As I mentioned last week, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, mainly because of the smorgasbord of food that awaits and the one-day license to overindulge. The hard part, for me, is steering clear of the buffet of appetizers that my family creates for pre-dinner snacking. Oh sure, I could adopt a … [Read more...]
SECOND SLICE: WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I MICROWAVED AN ENTIRE WATERMELON?
The following was posted previously here on What About Watermelon, but my nephew asked me a similar question last week, so I’ve decided to post this wise advice once again. Enjoy! ALEX OF ANNAPOLIS, MD, ASKS: My friends and I were wondering what would happen if you microwaved a whole watermelon. … [Read more...]
WHICH SESAME STREET CHARACTER SHOULD WATERMELON USE AS ITS SPOKESPUPPET?
If you gave a child the choice between an apple and a cookie, which one do you think she’d choose? In most cases, the child would choose the cookie (unfortunately, most adults would, too). But if you put a sticker on the apple that featured the adorable Sesame Street character Elmo, guess what … [Read more...]
THANKSGIVING RECIPE: WATERMELON CRANBERRY SAUCE
When I was younger, cranberry sauce was one of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes. That’s probably because my family always had the cranberry sauce that comes in a can (it tasted sugary sweet, which is something every kid loves). You know, the cranberry sauce that you sort of plop out onto a … [Read more...]
THE RISE OF THE MINI WATERMELON
As it relates to food, what’s the worst day of the year? For me, it isn’t the day after Halloween (when I wake up with a sugar hangover after raiding my daughter’s candy supply the night before) or the day after an all-day pig out session on Thanksgiving. It’s the day the bin of watermelons … [Read more...]
HOW TO CREATE A WATERMELON SMOOTHIE WITH A DRILL AND A COAT HANGER
If you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for tips and tricks designed to make your life a little easier. On the Internet, those tricks have taken the form of “life hack” videos. The thinking behind the videos: Just as you can hack a computer to make it do whatever you’d like it to do, you can … [Read more...]
THANKSGIVING RECIPE: WATERMELON CHECKERS!
For some, the question of when to arrive for Thanksgiving dinner is a tricky one. Arrive too late, and you have to rush through the greetings before eating, or worse yet, you show up while everyone is eating. (Save me a drumstick!) You might think the safe bet is to get there early, but that … [Read more...]
ANIMALS EATING WATERMELON: A GUINEA PIG, A MAN, AND AN ITTY BITTY TURTLE
This will be my last blog entry before Thanksgiving, so I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy holiday. Hopefully, you’re spending it with good friends and family (or at least good food). In honor of the number one eating holiday, I’ve assembled a buffet of videos for … [Read more...]
SECOND SLICE: BE THE BEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK WITH THESE WATERMELON CANDIES
I love watermelon so much, I’ve actually considered giving away wedges of watermelon to the kids who stop by our house on Halloween. After all, people give away oranges and apples to trick-or-treaters – or at least they used to – and watermelon makes just as a nice snack. Besides, fresh watermelon … [Read more...]
RECIPE: WATERMELON FETA BRUSCHETTA
By now, regular readers of this blog are well aware of the delectable combination of feta cheese and watermelon. Sweet meets salty and the result is deliciousness, plain and simple. This week’s recipe makes great use of both ingredients as toppings on slices of grilled French bread. Of course, … [Read more...]
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