What About Watermelon?

Last month, the USDA released its new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the new recommendations include a stronger push to get your daily servings of fruits and vegetables. That’s great news for me, because, depending on whom you ask, watermelon can be both a fruit and a vegetable. The new … [Read more...]

Last week, in my introduction to this month’s prize, I mentioned that I love salt, but not on watermelon. My statement has since stirred some healthy debate among my friends about the benefits of putting salt on watermelon. That debate has inspired this month’s poll question – Do you salt your … [Read more...]

Just a quick entry to wish everyone a happy St. Patrick’s Day. It’s true that 99 percent of people couldn’t tell you who St. Patrick is or why we have a day devoted to him, but that doesn’t stop people from celebrating the occasion by wearing the only piece of green clothing they own or drinking a … [Read more...]

Regular readers of this blog know that I like to encourage people to think “beyond the wedge” when it comes to eating watermelon. Not only is watermelon one of the most delicious food items nature ever created, it’s also one of the most versatile, which is why I try to inspire people to use … [Read more...]

Although I’m usually a meat and potatoes kind of guy, I can appreciate a good salad now and then, especially when it’s topped with an assortment of meats and potatoes. Salads containing watermelon, cream cheese and pecans – like today’s recipe — are also good. This recipe calls for half a cup of … [Read more...]

Even though I’ve never had them outside of ice cream and pudding, I can say with confidence that I’m a fan of pistachios. Of course, it could be that I’m just a big fan of ice cream and pudding, but I’m pretty sure I liked what the pistachios brought to the dessert, which means I’d probably like … [Read more...]

I’m one of those people who love to fly. I love everything about it: the takeoff, the landing, the SkyMall magazine, the complimentary peanuts. It’s all great. Unfortunately, I don’t fly so often, but if I were flying somewhere in February, I’d fly with Delta because they just worked out a deal with … [Read more...]

The National Watermelon Promotion Board works pretty hard to do exactly what their name says. That includes getting the good word out about watermelon so more people buy it and enjoy it, but they also do a lot of stuff to help the hundreds of watermelon growers, shippers and importers who rely on … [Read more...]