Image courtesy of GuinnessWorldRecords.com Break a Guinness World Record. That’s my 2016 New Year’s resolution, and it’s definitely a lofty goal. To be specific, my objective will be to break a Guinness World Record related to watermelon. Still lofty, but way more fun than attempting a record for, say, the…
Continue Reading→This month on “Lights, Camera, Watermelon,” we’re all about making life a little easier with not one, but two different videos. I came across this life hack video which shows you how to turn a watermelon into a watermelon smoothie with just a wire coat hanger and a drill. You…
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During my 2015 New Year’s resolution of trying new and different watermelon recipes, I learned a lot about my taste buds and my culinary preferences. As a former competitive eater, it’s no secret that I love to eat, but I’m a little picky when it comes to what I actually…
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We’re just over a month into the 2016 Watermelon Carving Contest and the competition is already heating up. This year, we wanted to give carvers plenty of time to create their amazing masterpieces, which is why you’re hearing about this now and not in June or July like years past. …
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Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! That was my less-than-impressive Irish accent in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. March 17 is a day draped in green (including the beer), that honors the “Apostle of Ireland,” Saint Patrick, who is highly revered in Irish culture. On that day, you might choose…
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Gifting fruit isn’t necessarily traditional in the United States, but in different parts of the world, giving fruit is customary. This entry from 2014 explains how giving fruit — especially unusually-shaped fruit — is popular in Japan and should probably become a custom here in the United States! —————————— Did…
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Nine months. That’s how long I have to accomplish my New Year’s resolution of breaking a Guinness World Record for something — anything — related to watermelon. I’d like to be brave and attempt on the current watermelon records for smashing watermelons with my head or crushing them with my…
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Image courtesy of YouTube.com/Yoyomax12 I’m not much of a baker, unless you consider making tiny, quarter-sized cookies in my daughter’s Easy-Bake Oven “baking.” My wife, on the other hand, is the baker in our family (I do a lot of the other cooking, though!). She loves to bake cakes, pies,…
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Yes, you read that correctly — the 2016 Watermelon Carving Contest has arrived. This year, we’re doing things a little differently, which is why you’re reading about this in February instead of June or July. We decided that, since you can’t rush perfection, we wanted to give carvers a little…
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Next to my wedding anniversary, Valentine’s Day is one of the most important days of the year for my wife and me. But since we’ve become parents, a date night that involves anything other than SpaghettiOs, diaper changes and Barbies has become a figment of our imaginations. However, now that…
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