Taste of Home Celebrates America This Summer With Irresistible Patriotic Desserts

Grill, Baby, Grill! (p 65)

Nothing signals the true beginning of summer like a smoky aroma wafting up from the barbecue. The "Blaze of Glory" contest celebrates the season and features twelve of the best under-the-sun grilling recipes that the Taste of Home  test kitchen has ever tried, including the grand-prize winning Marvelous Mediterranean Vegetables from celebration an extra dose of patriotism with our delicious red, white and blue summery delights. Red Velvet Crepe Cake features a cream cheese frosting and fresh blueberries, Razzy Jazzy Berry Tarts features 48 mini tarts assembled to look like the American flag. Firecracker Cupcakes come decorated with red licorice and sprinkles, and a Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake (on our cover!) topped with fresh berries looks amazing and tastes even better.

Burgers, Baby! (p 79)

Taste of Home 's new "Roadfood" columnists, , they confirmed what so many of us know in our stomachs: no food has more personalities than the all-American hamburger. Read what they found and check out the complementary Taste of Home reader recipes for Cajun Beef Burgers, Family-Friendly Stuffed Cheeseburgers, and Fig-a-licious Pork Burgers – which transform the humble burger into an American art form .  

Sit Across the Table and Dish with America's Favorite Weather Man (p 86)

Join Today host feast), his guilty pleasure (French fries), and some great advice for getting the most out of your cooking experience.

Plus there's more.... Don't forget about the kids! Taste of Home has recipes to keep them busy all summer long. The secret? Fun recipes and plenty of ice cream! Try making a Jungle Float, Strawberry Patch, and Firecracker Float (p 57) and you will have them begging to get started in the kitchen. In "Easy-Does-It Dinners" (p 42), there's a week's worth of flavorful meals for spending less time in the kitchen and more time having summer fun with your family. (Each one can be on the table in under an hour.) And these are just some of the ways to help yourself to the season's best and start celebrating summer with Taste of Home.

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Basic Cheesecake Recipe | Beauty Tips

In the world of desserts, baking and food in general, there is nothing quite like the recipe for cheesecake. This is a basic cheesecake recipe that’s easy and quick to make.  In addition, this recipe can be used as the starting point for more elaborate cheesecake recipes.

Cheesecake is pretty easy to make.  The recipe is easy to memorize, easy to make larger or smaller, and has infinite variations. Delicious cheesecake in a variety of flavors is easy to do if you know how. When it comes to very easy cheesecake recipes, there are really just two basic cheesecake types, one baked the other just chilled in the refrigerator.

# 4 Eggs # Refrigerate 4-5 hours or more before serving

This is the tastiest and most elegant way to end a meal. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. Beat in sour cream and heavy cream. To create new dishes in several kinds or cases, all you need to do is simply add a new topping such as a cherry or a blackberry topping.

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