For those of you who LOVE watermellon like me, but don't quite know what to do with all the leftovers when cooking for one, I have a few suggestions/tips:
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- Size: Find the smallest watermelon in the bunch. They also have those new mini watermelons, which I'm convinced they made that for all the single ladies and men. So here's a shout out to the watermelon peeps who saw the need.
- Ripeness: For years I've been told that you have to knock on a watermelon to see if it is ripe. The problem is for years I was randomly knocking without rhyme or reason. I decided it was high time I learned more about how to tell if a watermelon is ripe, so here's the trick: Find a watermelon that has a yellowish spot on it (in other words it breaks up the stripes that go all the way around), then when you knock on the watermelon it should sound hallow. If you find a watermelon like this that is small... snag it!
- Storage: Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a fan of the Ziploc bag. What I usually do is get a small watermelon, go home cut it all up, and put it in sandwich sized Ziploc baggies. I usually get about 5-6 baggies full. Then throughout the week, I'll grab a baggie for lunch, or grab a baggie for dinner to finish of the meal. In other words, the watermelon usually keeps fresh in the baggies for about a week. While you do get a healthy dose of watermelon that week... if your a watermelon lover like me... it is well worth it.
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