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IT’S SUMMERTIME, BABY!

June 21 marks the official start of summer and the official start of my favorite time of the year. Yes,…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

FEATURED PRODUCT AND PRIZE: WATERMELON KITCHEN SCRUBBER

If things go horribly wrong in your attempts to make last week’s watermelon steak, you can clean up the mess…

ASK THE EXPERTS: WHAT’S THE SUGAR CONTENT OF WATERMELON?

CECELIA WRITES: I am a diabetic and I love watermelon. Is there a high sugar content in it, and if…

2010 WATERMELON FESTIVAL CALENDAR

Last year I posted a roundup of upcoming watermelon festivals, and it seemed to come in handy for a lot…

RECIPE: WATERMELON JELLY LOGS

Every now and then I like to post a kid-friendly recipe here on What About Watermelon under the guise that…

CALIFORNIA SCIENTISTS CREATE FIRST MULTI-COLORED WATERMELON

Watermelon is a fruit that has been around for more than 2,000 years, and although truly new developments in how…