Patriotic Recipes


To say that we've been getting festive lately, would be an understatement!  We've infused a little red, white and blue into just about everything.  And even though the 4th of July has officially passed...there's always Labor Day Weekend to look forward to.  And really, the following recipes can be slightly altered to work for any summer BBQ get-together.


Red White & Blue Kabobs

Seriously the easiest thing and the donut holes can easily be switched out for marshmallows, pineapple, or powdered donut holes...yum!  We served these on Ethan's actual birthday and they were a huge hit.


Red White & Blue Protein Pancakes

This is another super simple recipe.  We just added red food coloring to this recipe, add some whip cream {or more Greek yogurt!} and some berries and voila!  Easy as that and so good too!



 Red White & Blue Cake

Last, you all saw the cake I made on Ethan's Birthday Party Post {thanks by the way for all the amazing comments!!  It was a lot of fun!}.  This was my first time making a layered cake and I have to say it was not too bad!  All I did was buy the box mix, buttercream frosting, food coloring and three round cake pans and made it up as I went.  I used a box and a half of the white cake mix and divided up the batter in three parts.  I then added the food coloring to each bowl {leaving one bowl alone for the white layer} and then baked all three at the same time, according to the directions.  Once the cakes were completely cooled, I used a bread knife to lop off the top of each cake and added frosting between each layer.  I then added one layer of frosting to the outside of the cake and let the cake chill in the fridge overnight.  Apparently they call this first layer the "bread crumb layer".  The next morning, I added a second layer of frosting and that was it!  Ready to decorate and super easy to frost since the original layer was slightly chilled from the night before.

Have you been making any fun patriotic or summer treats lately?  I am SO making that berry tart above next...it was beyond delicious!

xo natasha

12 comments :

  1. LOVE those kabobs! How easy (totally up my ally) and yummy! In Utah we also celebrate the 24th of July (Pioneer day) so I'll have to make those! Thanks for the fun ideas :)

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  2. mmmm those kabobs with the munchkins looks so amazing! xo

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  3. Delicious!! Hope you all had a great 4th!

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  4. The kabobs are adorable! Yes, I am all about patriotic food! I LOVE 4th of July! I just posted about our 4th. I made patriotic strawberries & dipped pretzels!

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  5. Lovin' all of this, especially the kabob-er's!

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  6. I really want those kabobs right now. lol

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  7. Ahh the breadcrumb layer! I wish I knew about that when I did mine!!

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  8. Donuts??? I'll eat anything with donuts....even fruit. haha love all of this. yum. xxo

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  9. we made red velvet pancakes, no where near as healthy as protein ones but they were amazing!

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  10. So cute Natasha! The donut hole kabobs look so yummy. Course I have a weakness for donuts! :)

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  11. Wish I had seen this prior to the 4th, but this makes me want to rewind a week or so and do it all over again... that cake has my mouth watering :)

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