Falafel bowl over a base of chicken thigh and sweet potato cooked with baharat, topped with a cuc, tomaat, red onion, parsley, mint salad and yogurt lemon tahini dressing ๐
Don't forget a good quality sea salt with your hydration breaks. Salt keeps your blood sodium level optimal, even with the influx of water, so your kidneys don't just dump the water to try and maintain the blood volume. Basically, the salt gives the water something to hold onto in your body so you actually retain the hydration.
I ran into an Iranian acquaintance I met a few months ago at a Dutch language lesson. She was the one person with whom I wished I had exchanged info. She spotted me and came up and said hello. She offered a handshake, and of course, I then offered a hug. It seemed we were both so happy to have met again. We exchanged numbers, and I think I have my first real friend here! ๐ค
And very synchronicitous given our countries just signed some big agreement ๐
TIL a baby swan is called a cygnet. The word cygnet comes from the Anglo-French cignet, a diminutive of cigne (swan), which stems from the Latin word cygnus and the Greek kyknos. Essentially, the suffix "-et" means "little," so it literally translates to "little swan." ๐ฅน