If you ask me, whoever decided to declare July National Ice Cream Month had exactly the right idea.

A whole month to celebrate the joys of eating ice cream during one of the hottest times of the year?

Sounds pretty sensible to me.

31 days to reacquaint yourself with such simple pleasures as ice cream sundaes, cones, milkshakes, ice cream cakes, and the lingering goodness of ice cream on waffles?

Multitasking at its best!

Below are links to dozens of delicious recipes featuring ice cream that will help you survive the dog days of Summer.

Enjoy!

• 16 Gourmet Ice Cream Recipes to Keep You Happy and Cool

• 40 Gourmet Ice Cream Recipes to Celebrate National Ice Cream Month

• Grilled Rum Pineapple Topped With Ice Cream (Fruit Dessert Recipes)

• Easy Chocolate Cherry Cordial Ice Cream Cake Recipe (Weekend Video Spotlight)

• Ice Ice Baby: Thomas Jefferson’s Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

• Magical Peanut Butter Moon Pie Ice Cream Milkshake Recipe

• Chocolate Cherry Cheerwine Ice Cream Soda Recipe

• Strawberry Waffle Ice Cream Milkshake Recipe

• Weekend Video Spotlight: How to Make Fried Ice Cream in Honor of National Ice Cream Month

• Exotic Ice Creams for the Sun-Ravaged Soul

• More Exotic Ice Creams for the Sun-Ravaged Soul

Please join us tomorrow to read our newest daily food and cooking feature on HuggingtheCoast.Com: 2 Recipes Made From One Watermelon: Rum Watermelon For the Adults and Wiggly Watermelon For the Kids.

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(Photo Credit: The above photo is inspired by and based on the image, Ice Cream! by Timothy Valentine on Flickr.)

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