Super Easy Watermelon Prep

When I was pregnant with my oldest son–I ate a watermelon each day!  Yup!  One entire watermelon a day.  It was the hottest summer in California . . . I was big as a barn.  I cut way more watermelons that I care to count.  I decided to make this How-to cut a watermelon video. 

Restaurant Days

I spent over a decade in restaurants–the only job that I didn’t have was owner!  At times I would work in a deli in the morning and spend my evenings as a culinary artist in the fancy restaurants–it was a crazy non-stop life of food.  I’ve taken all I have learned over those years and use it in my home to feed my family healthy, interesting, and simple breakfast, lunches and dinners each day.  

One particular job that I had in the deli was fruit trays–especially during graduation season.  Think University of Michigan graduation with 100’s of 1000’s of people–and I cooked for a small percentage of them.  When I think about it now–the amount of food that I have cooked, boggles my mind!  

I would easily cut upwards of 20-50 watermelons on those weekends.  I was really, really good at it.  

Like Water for Chocolate

My sweet sister-in-law gave me the book Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies.
 The book is about a woman who cooks for her family and all of her emotions go INTO the food.  Then her person who eats her cooking has those same emotions!  (No wonder my family is a little bit crazy!)  I also think about all those graduates!

How-To Video

This is a super short video on how I cut my watermelons.  I use a filet knife for this project.  

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I’m curious–how often do you buy watermelon?  I buy 2 a week–that feeds my family as a side dish for four nights.  

Eat with L.O.V.E.,

Renee