Party time! 4th of July!
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Stuck at what you should do for 4th of July this year? And it's like last minute? Well - your not alone. See what I threw together the day of, for 4th of July.
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I went to the store the night before 4th of July and got like 3 things I didn't have already to make these.
I had a Forth o' July playlist on Spotify playing for the day and it added a lot to the party.
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I hung little flags everywhere for decoration, along with these balloons I got from Esty last year. You can buy them here:
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For my meal I made this delicious taco mac from maebells.com
You can get the recipe here: https://www.maebells.com/easy-taco-mac/
It was super easy to make, and I had almost all the ingredients in my pantry already.
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I loved it so much and will definitely make it again!
I served it with plain chips that really added to the taco flavor.
I made a fruit salad with blueberries and strawberries and had it sitting in the middle of the table. More red and blue!
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For my dessert, I layered red, white and blue jello. I added condensed milk to unflavored gelatin to get the white color.
I was very shocked when the layers didn't leak into each other!
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I ended up serving everything on 4th of July paper plates. Yep - very festive.
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I think it was a very huge last-minute-success!
Thanks for reading!
xoxo,
lily harper
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