{"id":5574,"date":"2019-07-03T08:19:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T12:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paletted.wwwmi3-ts8.a2hosted.com\/cuisine\/?p=5574"},"modified":"2019-08-02T17:23:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T21:23:03","slug":"happy-independence-day-july-4th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2019\/07\/03\/happy-independence-day-july-4th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independence Day July 4th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nolwrap\"><blockquote><p>What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><small>Marcus Tullius Cicero<\/small><\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As July 4th fast approaches, as the bbq&#8217;s and the weather heat up, remember to celebrate <\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<em><\/p>\n<li>That you are free<\/li>\n<li>That you are independent<\/li>\n<li>That you have free choice<\/li>\n<p><\/em>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Realize that free choice is the biggest privilege you get living in our great country, and though other&#8217;s choices might be different than yours, respect it and appreciate the fact that we can all not just coexist, but thrive, thanks to that freedom, thanks to that independence.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2019\/07\/03\/happy-independence-day-july-4th-2019\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5574 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_151320.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_150948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_150948-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_150948-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_150948-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_150948-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20170630_150948-416x416.jpg 416w, 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src=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20160703_103353-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20160703_103353-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20160703_103353-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20160703_103353-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20160703_103353-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2017\/07\/04\/happy-independence-day\/flag_20160703_103353\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Flag_20160703_103353.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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burger<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What then is freedom? 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From every mountainside, let freedom ring. \u2013 Martin Luther King Jr. We are on a short holiday break, and will be back in full service July 12, 2021 We have lots of updates to share, from events\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Happy July 4th","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tim-mossholder-9t9toY_OiNg-unsplash.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tim-mossholder-9t9toY_OiNg-unsplash.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tim-mossholder-9t9toY_OiNg-unsplash.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2269,"url":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2015\/07\/03\/july-4th-and-the-perfect-burger\/","url_meta":{"origin":5574,"position":4},"title":"July 4th and The Perfect Burger","author":"Chef Mesilati","date":"July 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"July is here and grilling season is in high gear. 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