Celebrate these July Food Holidays with these delicious recipes (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)
The only July holiday most people celebrate is the 4th of July but you can turn the entire month into a celebration of locally raised and grown Arizona foods. The month of July features a delicious food holiday on each of its 31 days and who doesn’t love to celebrate fresh, fabulous food. Here is the list of the fun July food holidays and some ideas of how to turn these holidays into a month long celebration of the best of what Arizona farmers and ranchers have to offer.
July 1: Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day – Try making Avocado and Pistachio Ice Cream
July 2: National Anisette Day – Sweet Spiced Chicken with Anisette
July 3: Eat Beans Day – Ranch Beans and Chicken
July 4: National Barbecued Spareribs Day – Basic Barbecue Ribs
July 5: National Apple Turnover Day – Apple Turnovers
July 6: National Fried Chicken Day – Crispy Fried Chicken
July 7: National Strawberry Sundae Day – Strawberry Sundae Sauce
July 8: National Chocolate with Almonds Day – Chocolate Almond Bark
July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day – Chewy Sugar Cookies
July 10: Pick Blueberries Day – Boss’s Baked French Toast
July 11: National Blueberry Muffin Day – Blueberry Muffins
July 12: National Pecan Pie Day – Irresistible Pecan Pie
July 13: National French Fries Day – Homemade Crispy Seasoned French Fries
July 14: Bastille Day – Ratatouille
July 15: National Tapioca Pudding Day – Classic Tapioca Pudding
July 16: National Corn Fritters Day – Corn Fritters
July 17: National Peach Ice Cream Day – Peach Ice Cream
July 18: National Caviar Day – Caviar Pie
July 19: National Daiquiri Day – Best Strawberry Daiquiri
July 20: National Ice Cream Soda Day – Old Fashioned Ice Cream Soda
July 21: National Ice Cream Day – Avocado and Pistachio Ice Cream
July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day – Buttery Penuche Brown Sugar Fudge
July 23: National Hot Dog Day – Sonoran Hot Dogs
July 24: National Tequila Day – Tequila Lime Wings
July 25: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day – Hot Fudge Sundae Recipe
July 26: National Coffee Milkshake Day – Mexican Coffee Milkshake
July 27: National Crème Brûlée Day – Crème Brûlée
July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day – Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cake
July 29: National Lasagna Day – World’s Best Lasagna
July 30: National Cheesecake Day – Prickly Pear Cheesecake
July 31: National Raspberry Cake Day – Raspberry Buttermilk Cake
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