I've always had a soft spot for patriotic decor. There is something about decorating your front porch with flags, buntings and banners, that just makes a girl (or guy) proud to be an American. We have a very down-home, main street style parade that passes by our house each Memorial Day. I put up our flags, buntings and banners for that, and then I leave them up until after the 4th of July.
In recent years, food has gotten into the patriotic game. It's gotten much larger than the tried and true strawberries and blueberries on a pound cake. Although that remains a personal favorite. There are cupcakes, frozen treats, cookies and I even made a Red, White and Blue Potato Salad one year!
