Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Colourful fruit tale

Somewhat inspired by the recipes on halfmanhalfbeer's blog, I could not resist the temptation of putting on my own apron.

After much deliberation, here is what I came up with:


In case anyone is interested in the recipe, I am happy to disclose it:

1)Put on your best clothes and head down to the supermarket.
2)Strut down the aisles and make sure your tyre pressure is OK.
3)Head to the fruit section and try to spot the more exotic options (look out for orange, green, purple and pink).
4)Give way to old ladies with speeding trolleys.
5)To make your job easier, tear off 10 plastic bags at the same time.
6)Grab whichever exotic fruit takes your fancy - don't forget the bananas for decoration, though
7)Have your selection weighed, and be careful your figs aren't squashed
8)Carefully place exotic fruits back in the trolley and travel at slow speed towards the counter
9)While waiting in queue, conjur up images of potential presentations of exotic fruit on platter of choice
10)Drive home, avoiding trucks that cause vibrations affecting the texture of your fruit
11)Get home, extract carefully packed exotic fruit and lay onto platter of choice - presentation is paramount.
12)EAT.

For some odd reason, I don't think it will be feasible to present new recipes in the near future, but if my recipes are popular, please do let me know, and I will be happy to disclose alternative recipes of taste.

7 comments:

Ammaro said...

i think i screwed up somewhere between steps 11 and 12, because the final result wasnt really outstanding. can you elaborate more?

rosh said...

slurp! yum yum fruitelicious!

i*maginate said...

*ammaro.com, whatdya mean? I've given a FREE 12-step programme here, are ya kidding me? Further elaboration does not come free of cost, ya know!

*rosh, these fruits cannot be slurped on...straws are out of the question! I'd better squeeze in a coconut next time! LOL Hey, ever been down the Dubai Creek and caught an abra...the "cafeterias" there serve cocunut juice in REAL coconuts...you wait for the abra and have a coconut in your hand...real photo-op...so cool! :)

BuJ said...

lol ya I*...

you and your posts are crazy wallah
i found the bit that recommended avoiding trucks to be completely fruit-cakey :)

keep up the good posts walla!

btw, do u recommend any good fruit and veg stores in karama?

BuJ said...

PS: I've had a coconut, and i've been on the abra, but i never done them at the same time!

BRILLIANT!

i*maginate said...

My entourage does not permit visits to Karama, unfortunately.

Is this in Dubai?

Seriously, I have some good shots of me posing in front of the Abra Cafeterias holding a big green cocunut about to slurp the juice: then, time runs short, and the 25 pence Abra is ready to take you south of the river. These days, there's sunshade on the abra, you know. I guess Greenpeace stepped in.

samay said...

lol. i loved your step by step explanation :)

if only cooking was so easy....