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Red. Hot. Sexy. Strawberries.

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Nusrat Azim from Eye of the BeholderI’d like to introduce you to a new food blogging friend, the beautiful Nusrat Azim from Eye of the Beholder.  We’ve been commenting back and forth for a while and recently she added a post to her blog about shrimp and spinach.   Now normally those two wouldn’t get my curiosity juices flowing but she’d commented on my blog so I returned the favor.  I’m so glad I did.

Nusrat is a storyteller and photographer and a wonderful cook to boot.  In this post she tells us about how she made the 18-hour trek to Melbourne, Australia to go to university.  Lots of people go to university in another country – my stepson went to England – but Nusrat – at 17 and against her mother’s wishes, was going to Australia to homestay with a man she thought was a “smelly 60-year-old sailor dude.”  Doesn’t that leave an image in your mind?

This woman has guts.  A double serving.

Turns out the sailor dude didn’t smell of anything but the ocean, was kind to her and he taught her many life lessons.  You should read her Symphony of Shrimp and Spinach post – I think you’ll like it as much as I did.

She’s married now and lives in Dallas, Texas where she works as an assistant creative director at a magazine.  I asked Nusrat if she’d like to do a guest post on Orgasmic Chef because I think every one of her recipes and photos are orgasmic.  Here’s her post.

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Thanks, Maureen, I’m rather new to food blogging and I look forward to making many new friends.

There is so much sweetness, happiness, beauty and bliss in an inch-long, tiny, cute, juicy fruit! Pop one in your mouth, let it explode in your throat and you’ll feel an unbelievable amount of glee traveling down to your tummy!

My yearning for strawberries is scandalous. Eating Strawberries releases mood-boosting, stress-reducing something from my heart and soul that is shivering…stimulating…relaxing…intoxicating. Pure pleasure. Orgasmic? Oh YES !

For example:

Strawberry Popsicles

Forget subtlety and manners ! It’s so worth licking in public!

Popsicles made out of fresh strawberry chunks taste so earth-shatteringly good that the memory of that taste lasts for a lifetime! The pleasant chilliness instantly warms up your heart and has this amazing power to bring your shattered, tired self back to life. And the somewhat tart aftertaste will leave your tongue comfortably numb.

strawberry popsicles

Feeling as dry as the Sahara? – Well, that calls for a Strawberry-pops date-night.

* Thinly slice strawberries along with Kiwis. Add whole blueberries, if that makes you extra happy.
* Place chunks gently into pops molds.
* Now pour sugar/honey infused water. Add a drop of rose-water, for a little exotic kick.
* Freeze it for about an hour. When the water is almost frozen, stick the pops-sticks in the molds.

* Freeze over night, serve and smile.

Strawberry drink

There’s something in my blood that draws me madly to Strawberry drink. The sight of this gorgeous, glittering, fragrant, vibrant, vivacious drink leaves me speechless. Light, crisp, soothing liquid renders me helpless.  A sweet surrender indeed. Strawberry is a love drug. Totally.

*Blend a handful of fresh strawberries, water, sugar/honey and 1 lemon juice.

*Drain. Add more water, sugar, lemon juice if needed. Serve.

A breakfast doesn’t get any healthier, prettier. Gorgeous Strawberries and scattered baby Spinach. You can make it fancier by tossing some toasted almonds and your choice sauce/dressing/vinaigrette.

Strawberries and Spinach

It’s always a good idea to let Strawberries be your fruit consumption. These sexy little thangs are very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Folate and Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C and Manganese. There’s a bummer though; a single serving contains 12 grams of carbohydrates. This amount will likely not make your blood sugar levels spike! A little sugar straight from Mother Nature wouldn’t harm your body, mind and soul, would it?

-Nusrat Azim

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Thanks, Nusrat, for a lovely guest post.   In Queensland where I live it’s officially strawberry season and all the pick-your-own farms are waiting for me to bend over and pick til my heart’s content so my belly will be full of these wonderful berries.  Folks, visit Eye of the Beholder and get to know Nusrat.  She’s delightful.  Hopefully she’ll get a Facebook fan page, Twitter account, Pinterest account and Google+ account soon so we can follow her all over.

 

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Comments

  1. G’day! How lovely Maureen and a great guest blog post too Nusrat!
    I always enjoy reading and learning more about food bloggers and they stories behind the foods and how they came to where they are now in their lives too! Welcome! New liker and look forward to reading your future blog posts too!
    It is freezeing here, but could go for one of these popcicles now!
    Cheers! Joanne

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  5. Both lovely people and with great blogs. Nusrat such a sweet introduction of Maureen, as Joanne said, it’s nice to get to know fellow bloggers a bit more on a personal level.
    Now to the awesome popsicles, my boys would love to get their hands on them. Beautiful..

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  7. Al recipes as lovley as the cook!

    Now if ony the weather would cooperate (may not even make it to 70 F today. *sigh* I will fix one of those strawberry pops. YUM!

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    • I have an idea, Roberta: make those pops specially in a freezing night, get cozy underneath a blanket, tune into your favorite TV channel and indulge yourself with the pops 🙂 How about that? 🙂

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  8. I read that post and wondered how I would feel about my daughter moving to another part of the world to share a home with an old man! It doesn’t sound good, does it! Love the look of the strawberry popsicles. I must buy some popsicle moulds xx

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  9. Maureen…Your Highness….Your Sweetness 🙂
    I can’t thank you enough for introducing me to your foodie-buddies here and the way you showered me with your precious love. I’m grateful, touched and humbled.
    And I’m so blessed to have a nice-kind-appreciative friend like yourself.
    May all your prayers be heard by the Almighty.
    …..
    Hugs. Peace. Sunshine. Cupcakes

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  10. I love strawberries too and eat them the most along with blueberries and bananas as far as fruit goes. Thanks for introducing us to Nusrat and her blog. I hope your doing well and while we enjoy the hot months of Summer you are staying warm down under 🙂

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  14. One of those popsicles would be amazing right now. They look so beautiful, perfect bright chunks of fruit, delicious. GG

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  15. Thanks Maureen. I do love her stories. The srawnberries look so beautiful in these pictures

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  16. Thank you Maureen for the introduction. 🙂 Lovely to meet Nusrat…your strawberry dishes are amazing. Your photographs stunning…. fantastic guest post.

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  20. Nus my ys ys sistaaaa…. u know i love u …but wait do i love more ur write-ups or ur recipes or the photos..aaaaahhhh forget it all right its all so synonymous…love love love darl 😀

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  22. Hello Maureen, Thanks for having a guest post with Nusrat. Good to see you Nusrat! I really enjoy your recipes and her epic photos are just wonderful. simple food but very beautiful results. Take care, BAM

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  23. Strawberries will have to be added to my grocery list! Nusrat’s post gave me a huge craving! Such gorgeous photos, too!!! Off to say hello…thanks for the introduction, Maureen!

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  26. Oh what gorgeous images!! The strawberries and kiwi fruit look amazing in the icy pole!
    Delicious, such a lovely story, thank you so much for sharing 🙂

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  29. Hi Nusrat, it’s nice to meet you. =) Glad to have been introduced to such a talented blogger via Maureen. Your life story sounds interesting as well, your move surely took come guts and I like that. =)

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  37. Maureen, it’s so fun to “meet” new folks recommended by blogging friends. I can see why Nusrat’s blog got your attention. Gifted writer & photographer, not to mention just plain nice. Thanks for the introduction! Enjoyed your opening paragraphs, too!

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  38. Maureen, thanks so much for introducing Nusrat! From Melbourne to Texas – I bet that was a culture shock. 🙂 Nusrat, what a lovely treat! You obviously are a perfectionist by the way you placed the fruit and then added that little drop of Rosewater to finish it off. Brilliant! Love everything you’ve shared with us and your pictures are gorgeous! Very nice to meet you!

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  39. wonderful post Maureen.. Nusrat’s story is great.. she is such a beautiful light spirit! Obviously great writer and a passionate cook as well (saved her blog to my favorites)strawberry season is over here, but once I see some of this delicious fruit in the market, I’ll give a them a try… oh.. did I mentioned her sumptuous shrimp recipes? yumm 🙂

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