Go Barefoot Day “If I can be somewhere with sunshine and have bare feet and a book, I’m happy.” KT Tunstall

National Rotisserie Chicken Day “Classics can be phenomenal when done right. A simple roast chicken dish could be the best thing you ever eat.” ---Joe Bastianich

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National Bicycle Day “Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” ---Charles M. Schulz

National Cheese Day “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” ---Gilbert K. Chesterton

National Drive-in Movie Day “When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family’s car at the drive-in.” ---Forest Whitaker

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National Chocolate Ice Cream Day “When I have bad days, I just eat lots of chocolate ice cream and dance to the Lion King soundtrack. It’s really odd, but it’s true.” ---Blake Lively

National Best Friends Day “Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.” ---Marcus Tullius Cicero

National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day “I don’t want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.” ---Paula Deen

National Iced Tea Day “Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths.” ---John Egerton

National Corn on the Cob Day “I have a love affair with tomatoes and corn. I remember them from childhood. I only had them in the summer. They were extraordinary.” ---Alice Waters

National Jerky Day “You might be a redneck if you think that beef jerky and moon pies are two of the major food groups.” ---Jeff Foxworthy

National Cucumber Day “It’s funny how cucumber water can taste so much better than pickle juice, even though they come from the same source.” ---Ellen DeGeneres

National Strawberry Shortcake Day “Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.” ---Paracelsus

National Lobster Day “A lobster roll and a few glasses of fizz and I’m happy.” ---Zawe Ashton

National Fudge Day “Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed and puts them in your debt.” ---Judith Olney

National Apple Strudel Day “First bake the strudel, then sit down and ponder.” ---Austrian Proverb

National Go Fishing Day “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” ---Steven Wright

World Tapas Day “Life without tapas, is like a heart without love.” ---BKS Iyengar

National Vanilla Milk Shake Day “I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits.” ---Chris Isaak

World Music Day “Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” ---George Eliot

National Onion Rings Day “Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.” ---Erma Bombeck

National Hydration Day “I try to start drinking water as soon as my feet hit the floor in the morning.” ---Mary Kay Andrews

National Cream Tea Day “Teatime is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.” ---Letitia Baldrige

National Catfish Day “The catfish is plenty good enough fish for anyone.” ---Mark Twain

National Bomb Pop Day “Sundaes, push-ups, sugar cones, bomb pops-red, white, blue. I love ice cream, so do you. I scream-you scream- we all do! ---David Anthony

National Onion Day “An onion can make people cry but there’s never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.” ---Will Rogers

National Tapioca Day “When it’s raining pudding, hold up your bowl.” ---Sandra Dallas

National Waffle Iron Day “Some days I feel like playing it smooth. Some days I feel like playing it like a waffle iron.” ---Raymond Chandler

National Meteor Watch Day “New ideas come into this world somewhat like falling meteors, with a flash and an explosion.” ---Henry David Thoreau

National Ginger Snap Day “I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me-animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.” ---Maria Shriver

National “The pleasure lies not in the cookies, but in the pattern the crumbs make when the cookies crumble.” ---Michael Korda

National Eat Your Beans Day “My two great treats in life are baked beans and vanilla ice-cream.” --Jonathan Dimbleby

National Barbecued Spareribs Day “Barbecue is a celebration of fire and smoke, and the flavors they bring to the table.” ---Chris Lilly

National Jam Day “Once it’s jam, it can’t be strawberries anymore.” ---Marilyn Wallace