More than just beef | Features | Black Watermelon Seeds

Think twice before tossing the rind of a watermelon. The crunchy layer makes for a great pickling ingredient to pair alongside barbecue or other lunchtime eats. (Grace Dickinson/Philadelphia Inquirer)

The last photo album she finished was in 2015. Soon it will be 2019, and she’ll be four years behind.

Fanton’s menu is a cavalcade of carefully executed crowd-pleasers that recalls Eastern Standard: raw bar, charcuterie, pastas, local seafood, roasted and grilled meats and a couple of sandwiches. It starts with four choices of pristine raw oysters ($3 each), delicate fluke crudo ($11) brightened with vivid citrus accents of pomelo segments and blood-orange juice, and Jonah crab cocktail ($12) rendered as an easy-to-share plate of picked claw meat with a subtle mango/lime dressing. Crispy head-on shrimp ($9) deftly combines a generous portion, unoily fry job, lightly kaffir lime-spiked aioli dip and batter that conceals the heads—don’t tell your squeamish friends and they might unwittingly learn why that flavor is so superior to headless. If you’re not yet tired of Spanish octopus ($13), the version here boasts lovely char and a delicate, moist chew.

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"It is the chief of this world’s luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took; we know it because she repented."

In a stainless steel pot, add water, vinegars, sugar, watermelon juice, cloves, cinnamon stick, and ginger. Bring to gentle boil and cook for 8-10 minutes, using a spoon to remove any pulp that rises to the surface.

After a traditional culinary-school experience back in New York, where the couple met, Omar landed at the canapé station at Daniel. Moko’s company transferred her to London, and Omar followed shortly after, eventually finding himself on the line at the Gordon Ramsay Group’s Savoy Grill.

Studies have shown that magnesium deficiency is linked to compromised immunity. Apart from boosting your immunity, sufficient levels of magnesium can lower and even prevent the occurrence of allergies in people that are prone to them. This means that Watermelon seeds are not only great for you but your children too. Watermelon seeds also contain potassium which is a great immunity booster. Studies have linked Potassium to resistance to malaria. Babies 6 months and below who have access to a good potassium diet have extremely low chances of getting malaria even in malaria-prone areas.

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Then, 10 years ago, the friend served up the idea on a silver platter, giving Geddes a two-gallon pot with a pumpkin seed already buried in the soil. Plant the pot, the friend told him.

But a late-summer roasted peach ($13) was one of my favorite restaurant dishes of 2018. It was downright devastating, its sticky, caramelized sweetness awash with a molten wave of Epoisses fondue — creamy, midrange cheesy funk brightened with honey and mint. Its fall replacement — persimmon and quince paired with Epoisses baked en croute ($13) — isn’t quite as intoxicating but has a starlet’s charm all its own.

On a recent Friday, he was constantly in motion, sporting torn green coveralls and a sweat-stained hat, hugging visitors and pulling wagons and directing people to a tepee past the hay bales.