What About Watermelon?

I realize I’ve been using a lot of exclamation points in my blog entry titles lately – three this month already and it’s only the 11th – but that’s because it’s spring and it’s an exciting time of the year for me. Since it’s an exciting time (for a lot of people, not just me), I wanted to … [Read more...]

I like soup. My wife also likes soup (really, who doesn’t?) except in the summer. “It’s too hot for soup,” she’ll say. I kind of understand her reasoning. A nice hot bowl of soup will warm you up on a cold winter day, so it stands to reason that it’ll do the same on a summer day when you might want … [Read more...]

Before I introduce our three dessert category What About Watermelon Recipe Contest finalists, I should tell you that it wasn’t easy choosing just three recipes in each category from all the recipes submitted. They were all awesome recipes and if I could have had 20 or 30 finalists in each category, … [Read more...]

Listed below to torture you and make you really, really hungry are the three finalists in the “Everything Else” category of the What About Watermelon Recipe Contest. Take a look and decide which one you like the best. The polls to determine the winner will open on Saturday! (I know I said yesterday … [Read more...]

The last category in our What About Watermelon Recipe Contest is for beverages. These refreshing and simple recipes are all worth a close look. After you’ve reviewed them, don’t forget to stop by the blog tomorrow to vote for your favorite! ——————— Whistling Watermelon Drink SUBMITTED BY: … [Read more...]

Yes, I know this is yet another May entry with an exclamation point in the title, but if there’s an entry this month to get excited about, it’s this one. That’s because the polls are now open to determine the winner of our watermelon recipe contest. (See poll in the sidebar on the right.) It … [Read more...]

In my search for a video to feature here on What About Watermelon this month, I discovered that there are a lot of videos featuring animals eating watermelon. Cats, dogs, ferrets, fish, squirrels, elephants – pretty much any animal you can think of seems to enjoy watermelon (and being videotaped … [Read more...]

THE WATERMELON GUY ASKS: On behalf of little girls everywhere, what advice do you have for girls who might one day want to become the National Watermelon Queen? First, always be yourself. In today’s society, many young girls feel pressure to conform to the newest trends or standards of beauty. … [Read more...]

Spring is in the air. Is that the right phrase? I know love can be “in the air,” but can spring be in the air? I can smell spring on certain days (it smells like grass, grilled meat, and a hint of manure spread on nearby cornfields), so I guess spring can be in the air. Either way, I was thinking … [Read more...]