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4th of July BBQ on a Budget

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With 4th of July only one week away, it’s time to start planning the menu. If you’re in Canada gearing up for Canada day or in any other country in the world just looking for a tasty meal suggestion, this post applies to you, as well. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a good BBQ?

Whether you’re cooking for the masses or just looking to make a delicious, patriotic meal for yourself, this BBQ on a budget is sure to make your mouth water.

Let’s start with homemade burgers. Thumb through your local grocery store fliers for sales on ground beef, or head to a big box store like Costco or Sam’s Club to take advantage of their regular bulk deals. To learn how to grill the perfect burger, click here to watch Mr. Handsome’s grilling tutorial. Make sure to buy buns, or just pick up a loaf of bread and toast and season the pieces individually.

While you’re at the store, pick up some corn on the cob. This time of year, delicious sweet corn is easy to come buy, and you’ll usually find great prices. Who doesn’t love a good 8 for $2.00 deal?

After you grab the corn, pick up some on-sale fruit (preferably types that can add a little red, white, and blue to your spread, like watermelon, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries).

For a side dish, throw together my healthy pasta salad.

When it comes to dessert and drinks, the sky is the limit. Whip up my easy blueberry pie or my even easier blueberry cobbler. If you want your guests to love you forever, make a batch of homemade mocha smoothies. On Thursday, I’m going to share an easy way to add a festive flair to even the most plain looking drinks.

Simple & Delicious Blueberry Pie

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It’s good to be back to the blogging world. Mr. Handsome and I had a beautiful wedding. I am looking forward to posting pictures as soon as the photographer finishes editing them. We have been husband and wife for two-and-a-half weeks, and we love married life.
After a five-day honeymoon on Grand Cayman, we moved down to Tennessee so Mr. Handsome could start work as a dentist. When he returned home after his first day, I greeted him with a homemade blueberry pie. That was only the second time I had made pie, so I was definitely not expecting it to turn out as well as it did. The recipe, compliments of Mr. Handsome’s mom, was surprisingly easy to follow and required very little prep time. Give it a try, and let me know how it turns out.
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Easy Blueberry Pie

Course Dessert

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1-3/4 cup flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 3 Tablespoons shortening or butter
  • 1/2 cup water

Filling:

  • 3-1/2-4 cups of blueberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 teaspoons concentrated lemon juice

Instructions

Crust

  1. Cut butter and shortening. Add flour and salt. When mixed, add water, but don't stir with spoon. Instead, fluff with fork. (This will make the crust more flaky.)

  2. Chill dough until firm (10-20 minutes). Flour work surface and rolling pin, and then roll out dough for bottom and top crust.

Filling

  1. Stir ingredients together, and place in crust. Add top crust.

  2. Bake at 410F for 10 minutes and then at 350F for 20 minutes. A few minutes before taking the pie out of the oven, coat the crust lightly with butter.