Fourth of July recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
Start your Fourth of July off right with a killer cocktail. Hibiscus flower gives this cocktail it’s pretty red color. Recipe(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Here are some of our favorite recipes for cocktails, cool desserts and barbecue staples to help celebrate the holiday.
Is this the “ultimate” strawberry shortcake? You can be the judge. Click here for the recipe. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Nothing says Fourth of July like hamburgers. Check out or Battle of the Burgers winning recipes for some inspiration.(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Could it get any more fun than food on a stick? Well, how about cocktail cubes -- or stars -- on a stick? Click here for the recipe.(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
These pecan-crusted spareribs with Kentucky bourbon barbecue sauce were a huge hit with readers. Check out the recipe here. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A holiday that celebrates freedom calls for classic recipes. But we’ve taken the, um, liberty of putting a twist on some of your favorites. The strawberry pie, at left, has a layer of tangy goat cheese. The blueberry pie calls for a pecan shortbread crust. Keep clicking to find out the not-so-secret ingredient in the raspberry pie at right.