Archive for July, 2010

Centennial Olympic Park – 4th of July Celebration

Centennial Olympic Park’s 4th of July Celebration is the place to be on Independence Day. The Parks largest event of the year provides Atlantans a full day of entertainment. Arrive at the Park early to secure a good seat and enjoy fun for the whole family. Children’s activities are in the south end of the Park and include arts and crafts, face painting, performances, inflatables, stilt walkers and more. Experience various food vendors and pick up a souvenir from a unique merchandise vendor and the Visitor Center. Or just relax on the Great Lawn and splash in the world famous Fountain of Rings. Live, family-friendly entertainment takes the stage in the late afternoon before a nationally acclaimed, headline act performs. The evening culminates with an impressive fireworks display that lights up the beautiful, downtown Atlanta skyline and is synchronized with a special selection of patriotic music celebrating Americas Independence.

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Cake Decorating 4th of July Firecrackers Cake

http://www.yummyarts.com/t/fcft4th.html
Need a cake to celebrate? This cake can light up somebody’s life! this easy step by step dvd can help you create this fun cake to enjoy on your “4th of July Celebration” What a way to enjoy your holiday!

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Fourth of July Cake : Fourth of July Cake: Preparing Fondant

Before mixing fondant, make sure the workspace is clean and free of debris. Prepare fondant icing with tips from a professional baker in this free holiday recipe video about making a Fourth of July cake.

Expert: Karen Weisman
Bio: Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

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Music for a Fourth of July Party?

Does anyone have an idea of some good music for a Fourth of July Party?
I am a DJ at a Fourth of July Party gig and I need some music ideas that are good for Children and Adults?

Living in America – James Brown
Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen

camping question?

ok so im going camping with all my family this weekend for the fourth of july. im a city girl so i really hate hate camping! any fun activities, or games i should do to make it a little bit more fun??

take a badmitton set,ball,bat and glove,horse shoes,cards,a portable stereo,a mix collection of cds,take a board game,if you give camping a chance you might like it

Hi, Does anybody know any patriotic quotes?

Hi, for the Fourth of July, i have been given the activity of decorating a little pin board with some patriotic qoutes. So if you could give the qoute and who said it, you would be my hero.LOL

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

-Nathan Hale

“America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World’s History shall reveal itself.”

– Georg W. Hegel

“Intellectually, I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.”

-Sinclair Lewis

And, as much as it pains me

“America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.”

-George W. Bush

fourth of July decorating ideas??/?

my grandma always rents a cabin in the mts this year it will be on the 4th the state park has a decorating contest.. What should we use and do to try and win?

See if you can get some red, white and blue lights (like the ones used on Christmas trees) and arrange the lights on the roof or the side of the house in a flag configuration. If there is a covered porch, staple patriotic fabric here and there from the upper edge to make ‘curtains’ near posts and tie them back with red ribbons. String lights around the porch, front door or in a tree. Set up an outdoor entertainment area with a picnic table decked out in red, white and blue tableware.
Buy flags (check the dollar store) and place them in pleasing spots. Perhaps you can get a hand full of the small flags with wooden sticks and place them on each side of the walkway to the door. Have the entire family wear red, white and or blue on the 4th of July. You can buy patriotic fabric and swag it outside under the windows. If you have any lanterns you can hang outside, you can slip a piece of blue velum paper inside to project a blue light. I would really play up the lights because that will be the best show at night time. Bring along thumb tacks and alot of partiotic wide ribbon and outline some of the outside windows or the door. You can get that inexpensive crep paper wide ribbon and wrap it around posts or make streamers from the branch of a tree near the outdoor entertainment area.

Go to the dollar store and just see what they have in the way of red, white and blue things you can use. You can buy a few 4th of july cards and tack them to your front door in a checkerboard pattern. Craft stores sometimes have patriotic paper in the scrapbook section along with solid colors. Take the paper and cut it to fit inside a plain drinking glass, stick a tea light in the glass and you will have an inexpensive decoration for the table. Do this to several different size glasses with different papers and you will have a great centerpiece on your table. Turn the glasses over at bedtime or if it rains to keep them fresh. Bring a wide, long yellow ribbon and tie it around an old oak tree.

I hope some of these suggestions will inspire you. With a little creativity, you can accomplish anything. Good Luck

how did the tradition of fireworks on the fourth of July come to be?

how did the tradition of fireworks on the fourth of July come to be? the declaration of independence was signed on the fourth of july, but how did the fireworks get involved in this holiday and why?

Fireworks are a celebration

Happy 4th of July!

For my American friends and viewers, happy 4th of July!

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Fourth of July Cake : Making Frosting Rosettes & Stars

Pastry bags have different frosting tips that are used to make shapes. Work with a pastry bag to make rosettes and stars with tips from a professional baker in this free cake decorating video.

Expert: Karen Weisman
Bio: Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

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I am looking for a fourth of July dessert to make for our family get together, i am looking for something to?

celebrate the 4th and just for that occasion, like an example for two years in a row i made an american flag cake out of jello , whip cream and strawberries and blueberries to make the flag but i am trying to find something different so i am not making the same old thing year after year, any suggestions or recipes? Thank you!

tgif fridays has some drink recipies alcoholic and non-alcoholic as well as ice cream drinks.

http://www.tgifridays.com/mixology/photos.htm

also you could make cupcakes and use different frostings, or red white blue sprinkles.

you could make cheesecake and dress it up with red whie and blue sauce toppings:

New York-Style Cheesecake with Choice of Toppings: Blueberry, Strawberry, Pineapple
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Medium
Yield: 1 (9-inch) cheesecake, 8 to 10 servings
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Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 lemon, zested
1 orange, zested
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sour cream
Strawberry Sauce, optional, recipe follows
Blueberry Sauce, optional, recipe follows
Pineapple Sauce, optional, recipe follows
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Directions:
Butter the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar and mix well. Press onto bottom of springform pan and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
When completely cooled, butter the sides of the pan. Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, zests and vanilla and beat until light and creamy. Add the flour, then the eggs and yolks 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the sour cream and mix until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 12 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F and bake for 1 hour more. Transfer cake to a cooling rack and let cool completely. Refrigerate cake overnight before serving.
To serve, top with sauce of choice. Slice with a knife dipped in hot water and wiped with a clean cloth, and serve.
Strawberry Sauce:
2 pints fresh strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons kirsch or brandy
Combine berries, sugar, water and zest and cook until berries are soft and the liquid is thick, about 10 minutes. Stir in the kirsch or brandy and cook for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and let cool. Spoon on top of the cheesecake and serve.

Blueberry Sauce:
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur
1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest
1 1/2 cups blueberries, picked over and rinsed
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat stir together the sugar, cornstarch, water, orange juice, and orange zest. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the blueberries and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the berries have burst, about 5 minutes. Add the butter and stir until melted. Remove from heat and let cool before pouring over the cheesecake.
Yield: 3 cups
Pineapple Sauce:
3 cups fresh 1/2-inch diced pineapple chunks
1/4 cup sugar, plus more to taste
1 cup water
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
2 tablespoons light rum
Combine pineapple, sugar, water and zest, and cook until pineapple is tender and the liquid is thick, about 15 minutes. Stir in the rum, and cook for 1 more minute. Remove from the heat and let cool. Spoon on top of the cheesecake and serve.
Yield: about 3 cups

Additional topping ideas

May be served with any topping:
Caramel
Chocolate
Cheesecake Fruit Sauces

Lemon Blueberries
•1 pint blueberries
•1 lemon zested and juiced
•2 TBL sugar

In small saucepan add all ingredients and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes or so until the fruit begins to break down slightly. Leave to cool before spreading on cheesecake.

Happy Strawberries
•1 qt strawberries, hulled and sliced
•2 TBL sugar
•1-2 oz Triple Sec or orange liquor

Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix.
Let sit for 15 minutes so strawberries can get “happy”

Vanilla Pineapple
•1 fresh pineapple
•2 TBL sugar
•½ good vanilla bean (whole bean if purchased from grocery store)
•1 oz light rum

Clean and cut pineapple into small cubes
Place all ingredients into saucepan and simmer over medium heat until pineapple softens.
Remove from heat and let cool. (vanilla will steep in pineapples) Remove ¼ – 1/3 mixture and puree it. Combine the puree with the chunks. Serve over cheesecake.

Amaretto Peaches
•1 can peaches drained and sliced
•2 TBL sugar
•½ tsp cinnamon
•1 – 2 oz amaretto

Place all ingredients into saucepan and simmer over medium heat until peaches are soft.
Remove ¼ – 1/3 of sauce and puree it. Mix the 2 together and serve over cheesecake.

Fourth of July Cake : Fourth of July Cake Decorating Supplies

Make a round Fourth of July cake with fondant, royal icing and butter cream frosting. Learn about basic cake decorating supplies with tips from a professional baker in this free holiday recipe video about making a Fourth of July cake.

Expert: Karen Weisman
Bio: Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

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Summer Party Supplies

Are you ready for summer and all the fun outdoor parties?  Fourth of July is right around the corner.  Do you have everything you need to make your outdoor celebration the best ever?

Here are some last minute party supply ideas.

4th of July Party Ideas

Ideas for throwing a fun 4th of July bash.

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Fourth of July Cake : Fourth of July Cake: Adding Fondant Stripes to Flag

Use water as glue to attach fondant flag stripes. Add fondant stripes to an American flag with tips from a professional baker in this free holiday recipe video about making a Fourth of July cake.

Expert: Karen Weisman
Bio: Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

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