{"id":576,"date":"2011-06-08T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=576"},"modified":"2017-06-08T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:41:41","slug":"and-the-winning-recipes-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/and-the-winning-recipes-are\/","title":{"rendered":"AND THE WINNING RECIPES ARE\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that watermelon is one of the most versatile foods in the produce aisle, and that fact was driven home by the wide variety of entries in this year\u2019s What About Watermelon Recipe Contest. We narrowed the entries down to three finalists in each of our three categories \u2013 beverages, desserts, and \u201ceverything else\u201d \u2013 and your votes determined the winners.<\/p>\n<p>And the winners are\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEVERAGE CATEGORY: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/what-about-watermelon-recipe-contest-the-beverage-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whistling Watermelon Drink<\/a> (Laurie H. of Plant City, FL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>DESSERT CATEGORY: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/what-about-watermelon-recipe-contest-the-dessert-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watermelon Panna Cotta<\/a> (Chris B. of Kenova, WV)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEVERYTHING ELSE\u201d CATEGORY: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/what-about-watermelon-recipe-contest-the-everything-else-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red, White and Blue Watermelon Salad<\/a> (Mary L. of Columbia, SC)<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to our winners and thanks again to everyone who submitted a recipe in this year\u2019s contest! 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