4th of July Recipes: Mix These Dishes Into Your Holiday Spread

We've got barbecue recipes, side dishes, desserts and more.

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Puff Pastry Fruit Strips are such a hit that a caterer asked me for the recipe. Anne Kornow

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Easy Barbecue Country Ribs: Serve with your favorite vegetable, and enjoy!

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Beer Soaked Brats: Grill the brats until they turn a nice brown color and crisp up on the outside.

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Marge's Orzo Salad is a quick summer meal for families on the go.

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A lighter macaroni salad: Serve and enjoy! Again, you can add chicken, tuna or salmon to this if you wish to eat it as a meal, or you may serve it as a side at your next picnic.

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Looking for a last-minute dish to whip up for your neighborhood picnic or barbecue this 4th of July? Patch has you covered with our collection of summer recipes.

Main Dishes

4th of July Honey Beer Barbecue Sauce (White Lake Patch)
Beer Soaked Brats (White Lake Patch)
Easy Barbecue Country Ribs (White Lake Patch)
Cedar Planked Salmon with Pineapple Salsa (Northville Patch)
Mushroom Pizza Burgers (Wyandotte Patch)

Side Dishes

Marge's Orzo Salad (Dexter Patch)
Old-Fashioned Potato Salad (White Lake Patch)
A Light Macaroni Salad That's Sure to Impress (White Lake Patch)
Spinach Poppyseed Salad (Brighton Patch)
Cucumber Slaw (Brighton Patch)
Slow Cooked Baked Beans (Rochester Patch)
Salmon Nicoise Pasta Salad (Rochester Patch)
Grilled Corn (Northville Patch)
Grilled Asparagus with Aged Manchego (Northville Patch)

Desserts

Red, White & Blue Puff Pastry Fruit Strips (Dexter Patch)
Funfetti Cake Batter Chex Mix (White Lake Patch)
4th of July Summer Berry Shortcake (White Lake Patch)
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp (Rochester Patch)
Raspberry Pecan Squares (Northville Patch)
S'more Rice Krispie Treats (Grosse Pointe Patch)
Lemon Blueberry Bars (Grosse Pointe Patch)

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What's your go-to Fourth of July recipe? Tell us in the comments.

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5:51 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012

We did the Easy BBQ Country Ribs, Marge's Orzo Salad and the Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp (There are not enough things made with Rhubarb, IMHO) All delicious! Thank you for sharing, you made our holiday even more tastier!