October 2012 Glossybox Canada!

I finally received my Glossybox on the last day of the month it seems im getting it later each month.

For those who havent heard about glossybox, its a monthly package that people receive containing beauty product. Basically the reason i suscribe to it (Also Glymm but i unsuscribed after months of dissapointment) is to receive beauty product from companies i have not heard of basically to get out of my usual comfort zone. The cost is 15$/ month but starting november it will be 21$, i dont know yet how i feel about that i love Glossybox but its a big price.

Anyways without further ado heres what was inside my Glossybox this month, the theme for this month was breast cancer.

 

Zoya Shimmery pink nail polish its Toxin Free and Full size
15 ml/ 8.00$. I actually really like the shade of pink i tried it on
and it suits my skin tone perfectly.

Jouviance Rejuvenating anti-aging cream combination to oily
skin treatment sample size, full size is 50ml/$93.50 .I dont really care for these kind of product and the price for the full size is insane in my opinion so im probably going to give it to my mom.

Sebastian Professional trilliance Shampoo & Conditioner. Its suppose to cleanse
and polish the hair surface to enable greater light reflection, creating gorgeous natural shine. Full size price is for shampoo 250 ml/ $15.79, conditioner 250 ml/$16.59.
I previously received this brand shampoo and conditioner for colored hair and i LOVEEED IT, it did a awesome job to hydrate my hair, so im sure im going to enjoy these one too.

Gillette venus razor: Boost your shave and help lock in skins moisture with the top of the line in disposable razors.
Its full size. I never tried this one so im excited to see how good it works since i heard a lot of good things about it.

Last but not least, Modelco flipstick lip duo. Its full size and my favorite product in this month box. It has 2 lip shade one darker the other lighter, you can wear them separately or together and it has a neat little mirror in the middle so you check if you did a good job applying the lip stick. This item is a special edition fo Glossybox members only and retails for $38.75.


All in all this month box didnt wow me at all like the previous boxes did, but i have faith in glossybox so i will see next month if i will stick around of cancel my subscription.

Wordless Wednesday So Sad #Sandy

Khaliat Nahal / Honeycomb Bread

This dessert is something that i never tasted until 4 years ago at a wedding and it was love at first taste! When done right its a tasty sugary bread perfect with a nice cup of tea.

I use to buy it from this lady in town quite often but i got tired of spending money for something i could do myself. I recently purchased a kitchen-aid mixer and that baby has been doing the dirty work of kneading the dough for me, i dont know how i lived without it for so long. 

Anyway heres the recipe i found online (Can't remember where) and I've been using and its a hit every time.

First do the  Glaze :

1 cup sugar
¾  cup water
1 tbsp. honey

Put the sugar and water in a small pan and bring to boil a few minutes until its consistency ticken. Remove from heat and add the honey. Mix and set aside to cool completely.

Dough

3½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
2 tbsp. milk powder
½ cup water (You might need less)
1 egg
3 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. oil
4 tbsp. melted butter
1½ tsp. instant yeast
½ tsp. salt
6-8 portions/triangles of cheese spread (I used Kiri)
1 egg for egg wash before baking ( Used for a glossy finish: mix 1 egg with 1tsp of milk then brush on top of bread and bake)

INSTRUCTIONS

 In a medium to large bowl put the flour then milk powder,sugar, yeast and salt. Add the oil and butter and the egg, then mix some more. Mix in the milk and start kneading together and gradually add the water little at a time. You will probably not need it all, so add it until your dough is nice and soft. Knead for a good 8-10 minutes. The more you knead it the softer the buns will be.

Touch a bit of oil with your fingertips and apply all over the ball of dough. Cover in a bowl and set aside for 1-4 hours. (I usually knead the dough in the morning and leave it until lunch time).

Once the dough has risen break off tiny bits of dough. You should get about 40 tiny pieces out of this. Take each piece of dough, and stretch it out with your fingers, then add a small piece of cheese in its center. Bring the edges together and form a ball so that the cheese is completely enclosed within the dough. Repeat this with all the dough.

Grease your pan/pans with butter ( you can either use one big pan or 2). Place the balls of dough in a ‘honeycomb’ pattern. Try to get them close to each other so that there are no or very little spaces in between as shown below.

Preheat your oven to 350 F then apply egg wash on the balls, 

and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the bread is nice and golden on top. Like the finish product here.

Remove from the oven and pour your syrup all over the hot bread. Remember that the syrup needs to be cool and the bread needs to be steaming hot straight from the oven. Then wrap it with foil to make it even more tender inside. Let it cool for couple minutes and enjoy  with your drink of choice, i suggest either tea or milk. mmmmmmmm

Enjoy and thank me later :)

Back from fun

Its been amazing eventful couple days for me and my family as it often the case after celebration. I feel exhausted but it was all worth it .

Moving on to more fun stuff home decor. Im the kind of person who needs change on a regular base must be the nomad blood in me, i get bored easily with things to the despair of my hubby (oh what he has to endure you wouldn't believe).  I need to change things around often be it my wardrobe, my house style , the food i eat etc etc etc hahha.

So lately i have been itching again to do something to my living room , right now its nice but really conventional and i want to change it to reflect us more. We are young so its should be more modern and stylish.

these are so pretty i Need them in my house 

light modern exactly what im aiming for 

Its really hard to decide which way to go and find the right pieces that will go together, but im up for the challenge.

Eid Mubarak!

To all my fellow muslims May the guidance and blessings of Allah be with you and your Family !

Wordless Wednesday

Eid Al-Adha

So Eid is this coming friday Insha Allah and im really excited i have fond memories of eid growing up with my family and extended family going to the mosque in the morning coming back eating ambabour then going to a fun place for activities and finally a big dinner either at home or at a buffet. I already found my kids clothes i went with a matching theme. For myself i dont know yet i gotta go look for something this week.

Heres what i chose for princess with beige tights :

Dress from Zara

Shoes from Joe fresh

For prince i went with the same red but also gray and beige:

From Zara

From Zara

From Gap Kids

From Zara

I know its a lot of different Colors for that outfit but when all together its pretty nice, i like it anyways :)

Ill be back to post my outfit choice if i find anything that i like.

The Nomad Girl.

Sunny Saturday morning

Guess how i got woken up this morning? with big kisses and hug from my kid, can this day start any better? Its funny how once you become a parent you enjoy the little things in life, you see the world through the eyes of your kids and its quite amazing. Who knew it was so much fun splashing water, making bubbles or simply playing with a measuring cup and a spoon hhahha.

Speaking of kids, Halloween is coming soon and the more my kids will get older the more its going to become an issue i think. Since we live in the west we are exposed to different holidays that we do not celebrate as muslims , growing up for me we knew christmas ,easter etc where not part of our religion so we did not mind it even thought coming back from christmas break everyone else was talking about what they got as presents was a tad bit annoying lol we were fine. But fot Halloween my parents let us go out get candy which i loved im not gonna lie, but now that im a mother i find myself thinking and analyzing everything because i want whats best for my kids and i want to teach them to be good muslim. So me and my husband had an interesting conversation recently about halloween and how we should handle it with our kids. I did some research and even thought in the beginning i was not against it, now that i have more knowledge of it as i muslim i will not let my kids celebrate it.

Instead of them feeling as if we are not being nice we will make them understand why and also that day do sometime else special instead, visit their friends/family, go out for their favorite treats etc. We will also make sure that on Eid day they have a blast so they always know that we too as muslims have fun holidays.

What do you guys think about halloween? How do you explain to young kids not to celebrate ?
 I wanna hear your opinions.

The Nomad Girl

Hello world !

Well here i am finally after many long years of contemplating doing a blog, i finally jump and did it. This blog is going to be ramblings of a lot of things, my day-to day as a mother/wife, my big interest in fashion and all the pretty things and also FOOD. Yes i said it food i Looooove eating be it salty or sugary im on it.

So first things first let me introduce myself. I am married with wonderful kids alhamdulilah, i am Somali/Djiboutian and i grew up in Big Ole Canada and been loving it (except the -30 c sometimes). I am a big family oriented person i have bazillion cousins aunts uncle and im pretty close to my bros n sis, i love fashion be it clothes, shoes jewelry, bags but also home fashion home decor.

So the big question why did i decide to do a blog? I love writing i was always able to communicate better in writing then speaking. Also i wanna share with you recipes, fashion, my country and culture, parenthood issues and more, in a way my blog will be an outlet of some sort.

On that note i will leave with a beautiful picture of one beach back in my country  a beach named Sable Blanc (White Sand). Its started to be cold in my neck of the wood so i sometimes torture myself with pictures like to be below . Enjoy !

Please dont hesitate to leave me comments.