How (and why) to serve watermelon in easy wedges vs unwieldy slices. Plus a second tip, how to turn a so-so watermelon into so-so sweet watermelon. This is the latest in an occasional series of posts I call "One Quick Tip" ... because, well, each one will include a single quick tip, quick to absorb, easy to adopt, memorable to use. Do you have One Quick Tip you'd like to share? Leave a comment or send me a quick e-mail via recipes@kitchen-parade.com . This time, I'd love to hear how you simplify serving a favorite summer food. Old or new, big or small, I'd love to know what works for you! ONCE UPON A TIME I passed around a big platter of watermelon slices at a summer party. I'd sampled a small bite, it was such good watermelon, really juicy, so full of flavor and tasted so good on a hot-hot day. But for the life of me, I couldn't give the stuff away! No one was taking! TRY THIS, my friend said back in the kitchen. She cut my watermelon slic

Simple, simple, simple summer food, just fresh salmon cooked on a bed of zucchini noodles tossed in pesto with warm tomatoes on the side. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! True Story. When I stopped at Whole Foods the other day for salmon (on sale for $9.99, total win), a single deer was knee-deep in landscaping in the island inside the traffic circle nearby. Deer are common in our neighborhood. Still, this pretty little doe was surprisingly unconcerned about the cars circling around her. A few drivers, me included, stopped to watch. And this girl, she was intent ! Why? She was gorging on day lilies! One by one, she chomped on the showy yellow blossoms. Day lily flowers are a real find for a you

The Recipe: An easy, no-cook master recipe for a rustic, fruity ice cream that's rich and creamy and yeah, totally fruity. So far? I've made Rustic Peach Ice Cream, it conjures a bowl of sweet, ripe peaches and cream. And Rustic Blueberry Ice Cream, we especially loved the purpley-blue color! And at the request of my favorite banana-crazy nine-year old, a dreamy Rustic Banana Ice Cream. And for the six-year old twin who likes his strawberries plain, thank you very much, a pretty-pretty-pink Rustic Strawberry Ice Cream, another bowlful of strawberries and cream. And there's still half a summer left to go! The Conversation: How the Summer of One-Thing-After-Another turned into the Summer of One-Ice-Cream-After-Another. This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long. With a free e-mail subscription , you