Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Watermelon Knife...and Awards!

If you've never seen, or used a Watermeon Knife, neither did I, until I won the amazing giveaway from 
 She was hosting this amazing giveaway on her blog. The KUHN RIKON Watermelon Knife is made in Switzerland, and its a high quality Japanese carbon steel, with an 11-inch serrated blade. The safety sheath is more desirable to bring along on picnics or camping trips, and for easy storage at home. Thank you Vicki for the fabulous giveaway gift, and thanks to the KUHN RIKON team for such an amazing giveaway gift that I won!
Just look how it glides through with ease...although this watermelon is not as large as the ones I usually buy, but I wanted to make sure that this does not have seeds, and is perfectly ripe, which it was, and oh, so sweet! I'm not quite done demonstrating, because I wanted to do more special cutting with this beautiful Watermelon Knife...love the color of bright red, and green as well...just like the color of the watermelon.
I turned the knife over to the opposite side so you could see the high quality Japanese carbon. Just don't put this knife if the dishwasher, to dull the carbon, or fade the pretty red color...although I did not read it in the instruction, I never put my good knifes in the dishwasher.
Well, I decided to get a little fancy with the cutting. I cut the watermelon in half, then, I cut a small piece off the bottom of one half, to make it stand even. Also, I hollowed out the watermelon and cut the chunks into smaller pieces, and I put them back inside. With the other half of the watermelon, I cut them across into slices, and then into wedges, and linted them back into the watermelon half. Also, I sliced some starfruit...which by the way is not done right, I was supposed to peel them...then slice them.
So, check out the cute picnic table cloth...it was a "thrift find" fabric, brand new, but it appears that it's from the seventies, I made it into a picnic table cloth, so much fun for the little grandchildren.
I also receive a bundle of star fruit, also known as Carambola from my ex-hubby...here's a basket full of starfruit at his house (our house) where my children grew up...he has all kinds of fruit trees, including star fruit, and various herbs, including the Sicilian rosemary.
My two precious grandchildren posing for the watermelon...both 5yrs old, two months apart. First cousins...we've been told that they look like twins! Mattia on the left (son Joe's) Luca (male) on the right (daughter (LORA'S)...they get along so well together, as long as Luca lets Mattia boss him around. She's a little "spit fire" and he is so "laid" back, and "yesses" everything to her. He worships the ground she walks on...seriously! When he gets tired of her bossing him around...that's it...fun and games are over, and she wants to go home...playtime is over!

...and finally the Awards!...Such beautiful "pretty in pink" awards!

 It's been a while, since I received this lovely Pink Lady award from my dear friend Petra,
She was kind enough to include me in her circle of Hungarian blogger frends and passed on this lovely little award! Thank you Petra...Köszönöm Petra, nagyon hálás vagy a dijért...igyekszem tovább adni!
This second lovely Pink award, I received from Maria, and Xara
@ COOKANDFEED...from Canada, and Greece! I am so honored to receive this equally pretty, and pink award, with a "cherry on the top"...how cute is that?! I will be happy to pay this award forward, as well to 10 bloggers! Thank you Maria, and thank you Xara!

p.s. one more thing...I will pass these two awards on to 10 bloggers each. It will take a little while to link, and notify 20  10 bloggers, but I will do it. I'm one of those bloggers that like to include more people so we can get to know more bloggers, and share the fun!
Hugs,
Elisabeth

...and the awards goes to the following bloggers! Congratulations!



Dzoli




Michelle Smith


Quay Po Cooks
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47 comments:

Kim - Liv Life said...

I've never heard of a watermelon knife!!!! I love it! However, the pic of your grandkids steals the show. What a wonderful shot!!

laurie said...

now thats a cool knife for sure,, lucky you! You did it proud.Your grand kids are beautiful and very much look like twins.

Lyndsey said...

A fun post! Love the watermelon knife and the bright color. Your grandkids are adorable, you can see from the photo all the personality they must have. Congrats on your awards, you deserve them!

Evan @swEEts said...

Your grandchildren are beautiful! And what a fun knife- congrats on all your well deserved awards

Kati said...

Én sem hallottam még eddig ilyen késről, de nagyon érdekes.

Dzoli said...

Wow.Only looking at thsi water melone makes my mouth water with want want want.And combined with star fruit which is a bit oposite in atste must be a sensation;)
Love the look of that knife.I guess holes weresupposed to hold the pits which normally are in watermelone;)

scrambledhenfruit said...

What a cute knife! So perfect for cutting watermelon, one of my favorite summertime treats. The starfruit looks so pretty with the watermelon slices! Your grandchildren are so sweet- I know you must be proud of them. :)

Swathi said...

Watermelon knife is new to me. Looks nice. your grand children are cute.

Amelia's De-ssert said...

Wow, first time I see this cute watermelon knife, so cute and the picnic table cloth is also a good buy, very cute. Most of all your grand children are the cuties and sweetest. Loves them, a big hugs to them.

claudia @Whats Cookin said...

Congrats on this wonderful knife looks GRAND and love how your watermelon came out!

Veronica's Kitchen said...

How cute is the knife, congrats for winning it and receiving more awards. Your grandchildren both have beautiful eyes and curly hair, and yes, they do look alike. Does your supermarket sell passionfruit pulp in cans? Maybe I can send you a can so you can bake a passionfruit cake.

Petra said...

Kedves Elisabeth, igazán nagyon szívesen adtam neked a díjat. Nagyon tetszik a blogod, és a kedves személyiséged is nagyon szimpatikus. :))))
Ez a dinnyekés jópofa! :)))

Priya said...

Knife looks prefect to slice watermelon, congrats on ur awards..

Quay Po Cooks said...

Elisabeth, what a beautiful way of serving the watermelon and star fruits! Your two grand daughters are KNOCK OUTS!! They are going to be Beauty queens when they grow up! OH how I wish I can hug them.

briarrose said...

Such a cute knife and looks like it did a lovely job of slicing. Love the pics.

ping said...

That is such an adorable knife! and the kids too! :D

mellissina2 said...

Most utána néztem,mert gyanús volt,egy fiú egy lány,de nem változtat a lényegen gyönyörű mindkettő.Bocsánat!!!!

mellissina2 said...

Én voltam,mert rosszul látok!!!!
Nagyon érdekes a kés,nagyon szépek a képek,gyönyörű színek!

Monet said...

Congrats on the awards...and your new knife! I need one of those too :-) Your grandkids are just beautiful, aren't they? Thank you for making me smile before I head off to work. I hope you are having a beautiful Wednesday morning. As always, it was a pleasure to visit!

Bianka said...

Nagyon jópofa ez a kés :)

Sandra said...

I love that knife..what a great invention! Thank you for sharing, will have to look around to see if I can find it anywhere..Great refreshing salad and your grandchildren are so cute..love the pictures!!

Patty said...

Omg..love the watermelon knife...look at all of your followers!!!

Michelle Smith said...

My guys love watermelon... they eat it like it's going out of style! You've got the perfect knife for the job! Your grand kiddies are so cute... grandparents are the best!

Lizzy said...

What a fabulous knife!!! So cute, too. And I love the "twin" cousins...just adorable! Hope you're having a good week, Lizzie! xo

Angie's Recipes said...

Your grandchildren are so adorable!
The knife seems quite practical and love the colour too.

mia xara said...

Where do I begin Elizabeth? I absolutely LOVE your photos!I'll start with your "cuties" and go on with the knife and the fruit!!!Congratulations for the awards and I wish you many more(of all the above)LOL XOXO

Kathy said...

What a knife...that certainly has to make carving up that watermelon quite easy! I never knew they made a knife just for watermelon. Your grandchildren are so gorgeous! Your so lucky to have all that star fruit...so yummy! I have been recovering from the effects of Irene...luckily we only had the inconvenience of losing power for 20 hours!
Lovely post!

Junia said...

i love watermelon! and your grandchildren are absolutely beautiful!

Tina (PinayInTexas) said...

Nice post, Elisabeth! Your grandchildren are adorable and the watermelon knife looks cool!
And btw, star fruit it the Philippines is called "balimbing". What a fruit name hah! :)

Emma said...

What adorable children! They will be a handful in ten years or so eh Elisabeth? ;)

Nami | Just One Cookbook said...

I've never seen or heard of watermelon knife but I love it!!! If I see it I know I'm going to buy one for sure. I love how you made a nice fruit bowl with star fruit! And OMG you have the cutest grandkids!!!! They are so lucky to have a cousin who's so close in age! You must be enjoying the time with them and being a grandma. They are so cute!!!

Gina said...

I love that pic of your grandkids, my niece and nephew are the exact same way, we refer to them as brother and sister. Love the knife and what you did with it. Not leaving all of you, just have too many other things vying for my attention at the moment. Hope you have a wonderful week, I'll check in when I can.
-Gina-

Sandra said...

Awww thank you Elisabeth for honoring me with an award and putting me with all those wonderful bloggers!
I will include it in my next post!
Thank you so much again!

ping said...

Hi Elisabeth dear. Thank you so much for the awards. I am truly, truly honored! XOXO But I shall not be greedy and will just accept the cute little cupcake one since I have no idea what the pink lady one is for anyway. What does that translate to?

Shabs said...

What a cool knife , absolutely loving it :) , your grandkids are really CUTE .

Dzoli said...

Thank you I oversaw these awards in the first round of reading:)

Veronica's Kitchen said...

Well, what a surprise and thank you for giving me more awards, Elisabeth! I give grab the cupcake one and pass it on along with the other 2 for my 100th post. Thanks so much and I love your new background, it's like a paradise. Have a good weekend!

Kathy said...

Elizabeth, Love your new look! It's awesome...great job! Sometimes I think I need a new look, too! However, I can't come up with one that I like better at the moment! Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Magic of Spice said...

That water melon knife is so fun...so is the table cloth! The kids look like they are having such a great time :)
Congratulations on your awards, so well deserved :)

Ann said...

Hey there! Your knife is SO cool and we both put in a note at Vicki's site for it. Joanna from Chic and Gorgeous sent me your way....

Pacheco Patty said...

Hi Elizabeth, your grand children are beautiful and I'm sure they loved the watermelon you sliced for them with that gorgeous fun knife!
Sounds like everybody loves this knife!
You are so sweet to honor me with your lovely awards;-)
I've been tagged and awarded today, I really feel like Coming up with something special to share these honors with others, have to give it some thought this weekend. Enjoy your holiday weekend hope you get to spend some time with those grandchildren, so sweet;-)

Life 101 said...

Is there anything better than summer fruit. We eat tons of mellon.
Yum.

honey82 said...

Ciao Bella..:-))
Ma è geniale e bellissimo questo coltello..wow..mi piace troppo!!!;-))
Complimenti sempre per le splendide foto Cara,le bimbe son adorabili..:-**
Un bacione a presto*

marisz57 said...

Először hallok a görögdinnye késről, de figyelemre méltó találmány. Az unokáid bájosak, a fotóid gyönyörűek és a cicáidat ismét megdögönyözöm!

Vicki Bensinger said...

Elisabeth I'm so glad you're loving your knife. It really is lots of fun to use and makes slicing easy. Congratulations again on your win.

Your grandkids are absolutely beautiful! You're one lucky grandma, although you look to young to be a grandma.

Have a great holiday weekend and enjoy your knife.

Suhaina said...

THE knife looks so pretty...its so nice of ur ex-hubby to sent u the fruits...kids looks very cute and see how they pose for their grandma.
Luca looks more like u...

Petra said...

Nagyon szépen köszönöm, hogy ismét rám gondoltál! Igazán megtisztelő. :)))