Happy 4th of July! Our best recipes and drink ideas. And show us how you’re celebrating

Happy 4th of July! How are you celebrating Independence Day?

With a parade, or a barbecue? A day at the beach, or a picnic? Surely, there are fireworks in your future.

If you’re still looking for a few items to round out your Fourth of July menu, may we offer up a few suggestions? We’ve combed through the L.A. Times Test Kitchen archives for some of our favorite holiday recipes. We compiled them into photo galleries so you can flip through and see what catches your eye:

--5 ways to do fried chicken

--15 of our best burger recipes

--89 recipes that scream ‘Summer’!

--17 red, white and blue berry recipes

--No-bake desserts: 22 ways to keep your cool

--Fourth of July pie: 10 great pies that bake up into a masterpiece

Please note that some recipes take longer than others, so plan accordingly and enjoy!

If you’re barbecuing today, you might wonder what to pour.

We have some suggestions from our wine, cocktails and beer experts:

--7 wines to barbecue by

--4th of July cocktails that will have you saluting the flag

--Three pleasantly tart German-style beers for the 4th of July

We want to know what you’re devouring and drinking this 4th of July weekend. So snap a picture and share it with us on Twitter and Instagram -- we’re @latimesfood -- so we can enjoy it too.

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