I love traditional tuna salad as much (if not more) than the next guy, but when you’re planning a picnic or party sometimes you want to make something just a bit more special.

Below are 7 seafood salad recipe ideas to help you do just that; whether you’re planning a holiday gathering or you’re looking for more exciting brunch and lunch ideas.

• Pasta and Tuna Nicoise Salad Recipe

• Mango, Avocado, and Grilled Shrimp Salad With Peanut Dressing Recipe (Fish For Friday Recipe)

• Tequila Lime Crab Salad Recipe (Fish For Friday Recipe)

• Easy Ecuadorian Shrimp Ceviche Recipe (Fish For Friday Recipe)

• Spicy Shrimp and Cucumber Salad with Mint, Lemon, and Cumin Recipe

• Seafood Salad: Avocado Shrimp Salad Recipe (Salad Recipe Ideas)

• Seared Scallop Salad Recipe

Enjoy!

You can also see our growing list of delicious salad recipe ideas, to help inspire your gatherings with friends and family throughout the year.

Also, here’s some convenient links to our first 100 Original Recipes on Hugging the Coast to make it easier for you to find culinary inspiration and ideas beyond appetizers.

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In Thomas Jefferson’s day, when people wanted ice cream…they really had to want it.

Unlike we moderns who can indulge our ice cream cravings at any hour with a short drive to the supermarket; in Jefferson’s day, homemade was the only way to enjoy the then exotic treat from Paris.

Making ice cream at the time was a very laborious and expensive thing indeed. As it says on The Homemade Dessert Recipes Website:

“Because of the excessive time and labor involved in making ice cream and the requirement of a year-round source of ice, for many years ice cream remained a treat reserved for well-off families that had servants.”

In those days, the ice house was the only reliable way to get ice, which was harvested from nearby lakes and freshwater sources in the wintertime.

Carefully brought to ice houses, then stored using packed straw and sawdust as insulation, the cost of purchasing the ice and transporting it via ice wagons to home ice boxes was considerable.

The first ice house in America is said to have been located at 6th and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which served as the executive mansion for Presidents George Washington and John Adams. Talk about luxury and convenience!

Most of the home ice boxes of the day were metal-lined, shelved wooden cabinets which were placed in the coldest part of the house. The delivered ice was stored in a compartment near the top of the cabinet to keep the food inside cool.

You can find out more about the history of the home ice box here.

Did I mention yet just how grateful I am for the invention of the modern refrigerator?

You can see Thomas Jefferson’s Original Ice Cream Recipe here, as well as find out the full story of what it took to make it.

If you’re looking for recipes to help you make gourmet ice cream the modern way, please see the delicious links at the bottom of this article.

Enjoy!

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A day of freedom, fireworks, friends, and family, the 4th of July is also a popular time for outdoor grilling, parties, and picnics.

What better way to cap the festivities could there be than the 10 delicious red, white, and blue themed dessert recipes below; many of which make the most of fresh fruit?

Looking for even more delicious July 4th recipe ideas? Then you won’t want to miss our related article: Celebrate the 4th of July With These Wonderful Red, White, and Blue Recipes.

Also, if you’re a fan of interesting holiday trivia, then you’ll want to read Interesting Presidential Food Trivia and Facts to Celebrate the 4th of July.

Enjoy!

• Red, White, and Blueberry Cobbler Cake Recipe (Pictured, Above Right)

• Gluten-free Red, White & Blue Pavlova from Simply Gluten Free

• Star Spangled Shortcake Recipe from Martha Stewart

• Red, White and Blue Lemon Cheesecake With Mixed Berries Recipe from Jehan Can Cook

• Rosewater Yogurt Panna Cotta With Blueberries from The Kitchn

• Double-Crusted Blueberry Pie With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream from Tender Crumb

• Berry Raspberry Icebox Cookies Recipe from The Cooking Photographer

• Red, White and Blueberry Sour Cream Tart Recipe from Nutmeg Nanny

• Red, White, and Blue Tie Dye Vanilla Roll-Out Cookies Recipe from Phemomenon Food Blog

• Pop Rocks Sugar Cookies Recipe from CakeSpy

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