What About Watermelon?

I’m a huge fan of sandwiches whose names are abbreviated by simple letters. PBJ and BLT’s are two of the best ones. You can’t really combine those sandwiches though. I once tried a PBB. It wasn’t terrible, but it was definitely better than the PBLT. Another tasty letter sandwich is the BCWTP – or … [Read more...]

You might not think it would be, but October is a busy month for the National Watermelon Promotion Board. The flurry of activity was capped off this past weekend with the annual Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia. The Marine Corps Marathon was created in 1976. With 30,000 runners from … [Read more...]

Yes, Halloween isn’t until tomorrow, but I’m posting this today because I’m not really sure when most people read these blog entries. (I could post it tomorrow, but you might read it on November 1, and there’s nothing worse than expired holiday greetings.) Continuing a tradition I started a few … [Read more...]

Two weeks ago, I asked you to cast your votes for the “People’s Choice” award in this year’s Watermelon Carving Contest. Nearly 40 carvings faced off for your votes (more than 1,200 votes were cast), and the winner is … Donna L.’s turtle carving! Below is Donna’s winning carving. When she … [Read more...]

Fighting hunger has always been a cause I’ve been passionate about. That’s why I was very happy to learn that the National Watermelon Promotion Board and several other fruit and veggie producers had teamed up with Feeding America and Sony Pictures on a special promotion surrounding the new movie … [Read more...]

I might have mentioned it before here on What About Watermelon, but I used to be a competitive eater. I wasn’t a good competitive eater, mind you – my eyes were always bigger than my stomach – but I enjoyed a good eating contest from time to time. Sweets and desserts were my specialty, but I also … [Read more...]

Different flavors come and go as trends. A few years ago, pomegranates were all the rage. Bacon is also especially popular these days. Then again, bacon is never unpopular. Like bacon, watermelon is perpetually in demand, but it appears to be popping up on restaurant menus more than ever … [Read more...]

In my monthly search for quotes, I’ve discovered that there are basically four types: Quotes about sports, quotes about food, quotes about family, and quotes about everything else. Today’s “quotable watermelon” line fits two of those categories. It’s 100 percent true that food tastes better when … [Read more...]