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ASK THE EXPERTS: RAPID-FIRE EDITION

As The Watermelon Guy, I get a lot of questions about watermelon, and I’m happy to answer them. Some are great questions with simple answers. Like the ones below. DAN C. ASKS: Why is watermelon called watermelon? Watermelons are 92 percent water by weight, the highest percentage of any fruit. It’s … [Read more...]

THANKSGIVING RECIPE: WATERMELON CRANBERRY TOPPING

Our second recipe in our Thanksgiving series isn’t Watermelon Cranberry Sauce (that was last year), it’s Watermelon Cranberry Topping. Slightly different, but just as delicious. According to the National Watermelon Promotion Board website, this concoction is “yummy over ice cream, pound cake and … [Read more...]

SECOND SLICE: IS WATERMELON HEALTHIER WHEN SERVED WARM?

A friend forwarded me the following nugget of information the other day. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about watermelon, you learn something like this. It’s not necessarily a revelation (though it is to me), but scientists from the USDA Agricultural Research Service … [Read more...]

THANKSGIVING RECIPE: HARVEST WATERMELON PIE

The last recipe in our Thanksgiving series is a dessert, and it’s also the most challenging. That’s okay though, because the best homemade things are often the most difficult to make. Plus, if you mess it up, you can eat your mistake and make a new one. Score!   HARVEST WATERMELON … [Read more...]

WATERMELON WALLPAPER

I’m forever changing the background image on my computer. For the past two months it’s been an image of our new baby daughter fast asleep on my chest, but before that the images were usually food-related. I’m not ready to take down the picture I have now, but if I were, I’d replace it with the … [Read more...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I’ve got a lot to be thankful for this year, which makes Thanksgiving extra special. Our family has grown from the two of us to the two of us plus one beautiful baby girl. There are lots of other things to give thanks for, too, but that one pretty much trumps them all. I hope everyone takes some … [Read more...]

FIVE WAYS TO ENJOY WATERMELON IN THE WINTER

As we enter the cold, cruel doldrums of winter, we watermelon lovers must come up with increasingly creative ways to indulge in our favorite fruit. I’ve never subscribed to the idea of watermelon “seasons” – i.e. only eating watermelon in the summer. A big, cold slice of watermelon is definitely a … [Read more...]

OCTOBER PRIZE: THE WATERMELON COIN PURSE

I don’t use coin purses (or any other type of purse for that matter), but I know a lot of my readers do, which I why I chose this nifty creation as our October prize. It comes from the website Etsy, which is full of handmade crafts and other stuff created by people with a lot more artistic talent … [Read more...]

VIDEO: BABY EATING WATERMELON

First, there was the kitten playing with a watermelon. Then there was Gus the bulldog eating a watermelon. Now, the third in an ongoing series of watermelon videos that make you go “Awwww!” I give you “Baby Sitting Inside a Watermelon.” Actually, he’s not just sitting inside it, he’s eating it, too. … [Read more...]