Fourth of July Party Tips from the Gilded Lily

Happy Fourth of July! We wanted to share some of our favorite festive, patriotic recipes from around the web. We're excited to get into our kitchens and out into our backyards for the upcoming holiday weekend!

Fourth of July Appetizers

How to Turn a Plain Dip into a Patriotic Appetizer, from Hungry Happenings

4th of July Watermelon Appetizer, from What's Cooking with Ruthie

Fourth of July Honey Shrimp on the Barbie, from Romancing the Bee

Or for a quick shortcut, use our Honey Ginger Teriyaki Sauce from Wine Country Kitchens, $12.75.

Bruschetta Appetizer Tart, from Pillsbury

Or save a few steps with our tasty, convenient Stonewall Kitchen Tomato Herb Bruschetta Spread, $9.95 per jar.

Fourth of July Flag Sandwich, from Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons

Fourth of July Beverages:

Blackberry Gin Fizz, at Epicurious

Red, White and Blue Sangria, from Recipegirl

July 4th Layered Drinks Tutorial, from In Katrina's Kitchen

Festive Fourth of July Desserts:

Glorious Red, White and Blue Cake Recipe, from Epicurious.com

For an easy shortcut, use our Barefoot Contessa Red Velvet Layer Cake box mix.

Layered Jell-O for Fourth of July, from Our Best Bites

Simple Red, White and Blueberry Cupcakes Recipe, from Simple Girl at Home

Red, White and Blue Candy Apples Recipe, from TidyMom

Patriotic Snow Cones Cupcakes Recipe, from Bakerella

Red, White and Blue Parfaits Recipe, from Martha Stewart

Red, White and Blue Starmallow Cupcakes, at Love From the Oven

Berry Mini Cheesecakes Recipe, at Hoosier Homemade

Stars and Stripes Pie Recipe, at Hoosier Homemade

RELATED LINKS:

An American Celebration Menu (Epicurious)

Fresh Corn and Tomato Salad (CHOW)

39 4th of July Fireworks Picnic Recipes (CHOW)

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Shop at the Gilded Lily in downtown Wenatchee for gourmet foods, cookbooks, aprons, kitchen decor, paper plates, napkins, and other entertaining supplies!

Great Grilling and Barbecuing Books at the Gilded Lily

Get ready for your Fourth of July parties and barbecues - dial up your game with our helpful barbecue and grilling cookbooks!

Barbecue! Bible

Barbecue! Bible Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes

Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way

Dad's Awesome Grilling Book: Techniques, Tips, Stories, and More than 100 Recipes

Grillin' with Gas: 150 Mouthwatering Recipes for Great Grilled Food

Beer-Can Chicken: And 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill

Mario Batali Italian Grill

Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries and Shakes

These and our other cookbooks can be found in the gourmet food section at the Gilded Lily in downtown Wenatchee.

Gilded Lily's Gourmet Foods for Fourth of July Barbecues

Doing some entertaining over the Fourth of July or next weekend? Come down to the Gilded Lily and let us help you find the perfect summer gourmet and BBQ accompaniments to serve your guests.

Stonewall Kitchen's Smoky Barbecue Aioli makes a tasty spread for burgers and sandwiches. Also great as a dip for veggies or sweet potato fries! $7.50 per jar.

From Wine Country Kitchens, we sell slow cooker sauces: Marsala Mushroom, Country Pot Roast, Coconut Curry, Apple Bourbon, and Hawaiian Short Rib. Great for chicken or beef short ribs. $12.75 each.

For wine lovers, we suggest Wine Country Kitchens' Chardonnay Roasted Garlic Marinade and Cabernet & Garlic Marinade, $12.75.

We also carry Wine Country Kitchens' teriyaki sauces in Honey Ginger and Mandarin Orange, $12.75.

From Stonewall Kitchen, we offer two delicious marinades: Tuscan Marinade and Thai Marinade. $7.95 per jar.

We also carry Stonewall Kitchen's Apricot Mustard Glaze, which you can use on grilled fish, in baked beans, or as a sauce for pork. $7.50.

Other barbecue essentials we carry from Stonewall Kitchen include their Roasted Peach Whiskey Sauce, Chipotle Grill Sauce, Roasted Basil Garlic Sauce, and Roasted Apple Grill Sauce.

Refresh your guests with our gourmet Petals iced tea mixes. We carry Lemon Infused Black Tea, Peach Infused Black Tea, and Mojito Mint Infused Black Tea. $6.95 per box.

Use our Garlic It! sauces as condiments for burgers and hot dogs, or with barbecued veggies. Their flavors include Savory Basil Garlic, Thai Peanut Garlic Finish, Sichuan Pepper Garlic, Spicy Chipotle Garlic, Twilight Caramelized Garlic, Merlot Caramelized Garlic, Basil Caramelized Garlic, and Tomato Curry Sliced Garlic Finish. $7.50 - $8.50 per jar.

DennyMike's is our newest line of barbecue sauces. We carry Mesquit-O Madness, Sweet & Spicy Sauce, Hot & Nasty Sauce, $7.95 each.

Also from DennyMike's, rubs for meat. Chick Magnet, Cowbell Hell, Fintastic, Sublime Swine, and Pixie Dust. $7.95 each.

Spice up your appetizers with pepper jellies from Brickstone Fine Foods and Rose City Pepperheads.

From Mediterraneo Imports, we carry Smoked Barbecue Sea Salt, Pacific Fusion Sea Salt, Habanero Pepper Sea Salt, and Porcini & Truffle Sea Salt. $9.50 per jar.

Shop at the Gilded Lily for these and our other gourmet foods, barbecue and grilling supplies!

Fourth of July Paper Party Supplies

Stop by the Gilded Lily to pick up festive red, white and blue paper products for your Fourth of July party.

Our Caspari and Ideal Home Range paper plates and napkins make cleaning up after your party so much easier!

We carry various sizes of cocktail napkins, luncheon napkins, paper plates and dessert plates for your party needs.

Our actual stock may vary from the designs pictured above, so come on down and see our cheerful Fourth of July paper products display!

The Gilded Lily is located at 2 N. Wenatchee Avenue in downtown Wenatchee, on the corner of Palouse.

New Zutano Baby Clothes at the Gilded Lily

New colorful baby clothes from Zutano for summer! We're carrying them in baby and toddler sizes.

Sunday Drive Onesie, $23.50

Penny Lane Screen Swing T-Shirt, $19.50

Penny Lane Onesie, $23.50

Penny Lane Dress, $24.50

Penny Lane Wrap Dress, $30.50

Lasso Long Sleeve T-Shirt, $19.50

Fair & Square Gown, $25.50

Fair & Square Romper, $29.50

Fair & Square Hoodie, $46.50

Cowboys Footie, $31.50

Cowboys Coverall, $26.50

Also from Zutano, matching pants and leggings, a coat and hat in complementary colors to these outfits. Find it all at the Gilded Lily in downtown Wenatchee!