I didn’t set out to make something fancy. Honestly, I was just staring at a melon that was too sweet and ripe. The kind where the juice runs everywhere when you cut into it. Usually, I’d just eat it straight up, but this time, I was struck by how it smells like summer and promise—like … Read more
Why I Keep Making Watermelon Granita When It’s 11 PM This started because I needed something. Didn’t want to turn on the oven. No fancy ingredients. Just a watermelon sitting on the counter, screaming for a purpose. I don’t even like pure watermelon. It’s always way too sweet, kinda watery. But throwing some sugar, a … Read more
I didn’t plan this. Just needed a cooling lunch, something different from my usual summer salad. So I grabbed a big sweet watermelon, sliced it open, and kept thinking about how weird it felt to blend something so juicy and crystalline into soup. Then I remembered that time I stood in a crowded market in … Read more
Why I Make Watermelon Granita in Winter It’s not about the heat. It’s about that sharp, refreshing smell when you crack open a perfectly ripe watermelon, the kind that smells like warm sun and mineral water mixed together. I swear, I make this sometimes in January, just to remind myself how certain smells can punch … Read more
I didn’t set out to make a dessert. Actually, I was just trying to survive a heatwave without turning the stove on. The idea of freezing something juicy and vibrant with tiny crystals that crunch under your teeth sounded like a weirdly specific quest. And then I remembered how in Sicily, they used to rub … Read more
Reconnecting with childhood Ever notice how a simple, icy spoonful takes you straight back? I made watermelon granita yesterday, and the smell alone—fresh watermelon, yes, but with a faint hint of mint and a tiny splash of citrus—hit something unexpected. I’m talking about that sudden flash of memory, like sitting on a damp picnic blanket, … Read more
Forget Tomatoes, Think Melon I only realized how bored I was with regular gazpacho once I swapped out the red tomatoes for ripe watermelons. That burst of cold, sweet juice doesn’t just feel good. It spreads through your mouth like a silent alarm—wake up, this is summer at its peak and nothing’s pretending to be … Read more
Made this when the heat was just relentless. No plan, just grabbed the biggest watermelon I could find, thrown into the blender. It’s not the usual cold soup with tomato and cucumber. No, it’s softer, almost like biting into a frozen dollop of the sweetest, ripest watermelon. That faint whisper of basil mixes with the … Read more
Most people wouldn’t think of blending watermelon with tomatoes and peppers. It sounds weird, maybe even wrong. But hold on—there’s a moment in that first sip where the sweetness isn’t just sugar. It’s that little burst of cool liquid—almost like someone squeezed fresh watermelon right into your mouth with a splash of vinegar. I’ve always … Read more
Almost like Face Mask in a Bowl I’ve been thinking about how I slap face masks on when I feel my skin needs a reset. Cool, hydrating, the smell of cucumber or aloe. Turns out, eating watermelon and avocado feels kinda like that—like an edible skin treatment. Juicy watermelon releases this cool burst of liquid … Read more