Ever Wish You Had An Exotic Name ?

Have you ever wished you had an exotic name ?

When faced with an airport delay at schipol airport I decided to amuse myself with people watching although not quite the setting of a Parsian cafe still entertaining nontheless.

Various people came and went , I sat there imagining their lives , listening to the myriad of languages being spoken . So very truely cosmopolitan is the world of travel .

Imagine my excitement at Starbucks when they got my name right ...

"Claire "

I felt like a jet set celebrity with everyone knowing who I was ! 

And there came over the airport tannoy a request for a lady called Julietta to go to the gate for her flight to Rome.

Awwh Julietta is your life as glamorous as the tannoy made it sound ?

Easy Simple Flatbreads ( No yeast )

I attempted this recipe yesterday and I have to say it went rather well , the kitchen on the other hand looked like a battleground it was hard to say where flour and countertop started or finished to be honest. But all the best creative geniuses were never tidy ...

Ingredients

150 g Plain flour ( this about will make 4 flatbreads by my reckoning , just double up to make more keeping everything the same but perhaps adding a little more coconut milk  )
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon of very lazy garlic ( you could use garlic powder)
1 teaspoon smoked salt
4 level tablepoons of non fat Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons of coconut milk/almond milk /any milk


The smell of freshly baking bread has to be one of the best smells in the world, I mean who doesn't love the smell of freshly baked bread gently wafting in the kitchen . And NO YEAST !

It is amazing what you can do with minimal ingredients !

I forgot how easy it to to make your own flat breads and jazzing up your meals , I have been buying my own flatbread and I have to bow down to having a lazy culinary phase but now summer is here ~ no more !

Method

1. First add the flour , garlic powder, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Make a well in the centre next add the yogurt, oil and milk.
2. Next mix together well , cover will cling film and leave at room temperature for 20 - 30 minutes .
3. Once it has rested divide into 2 . Then into 2 again . With this mixture I ended up with 4 dough balls. It was my first go!
4. flour your work surface , I used my hands to flatten the balls then used the rolling pin on the 2mm setting to roll into a round shape. It does;t have to be perfect after all rustic is the latest buzz word isn't it ?

1. Lightly grease a frying pan , 2 minutes on each side , brush with oil oil ( before you do flip over ) 
2. You can brush with all again before you serve. These can be made a little in advance and kept warm wrapped up in foil.

But wait I forgot to add the yogurt mint sauce ... basically it's a few tea spoons of mint sauce mixed with some left over non fat Greek yogurt !! 

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Disclosure : Jack and Rollie are being sent a water fountain of their own in thanks for this post. * Obviously I had to type this for them !

Stop The Body Shaming

Body shaming goes both ways and it has to stop!


Body shaming isn't restricted to young girls it affects us all including boys.


And it is worrying.



We should be mindful of what you say to people , we really should .



Instead of perhaps saying "Blimey when so and so was younger but now they really look like they have shed the timber " ( This was my son that they were talking about  )


The pursuit of the body beautiful is squarely at the door of social media , thats not the whole story but media in the various guises through the years has played its part as has society.


Our young people are very vulnerable and we have to be so very careful we need to help young people in the balancing act of life and the words you use they have an affect. I found myself saying "

You are like a twig , you'll snap "

I have stopped in my tracks as this isn't what I need to be saying especially with a teenager going off to university next year and I am not ready to own a university student yet . Sensibility needs to start at home , sensibility needs to filter through to the media.

I have just got home and looked an an email and again in a round about way it was related to body shaming pointing the finger at Jennifer Aniston and how to avoid those bloating foods.


Stop the body shaming ~ size is size .

What's Your X Moment ?

My X moment

I have so many special moments one of them is when my husband has gone to work and my teenager is sleeping ( he's 17), I steal myself away for a quick walk in that magical hour before the world awakes in fits and starts. I feel as that some how time in stopped in a magical dance . I love to see the sun beams dance upon the corn as it sways gently in the summer breeze . There's no one here but me in the bewitching hour I am at one with nature and feel it's affinity , the hustle and bustle of the world is so very far away. I am a time stealer , a moment collector  this is my  X moment and the memory of the picture evokes memories some may be happy ,some may be sad but it's proof of my existence of my footprint upon this world.

There are many special moments in life that happen and it is wonderful to capture them , we need fun and hilarity in our lives . Children and capturing their special moments can prove to be hilarious as can capturing your family with your pets , hopefully you'll be familiar with Rollie and his Njnja Killer cat antics .Rollie is very much the camera pleaser though at times his expression can look like thunder mixed with evil , especially when he is wedged in between the nice china and I have my arms out like the chap from Jurassuc world as if I'm herding a volasaraptor !

And then he does this , the ultimate selfie bombing cat bless him , he's part of the family > he's in charge and we love him very much especially in those X moments . 

For Sony, an X Moment is a “split second in time that means something to you that’s here and then gone. It could be a baby’s first steps, achieving a personal goal, a sporting achievement, your dog’s whimsical expression, or just a random flash of happiness and hilarity. It’s a moment that you’d love to capture perfectly that’s all too missable if you, or your phone isn’t up to the job”.

What's your #WhatsYourX moment 

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