Summer Party This Weekend?
By:
Sara Levine

Whether you're entertaining a crowd for the 4th of July or just thinking about an impromptu cookout, these Cooking Channel recipes should get you (and your grill) fired up. Here's our fireworks-worthy menu:
- Start with a super-simple twist on a classic appetizer: Grilled Shrimp Cocktail.
- Then go all out with the Ultimate Barbecued Chicken, a surefire hit.
- Cool off with Balsamic Minted Watermelon for dessert, along with a plate of all-American Sugar Cookies. They're a blank canvas for fun patriotic decor.
- To sip? Stir up pitchers of Summer Fruit Sangria.
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