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JUNE PRIZE: THE WATERMELON CHARM

I’m always losing my keys, and I’m not just talking about misplacing my keys. I have literally LOST my keys on more than one occasion. It’s a lot like losing your wallet, only instead of freaking out that someone is maxing out your credit card while you scramble to cancel it, you freak out because … [Read more...]

RECIPE: CHICKEN IN A WATERMELON

Yes, you read that right. Chicken IN a watermelon. And sure, it doesn’t look as appetizing as the watermelon steak I wrote about last month, but it’s watermelon and chicken: two of my favorite summertime foods. A whole roasted chicken cooked inside a sweet watermelon. Who can deny that? The whole … [Read more...]

A FEW MORE REASONS TO EAT WATERMELON (AS IF YOU NEEDED THEM)

Everyone knows watermelon is one of the tastiest fruits available, but did you know that the sweet fruit contains the alphabet of vitamins (including some vitamins I didn’t even know existed)? I did some reading about this over the years and decided to compile a snapshot of the nutritional … [Read more...]

QUESTION (AND PRIZE): WHICH VEGGIE IS JUST AS CLEAN AS WATERMELON?

Like last week’s entry about food safety, this question was also asked last year. I’m giving it another go ‘round but I’m upping the ante. I’ll choose one correct comment from this entry to receive one of the watermelon key chain thingies I’m giving away as this month’s prize. Studies have shown … [Read more...]

RECIPE: SWEET WATERMELON ICE

Looking for the perfect way to cool down this summer? Of course you are. So am I. Which is what led me to this cool recipe (as if watermelon wasn’t cool enough). This sweet watermelon ice is pretty easy to make, which, if you know me by now, is a priority for me in the kitchen. Seriously, it’s … [Read more...]

IT’S SUMMERTIME, BABY!

June 21 marks the official start of summer and the official start of my favorite time of the year. Yes, it’s partly because it’s “watermelon season” (even though I always say that “watermelon season” is all year), but also because I’m an outdoor person and summer gives me a chance to get outdoors … [Read more...]

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!

My apologies to Alice Cooper for the title, but it’s true. School is, indeed, out for the summer. Has been for several weeks for some kids. Which brings me to the topic of this post: kid-friendly watermelon recipes. And by “kid-friendly” I mean recipes that are either easy for kids to make or … [Read more...]

THE JAPANESE TRADITION OF SUIKAWARI (WATERMELON CRACKING)

In Western culture, the piñata has become a party favorite. After all, who doesn’t love beating the stuffing out of something with a stick now and then? It’s also yielded more than its fair share of hilarious videos. Any time you put a stick in the hands of a five-year-old, blindfold him, spin him … [Read more...]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO “WHAT ABOUT WATERMELON”

I’m not sure you can celebrate the “birthday” of a website, but I’m going to do it anyhow. After all, if people can celebrate birthdays for dogs and cats (with parties much larger than anything I got when I was growing up!), I should be able to celebrate the birth of a website, right? So what do … [Read more...]

RECIPE: WATERMELON STEAK

Recently, a friend sent me an e-mail with a subject line that read simply “thought you’d like this!” The body of the e-mail was a link – nothing else. I clicked on the link and what greeted me on the other side was a curious culinary concoction known as the watermelon steak. The watermelon steak … [Read more...]