Last Sunday, I stared at a pile of ripe mangos. I wanted to make a treat with them, but I also desperately wanted an hour at the pool doing nothing. So I sat next to my hubby and told him my dilemma. Amazingly, he agreed/volunteered (really not sure which) to do the work. So, today, is a guest post by Mr. Madly himself….

“Kim spoils me rotten every day……and just happens to blog about it. Well at least that what I keep telling myself as I enjoy the yummy treats she conjures up.

The life of a blogger’s spouse definitely has its perks (particularly when you are lucky as I am) however, it also has its responsibilities. I’m a part-time photographer, style consultant, handyman, and if that wasn’t enough, I also get burdened with the arduous task of being a taste tester. Feel bad for me, didn’t think so.

Responsibility did take on a new meaning when Kim turned the table, handed me the computer and said it’s all you today. It is the thank you I received for helping turn mangos into flowers. I have always loved a good challenge and Kim knows it, so I walked right into it when she broke out the mangos and reminded me of the “mango flowers” we had seen at the beach recently. These were easy (ok maybe I needed one practice round) and fun. Our nephews face below says it all.“

Flowered Mango On A Stick

Ingredients:

ripe mango
wooden chopstick, sturdy candy stick or skewer
veggie peeler

Directions:

Holding the mango vertically, stem end down, push chopstick carefully but firmly right into the pit. Peel the mango. Working from bottom to top starting at the mango’s midpoint; make 3 cuts into the flesh at a slight downward angle almost to the pit, being careful to keep the petals attached to the pit at their base. Gently bend each cut-away from the pit as if opening a petal. Rotate the mango about 60 degrees. Repeat process until the entire mango has been cut to look like a flower. (method source)