Some Patriotic Eats

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It’s another long July weekend for us here in Canada and all our American cousins in the US–yay!

Happy “I Love My Country” Day to both of us! 😀

For those of you looking for summer/ buffet/ BBQ/ patriotic/ festive recipes for your long weekend, here are some of my favorites that would be appropriate for either July 1st OR July 4th. (And hope you caught a glimpse of my Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake for Our Panera’s Gluten Free Dream Day yesterday, too!).

Have a great long weekend, everyone–and celebrate!

[Note: Recipes marked with an asterisk * are gluten-free; others use spelt or or barley flour]

Appetizers, Hors D’Oeuvres and Snacks

• *Almond “Feta Cheese”
• *Gena’s Bean-Free Broccoli “Hummus”
• *Roasted Red Pepper and Apple Dip
• *Perfect Guacamole
• *Spicy Nori Chips
• *Veganzola “Cheese” Ball

Salads, Soups and Side Dishes

• *Almond Crusted Root Vegetable “Fries“
• *Twice-Baked Potatoes with “Sour Cream” and Herbs
• *Creamy Basil Pasta Salad
• *Beet the Heat and Mint Salad
• *Classic Waldorf Salad
• *Classic Three-Bean Salad
• *Easy Millet and Red Pepper Pilaf
• *Fresh Corn Soup with Smoky Garnish
• *Green Crunch Salad
• *Nava’s “Cool as a Cucumber” Soup
• *Sweet Potato and Ginger Salad
• *Warm Chickpea and Artichoke Salad

Main Courses

• *All Dressed “Pepperoni” Pizza
• *Beet Burgers
• *Layered Mexican Casserole
• *Mediterranean Rice Casserole (Deconstructed Dolmades)
• *Portobello “Steaks”
• *Sweet and Spicy Tempeh

Desserts

• All-Canadian Butter Tarts
• *Butterscotch Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Dried Cherries (have also been made with my GF All Purpose flour with great success)
• *Carob Refrigerator Cookies (great for ice cream sandwiches)
• *Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream
• *Chocolate Whoopie Pies
• Maple Cupcakes with Maple “Buttercream” Frosting
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
• *Strawberries and Cream Layer Cake with Pastry Cream Filling and “White Chocolate” Coated Cookie Crumbs
• Strawberry Ice Cream

Breakfast and Brunch

• *Best Home Fries Ever
• Carob and Raisin Biscuits & Sweet Tofu Scramble
• Cinnamon-Pecan Coffeecake Cupcakes
• Orange-Oatmeal Muffins
• *Classic Vegan Quiche
• *Tofu Omelet with Sliced Apples and Sweet Curry Sauce

“Mum, does this mean we’ll have to listen to those horrible fireworks again?  Ohhhhh. . . . just wake me when it’s over.”

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