I think it’s all of our civic duty to watch Legally Blonde 2 ahead of this holiday weekend. Historic. Monumental. Iconic. Makes me want a hot dog reeeeeal bad.
Below I have a full roundup of recipes I think you should make for your festivities this week + 2 hot new recipes!!!
s’mores ice cream pie
hoagie woagie pasta salad with pepperoncini basil mayo
I’m really picturing myself, fresh out of the pool, hair wet, making a pasta salad, while snacking on some watermelon cubes. Blissful. In reality, I’ll be hosting at my apartment, no body of water in sight, but surely the sweat dripping off my face will give me the much desired wet effect.
But regardless of what situation you find yourself in this week, your second civic duty is to make a pasta salad. That’s first and foremost. Fourth of July without a pasta salad, you may as well just call it a regular thursday. A winter thursday!!! Here’s a list of acceptable pasta salads for you to choose from:
pasta sal’s:
strawberry caprese hottie, recipe here
light + simple + hot. pairs perfectly with grilled chicken, or steak
peaches ‘n cream, recipe here
my #1 most popular pasta salad to date. for good reason, it slaps and if you doubt it - try it. perfect time with peach season.
grilled summer veggie, recipe here
SO easy to make with the grill already running, also one of my personal favorites. so fresh and flavorful - trust. vegetarians will go crazy too.
crispy prosciutto + burrata, recipe here
so damn good. so much umami.
big dawg tortellini pasta salad, recipe here
tortellini just takes this into orbit. it’s gonna hit right.
green AF, recipe here
bursting with freshness. delightfully scoopable. hard to stop eating.
the godfather, recipe here
a classic, a staple. you absolutely can do no wrong with it. that’s why it’s godfathered in.
Next up, before drinks (which are equally important, but not assssss important) dessert. I mean if you don’t have a lil something cold and sweet for me….we have a problem officer.
somethin’ sweet:
key lime pie pavlova, recipe here
this is one of my favorite desserts I have ever made. my bf confirmed it’s at #1 for him. have made it 3x now. rave reviews, feeds a crowd.
s’mores ice cream pie, recipe below
well i know I just said that was my fave dessert, but then what would I say about this pie……I mean it’s seriously summer in a dessert.
the perfect fruit salad, recipe here
it does exist, and this is how to make it. fab for a crowd and just a little more elevated than your usual fruit plate
eton mess lemon curd cake, recipe here
if you’re feelin’ a whole ass cake, this should be the one you make.
if you prefer a strawberry vibe, go for th
Okay nooooow we can move on to drinks. Drinks that specifically taste like sunshine, rainbows and butterflies. Summer is my favorite season for a cocktail, not only because the demons within me leave my body as soon as it’s 80 degrees, but all the ingredients are so ~refreshing~ and easy to drink.
bevs:
a really good kiwi cucumber marg, recipe here
this is one of my fave cocktails - it’s definition fresh.
melon spritz, recipe here
another lil take on a spritz when aperol bores you
peachy orange wine sangria, recipe here
for the wine enthusiasts - and I mean it’s summer peach time
*batch* spicy strawberry basil margs, recipe here
*batch* rosemary bourbon iced tea, recipe here
tequila aperol spritzes, recipe here
to get you a lil more turnt than the usual spritz
now onto 2 new recipes that are the epitome of summer!!!!
s’mores ice cream pie
hoagie woagie pasta salad