National pride. But also fireworks, friends, family and food is what I think of when I think 4th of July! I LOVE this holiday. We live near a small CT town on the Long Island Sound where there is a concert on the green every year. Sadly, since the 4th of July is a Wednesday this year, they held the concert on June 30 (whaaat?)
Through Pinterest I found the recipe (not to mention the idea) of the strawberries in the foreground and let me tell you, they were not as easy to make as I thought they’d be! (Click on the images above to get to my Pinterest page where you’ll find the recipes)
The white chocolate kept hardening up if I melted it one second too long. They did NOT look like the gorgeous Pinterest pic, but no one else knew that but me. (Shh. Don’t tell them).
I also made the salad there. It was an awesome evening, and I even burn a sparkler on my iPhone (there’s an app for that).