I didn’t plan on making a salad that starts with me pulling out a stubborn, half-rotted watermelon from the back of the fridge. Honestly, that’s how this all kind of happened. I’d bought the watermelon for something else, but then it sat there, a bit soft, a little dull outside. So I thought, why not … Read more
One summer, I spotted a half-eaten watermelon in the fridge and a peach slipping from its peel. Normally, I’d toss them in a fruit salad and move on. But I kept thinking about how those juices—peach’s honeyed sweetness and watermelon’s clean, watery bite—could play off each other in a more unexpected way. It’s not about … Read more
Ever pop a chunk of watermelon in your mouth and get that unexpected crunch? That’s from the rind—most folks toss it out, but I started saving them, slicing thin, and playing around. Pineapple always feels like a messy, sweet shake of summer, but combining it with watermelon’s juicy bite creates this weird, crunchy tension. It’s … Read more
