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Fourth of July

We often celebrate the Fourth of July with a refreshing cocktail, a fresh summer salad, and a burger (meat-based or vegetarian) served on the best brioche buns. Whether you’re looking for something sweet or savory to cook this holiday, here you will find all of my favorite Fourth of July recipes.

A just-baked peach-frangipane galette.

Peach-Frangipane Galette

August 8, 2020

A platter of broiled shishito peppers with avocado cream.

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Avocado Crema

May 5, 2020

Apple cobble with hot sugar crust, just baked.

Apple Cobbler with Hot Sugar Crust

October 16, 2018

Peach (or Pluot) Cobbler with Hot Sugar Crust

October 16, 2018

36 Favorite Summer Salads

June 23, 2018

A bowl of 3-ingredient lentil salad.

Mind-Blowing, Three-Ingredient Trader Joe’s Lentil Salad

June 22, 2018

“Dry”-Grilled Vegetable Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa & Cilantro-Lime Crema

June 15, 2018

A just baked rhubarb galette.

Rhubarb-Frangipane Galette + Foolproof Food Processor Pastry Dough

May 25, 2018

A bowl of Moroccan Carrot Salad.

Moroccan Carrot Salad with Harissa and Avocado

May 22, 2018

Brioche buns on a baking sheet.

The Best, Easiest No-Knead Brioche Buns

April 28, 2018

This kale and quinoa salad has a lemony-mustard dressing, dried cranberries that plump with the cooked quinoa, crisp celery, toasted almonds, and goat cheese. It comes together in a snap and has been a welcomed addition to the summer salad rotation. It also keeps well in the fridge for days, making it perfect for lunch-on-the-go or a picnic at the beach. I find it irresistible, and while it's a great side salad, it's nearly a meal in itself. // alexandracooks.com

Kale and Quinoa Salad from Love Real Food

July 2, 2017

A trio of paloma slushies.

Strawberry Paloma Slushies with Tequila & Lime

June 29, 2017

This chocolate-espresso icebox cake takes all of 20 minutes to throw together, will receive rave reviews from your guests, and you will find too irresistible, impossible, in fact, not to sneak a little spoonful of every time you open the fridge. // alexandracooks.com

Chocolate-Espresso Icebox Cake

September 4, 2016

Cabbage arrives as early as those tender greens and continues through the fall and early winter. Make this cabbage slaw spicy with a few dashes of Tabasco, add herbs, add other vegetables, or just keep it simple. // alexandracooks.com

Simplest Cabbage Slaw + 10 Other Useful CSA Recipes

June 23, 2016

This green goddess dressing defies convention, omitting mayonnaise and sour cream in favor of olive oil and heavy cream (just a little). Many herbs can be used, but I love it when the predominant flavor is tarragon. // alexandracooks.com

Little Gems with Chez Panisse Green Goddess Dressing

May 4, 2016

Folded into olive oil-fried bread, this magic peppers salad made a lovely panzanella salad but could have easily become a bruschetta or simple grain or pasta salad. Much to my delight, making this panzanella felt nothing like hard work. It was almost as though the salad assembled itself. Perhaps "hard work" is a state of mind. Hmm...deep thoughts. // alexandracooks.com

“Magic” Peppers Salad with Pine Nuts & Capers

September 3, 2015

TKO Ice Cream Sandwiches

August 7, 2015

This is my favorite recipe for buttermilk dressing, which I love for slaw — so much lighter than mayonnaise-based dressings, and delicious, too: vinegar, Worcestershire, and hot sauce give it a nice kick/bite. To put it all together, I used cabbage, basil, cilantro, scallions, and two turnips as well as a couple of carrots. // alexandracooks.com

CSA Week 4: Buttermilk Dressing for Slaw | Reviving Greens | Zucchini Pickles

July 3, 2015

Whole Peach Bellini & A Few Ideas for the Fourth

July 2, 2015

Bowls of blueberry cobbler with ice cream on a table.

The Best Blueberry Cobbler

June 19, 2015

New Potatoes with Green Harissa

June 11, 2015

I have made this strawberry mascarpone tart several times with a lemony, sweetened mascarpone topped with fresh berries. This is the only pastry crust I will make all summer long in my hot kitchen, on my unforgiving countertops, with my warm, clammy hands. Sayonara rolling pin, see you in the fall. // alexandracooks.com

Strawberry Mascarpone Tart

May 8, 2015

How to Make A Great Burger + Two Essential Burger Condiments

July 2, 2014

This no-mayo chicken salad is made with a simple dressing of olive oil and vinegar with big, plump pieces of chicken, lots of herbs, and a nice bite in the dressing. It's another nice no-mayo salad to serve at a summer gathering or to bring to a potluck. And there's only one thing to keep in mind while making it: less is not more. Don't be afraid to heap on those herbs. // alexandracooks.com

Chicken Salad with Olive Oil & Herbs

June 26, 2014