What About Watermelon?

The National Watermelon Promotion Board has updated the “Recipes” section of its website with a bunch of new watermelon-inspired creations. If you haven’t checked out the recipes yet, you definitely should. One of the newest additions is something called watermelon relish. It’s essentially diced … [Read more...]

As the father of a two-year-old girl, I spend a lot of time reading to her. She has no interest in my baseball biographies and zombie novels (trust me, I’ve tried), so our reading list is usually limited to big, colorful books with about 10 pages. I don’t mind this, of course, and it actually makes … [Read more...]

Last week’s entry, which featured the kids’ book about a hungry crocodile who becomes nervous after swallowing a watermelon seed, made me think about this question. Believe it or not, I still hear from people (including family members who should know better) who believe that eating watermelon … [Read more...]

Now that I’m pushing 40 (it pains me just to type that), I don’t eat a lot of popsicles. Luckily, I’ve got an almost-three-year-old running around the house, and she loves popsicles. She’s also not shy about sharing them with me, so I’ve been able to indulge in the long-lost snack more often … [Read more...]

The National Watermelon Association’s annual conference took place in February. The five-day event includes lots of activities, but one of the highlights is the crowning of the new National Watermelon Queen. This year’s queen is Amber Nolin from Enterprise, Alabama. Amber is currently studying … [Read more...]

I’ve featured quotes about watermelon here on the blog in the past (here, here, and here). It’s something I had planned to do on a semi-regular basis, but then I realized something: As awesome as watermelon is, there aren’t that many good quotes about it. (Note to quotable sources: Let’s change … [Read more...]

Last month, I chronicled the first big step in my New Year’s resolution goal of growing my own watermelon: Planting the seeds. I planted the seeds in a small pot indoors, and the second part of that process – waiting until after the last frost of the season to transplant the seed sprouts outside – … [Read more...]

Like most of my favorite watermelon-related recipes, this one combines two things I love: watermelon and lasagna. It’s also related to one of my favorite meals – breakfast. And while this “lasagna” contains none of the sausage, pasta, and gooey mozzarella cheese that make the real thing so … [Read more...]