4th of July Side Dish Recipes

My Grandfather owned a drive-in restaurant back in the 1950's. This is his exact recipe for Coney Dogs from back in the day. I make this on special occasions and it is always hit with friends and family. Enjoy.

This is a no-nonsense recipe for corn on the cob. Perfect for when you run out of stove or grill space.

Let this homemade pasta salad dressing elevate your pasta salad!

Grilled corn on the cob is the perfect addition to every summer barbecue.

This is the best pasta salad I've ever eaten, and people request it frequently. It's a very easy, light-tasting side dish for a picnic or dinner.

An easy yet delicious pasta salad made with Italian dressing and veggies.

A delicious, colorful salad, with artichoke hearts and feta. I receive a lot of requests for this one.

This slow cooker recipe delivers a hearty dish of hamburger, bacon, and beans in a thick and sweet sauce.

I recently have discovered fiddlehead ferns. I could not find a recipe for them so, I made one up. These are so yummy that I can eat the whole dish in sitting! Great served with fish.

This baked bean recipe uses canned beans instead of the dry type so it is quick and easy to prepare.

A quicker version of homemade baked beans using canned Northern beans.

These beans taste like Boston Baked Beans. Yummy!

A yummy and easy side for hot summer days! Goes great with your grilled dishes or just to munch on. This recipe will last several days when covered in an airtight container and refrigerated.

This is our favorite cole slaw recipe, a yummy combo of fruit and veggies in a sweet dressing.

You'll never eat corn any other way!

Roasted corn on the cob with Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise.

This may be America's oldest vegetable recipe, coming from a Narragansett Indian word, 'msickquatash,' which, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, means 'boiled corn kernels.' When most of you hear the word succotash, you probably don't think of a delicious vegetable side dish, you probably think of the catchphrase, 'Sufferin' succotash!' But succotash really is a great and very underrated recipe.

This is a great way to use two of the season's most bountiful crops. Kernels of corn fresh from the cob and tender zucchini are put to wonderful use in this simple and satisfying summer side dish.

This is Italian giardiniera. It is wonderful on Chicago style Italian beef sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, French dips, pastas or even as a pizza topping. You can even snack on it as is if you choose. Once you taste it you will figure out what you prefer to use it on.

A spicy sauce for blooming onions made with mayo, ketchup, and horseradish.

Doesn't matter if you use fresh corn or frozen, this recipe will make it the best corn you've ever eaten!

Love smoked foods? This mild but flavorful asparagus and garlic dish made originally in an iron skillet on the top of the smoker is the perfect side to any smoked meat.

Delicious and fresh summer treat. A favorite for everyone.

Acini di pepe is the Italian word for peppercorns. Any tiny round-shaped pasta works well in this chilled fruit salad. Great in the summer, but my family asks for it every holiday. Every time I bring this to a party I get requests for the recipe.