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The only July holiday most people celebrate is the 4^th 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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