July was a fun month, but it sure did fly by fast. We had a super-fun Fourth of July, and I made lots of tasty treats throughout the month.

For the Fourth of July I made two batches of homemade Ice Cream. There was a tasty batch of vanilla.

There was also a tasty batch of chocolate too.

I made a big batch of milk chocolate ganache. Half of the ganache made its way into the triple chocolate ice cream, the other half was turned into hot fudge sauce.

The triple chocolate ice cream is crazy good. It is a chocolate base with chocolate ganache ribbons, and mini chocolate chips. Thade thought up this recipe, and I love it too.

I also made a few dozen Homemade Dinner Rolls for the Fourth of July. They became BBQ Chicken Sliders, and we had a few left for dinner too.

I made some Chocolate Chip cookies for the 4th, and my mom made a very delicious Blueberry Duff. Just how did she know her homemade blueberry duff is my favorite dessert…

I baked a Cherry Pie for the 4th too. We were too full to cut into it though.

After cleaning up the yard, and the house, and doing all of those dishes I ran and got late night snacks for my hubby and me.

A few days later, we finally cut the pie.

There was fruit left behind from the Fourth. I thought it would be enough to make a double batch of Duff.

It was Blueberry and Strawberry Duff, and I topped it off with homemade vanilla ice cream. I think I ate it for every single meal, including breakfast.

Agnes wanted me to make a batch of homemade brownies. They are her favorite.

July must have been an eat-every-sweet-in-sight month. I couldn’t resist these peanut butter m&m’s.

We also splurged and got ice cream from the ice cream truck on a hot afternoon. The kids were playing in the sprinkler, and the ice cream truck just happened to drive by.

Once I spotted Hostess cupcakes back on the store shelves, I really wanted to pick-up a box of them. I resisted though (thanks to the price), and I tried to make a batch.

The cream filled chocolate cupcakes were very rich, moist, and delicious. The kids loved them too.

I also tried making fried pickles. I love fried pickles, and this batch turned out just right. I’ve even converted James into being a fan of this fried food.

There were more Giant Chocolate Chip cookies to be made. This batch was for my hubby’s co-worker’s birthday. I then made a batch for us. I need to make one more batch for the new neighbor that has just moved in next door.