Food, drinks, and fireworks in July aren't limited to the United States. Ten days after America's Independence Day, the French also have their own red, white and blue holiday. Called Bastille Day by English speakers, the day is known to the French as "La Fête Nationale," and it celebrates the anniversary of the liberation of France marked by the storming of the medieval Bastille prison.
Although the Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time of its capture, the storming of the prison was a symbol of liberty and the fight against oppression for all French citizens. You don't have to be French to celebrate Bastille Day; just make one of the following French recipes from the EYB Library (or choose from thousands more, and don't forget the wine!)
Fromage
fort from The Splendid Table
by Jacques Pépin
Pipérade
from BBC Good Food Magazine by Michel
Roux and Albert
Roux
Chicken with mustard (Poulet à la
moutarde) from My Paris Kitchen by David
Lebovitz (pictured at top)
Ratatouille (Eggplant
casserole) from Mastering the Art of French
Cooking by Julia
Child and Louisette Bertholle
and Simone Beck
Gougères
from Around My French Table by
Dorie
Greenspan