July is …

July Belongs To Berries Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Baked Bean Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Pickle Month
National Picnic Month

First Week – National Canned Luncheon Meat Week
July 1 – Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day
July 1 – National Gingersnap Day
July 2 – National Anisette Day
July 3 – National Chocolate Wafer Day
July 3 – Eat Beans Day
July 4 – National Barbecued Spareribs Day
July 4 – Caesar Salad Birthday
July 4 – Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
July 5 – National Apple Turnover Day
July 5 – Graham Cracker Day
July 6 – National Fried Chicken Day
July 7 – National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 7 – National Chocolate with Almonds Day
July 7 – Ice Cream Cone Day
July 8 – National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day
July 9 – National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10 – National Pina Colada Day
July 11 – National Blueberry Muffin Day
July 11 – Vegetarian Food Day
July 12 – National Pecan Pie Day
July 12 – Eat Your Jello Day (Bill Cosby’s Birthday)
July 13 – Beans ‘n’ Franks Day
July 13 – National Ice Cream Day
July 13 – National French Fries Day
July 14 – National Grand Marnier Day
July 14 – Macaroni Day
Third Wednesday – National Hot Dog Day
July 15 – National Tapioca Pudding Day
July 15 – Gummi Worm Day
July 16 – National Corn Fritters Day
July 16 – Ice Cream Sundae Day
July 16 – Fresh Spinach Day
July 16 – National Ice Cream Day
July 17 – National Peach Ice Cream Day
July 18 – National Caviar Day
Third Sunday – Sundae Sunday
July 19 – National Daiquiri Day
July 20 – National Lollipop Day
July 20 – National Ice Cream Soda Day
July 20 – National Vanilla Milkshake Day
July 20 – Fortune Cookie  Day
July 21 – National Junk Food Day
July 21 – National Ice Cream Day
July 21 – National Creme Brulee Day
July 22 – National Penuche Day
July 22 – Maple Syrup Day
July 23 – National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 23 – National Hot Dog Day
July 24 – National Tequila Day
July 25 – National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
July 26 – National Coffee Milkshake Day
July 27 – National Scotch Day
July 27 – National Cream Brulee Day
July 28 – National Milk Chocolate Day
July 29 – National Lasagna Day
July 29 – Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
July 30 – National Cheesecake Day
July 31 – National Raspberry Cake Day
July 31 – Cotton Candy Day
July 31 – Jump for Jelly Beans Day

Better late than never, right?

Tangy Apricot Frozen Yogurt

Homemade Tangy Apricot Fro-Yo

Schatzi: I haven’t eaten much frozen yogurt since my Eighties childhood, when the TCBY craze swept the nation. When they built the new shopping center in Mililani, the one with the Star Market and Cookie Corner, they put in a TCBY, too. As a treat, my mother would often take me to the TCBY, where I always ordered the same thing: a waffle cone sundae with hot fudge and colored jimmies, no nuts. The flavors of yogurt I picked varied with their offerings, but I never wanted anything else. Frozen yogurt is back, but with a difference; places like Pinkberry and Portlan’d own Pop Culture–among others–have ushered in a new era of frozen yogurt, one with a tangier yogurt flavor than the soft-serve TCBY standard. And that’s not a bad thing.