Picasso Melon: Painting a Path to Joy

How do you figure out what you love? And can a Picasso Melon help? If you lose your sparkle, can fruit help you get it back? Find out in today’s episodes where I tell the story of how fruit was the unexpected starting point for finding joy....
Charentais Melon

Charentais Melon

I know it says charentais melon up there at the top and that’s true; but what is also true is that this is a canteloupe — a real one. Not one of those impostor musk melons calling themselves canteloupes at the grocery store and farmer’s markets. I...
French Baby Melon

French Baby Melon

I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to introduce one of the very best cantaloupe varieties I’ve ever had when I know for a fact it isn’t actually a cantaloupe. I could just tell you about the best musk melon I’ve had, but for most people...
Minty Blowfish – Kiwano Cocktail

Minty Blowfish – Kiwano Cocktail

If you are a regular reader of Fruit Maven (and you memorize all my ratings and reviews so you can recite them to your friends at parties), you may recall that I am not the biggest fan of the Kiwano Melon. It’s a total rockstar fruit to look at but completely...
Kiwano/Horned Melon

Kiwano/Horned Melon

If you’ve been looking for a way to legitimately use the word “horny” in a conversation, then this Kiwano Melon is the fruit for you! APPEARANCE Rating: This reminds me of a punk rock tiger fish! It is a spiky orange fruit with animal-like yellow...