We’re making plantbased meatball subs and we’re probably gonna go enjoy some gas station slurpees. We used to drink but we chose not to spend money on alcohol anymore so that tradition is over.

I make a layered potato salad which is almost a meal in and of itself. For those of us with potato-land heritage, this isn’t a side dish: It’s way of life.

Potatoes, Mayo, mustard, pickles, hard boiled eggs, dill, chopped red onion, and pickle juice on the bottom. A layer of sliced hard boiled eggs. A layer of crumpled bacon. Another layer, same as the bottom one. Top it with deviled eggs, thin red onion slices, dill, and sliced olives.

It should be heavy enough that the table groans before it even touches it.

I’m doing some Ribs. Got a new grill so I’m a little nervous about how they’ll come out. Absolutely butchered the first steak I cooked on there.

I won’t really be doing a ton of actual celebrating or anything because I’ll be spending the day helping someone move - but go-to “I need this for the 4th” food is Pretzel Jell-O Sallad.

Mind you, I skip the actual strawberries and just do extra Jell-O instead, but I am a huge fan of this and I make it probably more often than many people would like me to.

I was going to do brisket and ribs, but the turnout is going to be a lot smaller than I hoped with family going out of town. Might still do ribs and wings.

I also bought the current Hot Ones season pack, but no one knows they are doing the challenge with us. Should be fun!