Potatoes
* Grilled Swordfish with Tomato Salsa
* Easy Tartufo
http://busycooks.about.com/od/holidayrecipesandmenus/a/July4th_2.htm
From Linda Larsen,
The Fourth of July is such an easy holiday to celebrate. The theme, colors, and even lots of traditional foods and recipes are built right in. July 4th red, white and blue accessories are everywhere! It's easy to make your backyard or picnic spot the most colorful in your town for entertaining.
One of my best Independence Day memories is swimming with my family at one of Minneapolis' many lakes, then going to my grandparents' house for a great meal and a perfect view of fireworks from their backyard. The "Traditional" menu with recipes on the next page is my family's Fourth of July meal. You'll also find a "Red, White and Blue" menu, plus recipes for a portable picnic and a totally make ahead meal so your party is special and easy on you.
When you invite family and friends to your bash, make sure you specify this is a casual, active party! Decorations can include a red, white and blue tablecloth and napkins, casual pottery, candles in the holiday colors (my favorite), and of course lots of flags.
If you are hosting this party at your home on July 4th, think about lighting after dark. Sitting on a patio or porch on a warm summer night, waiting for the fireworks to begin after eating fabulous party food, is one of the highlights of summer. Tiny white lights add a wonderful touch, as do candles, tiki torches, paper lanterns, and oil lamps. Make sure you have great outdoor games for the kids and adults. Badminton, croquet, horseshoes, lawn bowling, touch football and water games add to the fun. In case of inclement weather, set up a picnic on the floor of your living room! Kids of all ages will love this celebration.
Food for the Fourth must be delicious, easy to eat, and easy on the cook! Grilling is a must, of course. Great barbecue recipes are most important, since sizzling food wonderfully flavored by the coals is a summer tradition. Remember to enjoy yourself as you ooh and aah over the fireworks, well sated by your delicious meal. And have a wonderful and safe holiday!
For the greatest ease, and so you also have a wonderful time at your party, all of these recipes can be made ahead - except for the grilled meats. The potato and pasta salad recipes are actually best if made a day ahead, if you have the time. The Peanut Parfait Dessert and other chilled desserts are also best made ahead. Choose one or more recipes from the Red, White and Blue menu to add some patriotic flavor to any of the other menus too.
Feel free to substitute any deli foods for any of the recipes below - remember, the key is to enjoy your own party! Set a lovely table, bring out all the food, and fire up the grill. Usually at any party, one person loves to be the grillmaster, so that job can be crossed off your list! Food safety is always on my mind when I'm entertaining. Remember - keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
The general rule is to not leave foods out at room temperature for more than two hours. Steamy summer weather changes this advice! If it's very hot, foods should be out of the fridge for only one hour. This way everything tastes better, stays fresher, and you can relax knowing everyone will have a great time.
Make sure if you are taking any of these menus to a picnic spot that everything is well packed in a clean cooler, with lots of ice in double plastic bags. Place the food that is most perishable (the meat, in this case) on the bottom. Don't place any uncooked food on top of cooked dishes, and remember as you grill the meat to serve the finished steaks on a clean platter to avoid cross-contamination. Food safety is really a simple concept if you follow these rules. Remember to enjoy yourself as you ooh and aah over the fireworks, well sated by your delicious meal. And have a wonderful and safe Fourth!
Dinner on the Grill
* Pork and Mango Skewers
* Grilled Steak with Herb Butter
* Fresh Corn Salad
* Garlic Bread
* Sherbet Fruit Pie
Traditional Menu
* Bacon Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
* Best Lemonade
* Basil-Cheese Pull-Apart Breadsticks
* Fresh Fruit Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
* Rib Eye Steaks with Avocado Salsa
* Easy Strawberry Shortcake
Red, White, and Blue Menu
* Red, White and Blue Appetizers
* Patriotic Fruit Salad
* Red, White and Blue Potato Salad
* Red, White and Blue Slaw
* Ham Sandwiches with Blueberry Chutney
* American Flag Cookie Tart
* Raspberry Blueberry Tart
Make Ahead Menu
* Pesto Torte
* Cherry Chicken Salad
* Turkey Salad with Raspberry Mint Dressing
* My Mom's Potato Salad
* Peanut Parfait Dessert
Portable Picnic Menu
* Sour Cream Pesto Dip
* Oven Fried Picnic Chicken
* Ham and Cheese in Rye
* Couscous Vegetable Salad
* White Chocolate Chunk Wedges
Five Ingredient Menu
* Crab Spread
* Frosty Fresh Fruit
* Grilled New Potatoes
* Grilled Swordfish with Tomato Salsa
* Easy Tartufo
http://busycooks.about.com/od/holidayrecipesandmenus/a/July4th_2.htm
Labels: Fourth Of July Recipes
Thursday, April 19, 2007
United States Declaration of Independence
he United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Declaration, written chiefly by Thomas Jefferson, explained the justifications for breaking away, and was an expansion of the Lee Resolution (passed by Congress on July 2), which first proclaimed independence. An engrossed copy of the declaration was signed by most of the delegates on August 2 and is now on display in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The Declaration is considered to be the founding document of the United States of America, where July 4th is celebrated as Independence Day.
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln succinctly explained the central importance of the Declaration to American history in his Gettysburg Address of 1863:
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln succinctly explained the central importance of the Declaration to American history in his Gettysburg Address of 1863:
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner"
The Defense of Fort McHenry
by Francis Scott Key
20 September 1814
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave
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Happy Birthday United States of America
On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream.
The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate that freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings. Through the Internet we are learning about and communicating with people of different nations, with different languages and different races throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with understanding and knowledge can only benefit all nations.
We invite all nations to celebrate with Americans online this Fourth of July.
Happy Birthday, America! Happy Birthday United States of America
The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate that freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings. Through the Internet we are learning about and communicating with people of different nations, with different languages and different races throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with understanding and knowledge can only benefit all nations.
We invite all nations to celebrate with Americans online this Fourth of July.
Happy Birthday, America! Happy Birthday United States of America
welcome to fourth of july ecards
welcome to fourth of july ecards
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