From Better Homes and Gardens

For a fun dinner, try these burgers that combine beer and pretzels with the beef.

Grilled Beef Burgers

From Betty Crocker

Voted Best Dazzling Drink of 2008! Frozen strawberries add a berry-best twist to classic margaritas!

Frozen Strawberry Margaritas

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This chicken gets a double dose of flavor: It's rubbed with an intense spice paste and then basted with a tangy honey glaze on the grill.

Grill-Roasted Honey Barbecued Chicken

From Midwest Living

A sweet-and-tangy dressing tops salad greens in this simple side-dish salad. If you like, add fruit to the mix.

Honey-Mustard Dressed Greens

From Fine Cooking Books

No offense to those chicken folks but here's the "finger lickin' good" meal. These ribs are mouth-happy perfection. The key is slow-roasting heat combined with moisture to create steam that melts away some of the fat and softens the meat. I like to start these in the oven, but if you prefer to do it entirely on the grill, I've provided that method too. No matter which way you start the ribs, finish them over direct heat to get a nice carmelization of the sauce.

Fred's Finest Baby Back Ribs

From Better Homes and Gardens

With ready-to-roll sugar cookie dough, fresh fruits, and lemon-cream filling, this dessert is quick to make.

Red, White, and Blue Tart

From Betty Crocker

Add a refreshing twist to ice cream by topping it with a colorful fruit topping. It's made in 10 minutes!

Red, White and Blueberry Sundaes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fresh side salad recipe, perfect for a potluck or cookout, uses lots of basil. Make it when basil is in full supply, in the garden or at the market, during the height of summer.

Italian Basil, Tomato, and Pasta Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

You get a double dose of peppers in your sandwich. Jalapenos are mixed in with ground beef, and cooked mild chile peppers top the burger.

Pepper-Bacon Burgers

From Better Homes and Gardens

This yummy dessert has a rich, faintly smoky flavor courtesy of wood-smoked bacon mixed into the custard.

Smokehouse Ice Cream

From Betty Crocker

Jazz up easy-mix brownies, red, white and blue style!

Stars and Stripes Brownies

From Betty Crocker

Create fireworks with easy-mix red, white and blue cupcakes.

Stars and Stripes Cupcakes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This grilled burger recipe is for grown-ups who appreciate a bite of jalapeno, dried tomatoes, and lime peel in burgers. Stacked on buns, the burgers are topped with spicy mayo and fresh greens.

Dried Tomato Burgers

From Better Homes and Gardens

The hot dressing and pasta wilt the spinach without cooking it. This keeps most of the vitamins and nutrients intact.

Wilted Greens with Pasta

From Betty Crocker

Add even more fun to your festivities by making a spirited white cake decorated with red and blue.

Sparkling Fourth of July Cake

From Food & Wine

This exceptionally creamy ice cream relies on two unexpected ingredients: corn starch (to help thicken it) and cream cheese (to make it scoopable).

Mint Ice Cream

From Food & Wine

Rancho Gordo farm founder Steve Sando is at the forefront of the seed-saving movement, selling his exquisite heirloom dried beans to passionate followers. Here, F&W's Marcia Kiesel uses Sando's yellow eyes variety.

Maple-Glazed Beans

From Better Homes and Gardens

The spicy homemade sauce in this baked beans recipe will make a hit at barbecue cookouts.

Cowboy Beans

From Better Homes and Gardens

Red sweet peppers and carrots mixed with green and red cabbages give this side dish salad color. For the dressing, mix lime or lemon juice into mayonnaise for extra pizzazz. Make and refrigerate the salad up to 1 day before serving.

Coleslaw with a Twist

From Better Homes and Gardens

On a heat scale of 1 to 10, these chicken strips are an 8. If your palate prefers something cooler, dip them in the herbed sour cream before taking a bite.

Chili Powder Chicken with Cilantro Cream

From Better Homes and Gardens

Layers of salad greens, vegetables, and cheese are topped with a creamy dressing seasoned with orange peel and pepper in this make-ahead side dish.

24-Hour Vegetable Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

These fantastic dessert bars have a crust like an oatmeal cookie, an inside gushing with marshmallow, and delicious chocolate on top.

Ooey, Gooey, Chewy S'more Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

Marinated artichokes give a California spin to this all-American potluck favorite.

Dilled-Artichoke Potato Salad

From The Food Channel

A fresh heirloom tomato salad featuring the exquisite black varieties paired with Chinese black vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and crumbled feta cheese.

Black Heirloom Tomato Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cocoa powder, coffee, and almond extract flavor this low-fat, low-calorie frozen dessert recipe. Serve it to finish brunch or dinner or as a refreshing snack.

Chocolate Almond Coffee Granita