If you are having a BBQ party, the easiest thing to do is throw watermelon on the grill to add some exotic flavor to your menu or if you want to come up with an easy dessert idea. You can even add grilled watermelon to a salad for a summer main meal. Traditionally the grilled…
A smoothie is refreshing whenever temperatures soar and you’re busy with summertime activities. Smoothies can be filling when you are busy and great for breakfast. With summer heat, a watermelon and strawberry smoothie is a perfect drink to soothe and nourish you. The blend of fruits is sweet and goes down smooth. No wonder it’s…
I have not forgotten that August is watermelon month. Today’s watermelon recipe is one that you can serve at your next cocktail party, eat as a snack or add to the sides for your next summer barbecue. Shrimp and Watermelon Skewer Appetizers are pretty quick and easy to make. I love that you get a…
The summer and particularly August is when watermelon is harvested around here, so this is the perfect time for my watermelon recipes. The right time to pick watermelon is when the watermelon is not too ripe or unripe. You will know when watermelon is ready to be harvested by picking it up and noticing the…
It’s a new month and we are doing A Fork & A Flick Friday. For this first Friday of the month we are featuring Eat Pray Love. The famous 2010 movie starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, is originally a book based on the life of author Elizabeth Gilbert. This year is the 10th anniversary…
The heat is on! I think there is a song with those lyrics. With this kind of scorching heat, we have to keep hydrated and one of the best summer fruits to do that for you is watermelon. The juicy sweet high water content fruit will satiate your thirst and hunger. In keeping with my…
Last month it was all about mangoes. Guess what, my four-year-old got the hubby to pick up a giant watermelon just because he had a hankering for watermelon. Now how much watermelon do you think a four-year-old can really eat?And his hankering for watermelon seems to be long gone already. I think the giant green…
I have nearly finished the entire basket of mangoes that I was gifted and we have arrived at the last recipe I will be posting for my month long series – Monsoon Mangoes. It’s been a whole lot of mangoes and I think I’m ready to be done with mangoes for this season. Today, I’m…