What About Watermelon?

THANKSGIVING RECIPE: GINGERED JAPANESE WATERMELON SALAD

The next watermelon Thanksgiving recipe offers some assistance with a side dish and also comes from the National Watermelon Promotion Board website. If you ask me, a good salad should include some sort of meat (preferably bacon) and be topped with a mound of cheddar cheese. This salad has neither … [Read more...]

QUOTABLE WATERMELON: HOW’S YOUR WATERMELON MATH?

The anonymous quote above is a humorous take on the far-fetched math problems all of us likely remember from our middle and high school days. You know the kind I’m talking about. If not, here’s an example, inspired by today’s quote: Billy purchased 80 watermelons at the farmers’ market. He ate … [Read more...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

My mother taught me never to talk with my mouth full, but she didn’t say anything about typing with my mouth full, so here’s a quick blog entry while I enjoy some Thanksgiving appetizers. I hope everyone out there is able to enjoy the good company of friends and family members on this delicious … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED WATERMELON?

ED ASKS: I had a watermelon sitting on the kitchen table when all of a sudden it split and began to squirt its juices as far as seven feet. What would cause this?   Wow. That sounds pretty bizarre, Ed. So bizarre, in fact, that if I found myself in that situation, I’m not sure if I would … [Read more...]

GALLAGHER THE WATERMELON KILLER (IN SLOW MOTION)

We’ve talked about Gallagher in the past here on What About Watermelon. We’ve debated whether his watermelon-smashing comedy routine is “a crime against watermelon or all in good fun.” We’ve also wished him well in his recovery from a heart attack. If the recent video above is any indication, it … [Read more...]

LOVE WATERMELON? THANK THE BEES!

To grow a watermelon, you need three key ingredients (besides soil and watermelon seeds, of course): sunlight, water, and bees. The first two necessities should come as no surprise, but the last one might sound a little unusual. You see, bees buzz from blossom to blossom, picking up pollen and … [Read more...]

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!

My whole life I’ve been told, “You are what you eat!” When I was a kid, I thought it meant that I’d grow up to be a cheeseburger or a chocolate cupcake. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that, but it didn’t stop me from eating cheeseburgers and chocolate cupcakes, so I guess I didn’t worry too much … [Read more...]

RECIPE: GREEK PITA FLATBREAD WITH WATERMELON

My wife talked me into reading “The Hunger Games” books with her. I guess she figured that since I liked food, I’d naturally like a book called “The Hunger Games” (even though neither food nor hunger is a central part of the story). Anyhow, one of the characters is named Peeta, so any time I read … [Read more...]