Carnival of the Recipes: The Ice-Cream-Social Edition

Photo via Arvind Devalia

"We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month (July 15 this year) as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90% of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

Who am I to second-guess President Reagan?

Without further ado, here are your choices of ice cream to sample during our special Carnival of the Recipes Ice Cream Social:

• Mango Saffron Ice Cream
• Summertime Sundaes in Edible Bowls
• Easy Ice Cream Toppings (a necessity at any ice cream social worth its rock salt)
• Peaches and Cream
• Homemade Orange Ice Cream
• Red White and Blue Trifle
• Ice Cream in a Bag
• Ice Cream Loaf (you had me at Skor bars...yum!)
• Chocolate Smile Maker (from the crockpot)
• Snow Ice Cream
• Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
• Diabetic Ice Cream
• Homemade Butter Pecan Ice Cream
• Blueberry Ice Cream Tart
• Cinnamon Toast Ice Cream
• Pecan Pie Ice Cream
• Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie
• Coconut Cream Pie Ice Cream

Before the socializing is over, find out what flavor ice cream you are. If you want to try three of these flavors at once at home, try the Euro-Pro Triple Canister Ice Cream Maker.

And when your tongue can take no more ice cream, try me-ander's tongue recipe. Or a nice glass of wine. Or a cheese log. Have a cookie. Or s'mores. Or a piece of cake. Or navy bean shrimp salad. (For sure you should test your glycemic index after sampling all of these recipes. And you may want to consider the cabbage soup diet too.) ;)