Frozen Cantaloupe Cocktail Recipe (Frozen Cocktails Are Fun!)

[1] Frozen melon cocktail served in melon halves. The recipe is below (photo © Melissa’s Produce). [2] A Charentais melon is a more refined cantaloupe. While you can’t smell or taste it here, look at the smoothe skin (photo © Marius Kant | Wikipedia). [3] Charentais melons in a market in France (public domain image).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 5 Ways To Use Melons

The summer bounty of ripe, sweet, juicy melons means that we’re having melon daily for breakfast (with berries, cottage cheese, yogurt, or just plain). Sharon Palmer, a nutritionist who specializes in plant-based food plans, is also a melon fan. “These fruits are not only delicious;” she says, “they are packed with hydrating fluid, fiber, vitamin…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Melon With Herbs

Melon balls with tarragon. Photo courtesy American Diabetes Association.   Today’s tip comes from Good Eggs, purveyors of the freshest local produce and other foods, with stores and delivery in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, New Orleans and San Francisco. MELON & HERBS Tossing any variety of sweet melon with chopped herbs adds a flavor twist to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sweeten Middling Melons

We think of cantaloupe as a miracle food: low-calorie and sweet, plus loaded with dietary fiber and polyphenol antioxidants. It is also a good source of folate, niacin and vitamin B6, and a very good source of vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium. But what if you’ve bought a middling melon—cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon or other…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Melon Soup

Melon soup can be served as a first course or as dessert. Photo by Cristina Donnadieu | 21 Club. When life gives you melons, make melon soup. If you’ve never had melon soup—typically made with cantaloupe—you’re in for a big treat. There’s nothing more refreshing in the summer than a bowl of sweet, chilled melon…
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