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...]

I’m usually good at making sure dishes get into the dishwasher, but bad at making sure the dishes are rinsed off and “food-free” before I put them in there. Disgusting, I know. The result is the occasional pot or pan with gunk fused onto it by the thousand-degree dishwasher water, and I have to … [Read more...]

The following was posted here on What About Watermelon last February, but since National Heart Health Month is something that definitely deserves a reminder, I’ve decided to post it again. It’s odd that our shortest month was chosen as the one for raising awareness of our biggest health issue, … [Read more...]

Good questions, Keith. I’ll answer your second inquiry – are those seeds? – by confirming with confidence that they are not seeds, thereby allowing seedless watermelon to retain its name. Seedless watermelon gets its name because they contain no mature seeds (the black ones). The little white … [Read more...]

When it comes to breakfast, I’m usually a cereal kind of guy, but I can’t pass up bagels when they’re available. My bagel topping of choice is cream cheese, but if you add a little chopped walnut, cinnamon and watermelon to that cream cheese, you’ve got a bagel spread that’s hard to ignore. You’ve … [Read more...]