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Here, watermelon gives up its usual place at the table as a fruit and goes to work in a role usually occupied by its cousin, the cucumber. The melon is a lovely foil for the salty feta, tangy onion, and tart vinegar. It makes a refreshing and unusual salad for any summer brunch, luncheon, or dinner.

This dressing is especially good on tossed greens with tomatoes, red onion, and crumbled blue cheese.

Pour this dressing over mixed greens such as Romaine, Boston, and one or two types of bitter greens.

This sauce is wonderful on pound cake, ice cream, and many other desserts.

To make a tasty cheese sauce for vegetables, add 1/2 cup shredded cheese.

No electric mixer needed here—just mix in a bowl by hand.