Newport Vision Issue 7 December 2017

Issue 7 - December 2017

LOCAL BUSINESSES - LOCAL EVENTS - LOCAL PEOPLE Positively Encouraging Growth and Prosperity

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vision Goodbye to an amazing 2017 . . .

2018 - Bring it on!

So 2017 is drawing to an end and what a fantastic year it has been for Newport and Newport Vision. We have been very fortunate to do something we feel passionately about with the backing of our community. We have laid the foundations for our magazine and have given you just a peak at what you can expect from us in the future.

The support we have received from our readers has been truly overwhelming

The feedback and ongoing support we have received from our readers has been truly overwhelming and has helped us grow from strength to strength, we really can’t thank you enough. Already having won our first award for The Best Local Community Publishing Company for 2017 we can not wait to see what 2018 holds and what we can achieve.

Once again we ask that you continue to get involved, keep sending in your photo’s and poems, your stories and ideas, this is Newport’s Magazine, about Newport, for it’s residents. We really do need you!!

And last but not least we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year for 2018!

Can’t wait to see you in January!

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Contents

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This month’s competition

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Party Season Fashion

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Office Secret Santa

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Children’s Christmas Gifts

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Make Up Expert

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Party Season Fashion

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14 Office Secret Santa

Children’s Christmas Gifts

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Contents 30 28

Restaurant Review

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Recipe

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Interior Designs

38

A Positive Perspective

40

Reader’s Poem

41

Adult Colouring

42

Children’s Puzzles

Sticky BBQ Ribs

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Patt Thai Restaurant Review

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A Positive Perspective

Interior Designs

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This Month’s Competition

Facebook Competition Newport's very own Dirty Hands Clothing are offering a special Christmas prize for one of our readers. Follow Dirty Hands Clothing and Newport Vision on our Facebook and Tag 2 friends in the comments bar and you could win £100 worth of Dirty Hands Clothing in time for Christmas!

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The Key Looks to Get You Through The Party Season

by Anna Palmieri

The Red Dress If there’s one colour that screams Christmas it’s red. Go super bold this party season in red silk, glitter and embellishment.

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Restaurant Review

Bringing the authentic taste of Thailand to Newport Patt Thai opened its doors on Cardiff Road five months ago, owned and run by Pattarika Bankluay, originally from Bangkok, who has lived and worked in Newport for the last 9 years. She moved to the area to work for the Ministry of Justice but after a recent change in family circumstances Pattarika wanted to do something for herself. Her family run a number of restaurants in Thailand and having been brought up cooking she thought she’d join the family’s trade and Patt Thai was launched.

As a fan of Thai cuisine I was delighted find this welcome addition to Newport’s growing list of eateries and was excited to pay the restaurant a visit. A modern yet cosy establishment with booth style seating and a cocktail bar that comfortably holds around 30 people.

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We were greeted with a warm and friendly welcome and presented with some spicy prawn crackers and some traditional Thai beers by the lovely Zulekha.

The menu is varied and has something for everyone. To best sample the starters on offer we had a platter of chicken satay skewers, won tons, spring rolls and toast, served with dipping sauces.

All sauces were homemade with fresh fragrant ingredients. The plum sauce had a lovely subtle flavour with a hint of sweetness, the chilli sauce was crisp in flavour made with fresh chilli and the peanut sauce was thick, warm and delicious with a hint of lemongrass and a touch of spice.

The chicken was subtly marinated, extremely tender and finger licking good when dipped in the peanut sauce. I’ve never been keen on the wonton but these deep friend parcels had a really

nice flavour filled with chicken and herbs, and a lovely aroma that can only be described as a kind of savoury donut. The crispy Thai spring rolls were absolutely delicious filled with glass noodles, minced chicken and vegetables.

I wouldn’t usually order spring rolls but these are a must have! If you’re looking for an alternative starter the papaya salad is fantastic - hot, sweet n sour. It made my lips tingle but it was a fresh, crisp taste sensation and well worth trying.

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My personal favourite - the Massamun curry did not disappoint. The chicken was beautifully tender, had good depth of flavour, full of subtle spices, served creamy and hot with a hint of aniseed from the star anise.

Accompanied with coconut rice, sticky and a little sweet, a real treat. The curry and rice together had a really creamy consistency.

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I was keen to try something different so opted for the Nua Saab noodles. If you’re not a spice fan then this is a dish for you.

The flavour was similar to that of a cottage pie with soft noodles in a rich gravy.Very different and hearty compared to the other dishes but equally delicious.

I’m extremely pleased to know I can get a taste of Thailand just down the road and can’t wait to visit again to try some more of Patt Thai’s great dishes.

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Recipe

Sticky BBQ ribs with dirty corn These ribs are off-the-scale crazy tasty. Pull this recipe out at your next barbecue if you want to impress your mates. I think the secret is the Worcestershire sauce.

Melt the oil in a saucepan over a medium to high heat. When it is hot, add the red onion and ginger and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft.

Pour in the molasses, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree and 75ml of water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 5 more minutes. Leave to cool a little and then blitz in a food processor until you reach a smooth sauce.

Pour the barbecue sauce over the ribs and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours.

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and simmer the corn on the cobs for 6 minutes, or until the kernels start to feel tender.

Drain thoroughly.

Fire up the barbecue, if using. When you are ready to eat, cook the ribs over a medium to hot barbecue for about 6 minutes on each side, putting a lid on if you have one. If you’re using a griddle pan, cook the ribs for about 6 minutes on each side.

Check the ribs are cooked through by cutting into the flesh near the tip of the bone to make sure there are no raw pink bits left. If you’re unsure, transfer them to the oven, preheated to 220oC (fan 200°C/gas mark 7), for another 5 minutes.

When the ribs are cooked, remove them to a plate and leave to rest until you’re ready to eat.

Meanwhile, brown the corn on the barbecue or on a hot griddle pan for about 5 minutes. As soon as the corn is ready, spread over a little mayonnaise, sprinkle with parmesan and chives, and finish with a dusting of cayenne or paprika.

INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 large red onion, diced 3cm fresh ginger, diced 2 tbsp molasses 225ml Worcestershire sauce 75g tomato puree 1.5kg spare ribs 4 corn on the cobs 3 tbsp mayonnaise 40g parmesan, grated 1⁄2 bunch of chives, finely sliced cayenne or paprika, for dusting

Serve up the ribs with the dirty corn and dive in.

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Interior Inspirations

Dress your table as well as your tree this year with these beautiful dining sets and decorations.

With families getting together to celebrate Christmas, the dining table is the one place they all congregate. Dressing your table has become just as important as dressing your tree so here are some tips to help you get the festive look whilst still leaving space for the platters of food.

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Table Decorating Ideas 1. Choose a colour scheme Choose 2 or 3 colours to ensure your table looks balanced and not overwhelmed.

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2. Think outside the box Unexpected details are a great way to add personality to your table and can be fun, creative and inexpensive ways to delight your guests. Homemade place cards, personalised napkin holders or even little gifts bags.

3. Don’t waste space Tabletop space is valuable so while adding beautiful centerpieces and platters is a good idea, wasting space with over-sized decs is not. Think about using cake stands, vases and bowls to not only add height but to also hold baubles or flowers for deco or finger food, lollies, ice and drinks.

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Interior Inspirations For Children, the magic of Christmas has often started weeks before the actual day, so we found some key pieces to decorate the breakfast table in the mornings with the reindeer set from Asda.

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A Positive Perspective!

by Donna Howells

Have you ever wondered why Christmas can be a stressful time of the year? Okay there’s the obvious need for some of us to get presents without having any actual money to buy them and then there’s the constant reminder in September that Christmas is ‘just around the corner’, but seriously why do we stress so much at this time of year? It’s not like it doesn’t happen every year, we know it’s coming, it’s not a surprise!

Here is my thought; have you ever heard of the expression ‘you are what you say you are’. Do you realise that what actually comes out of your mouth plays a significant part in how you live your life? Let me give you an example, if you are always saying ‘I’m tired’ or ‘I feel sick’ or ‘I’ve never got any money” chances 38 newport vision December 2017

are that is how you will feel or what you will experience. It’s scientifically proven that your body and your mind respond to what you say and what you think. Did you know that you are in charge of yourself and your attitude makes all the difference to how you feel? This is not unique to just Christmas, this is life in general and most of us get caught up in thinking and saying things that are never actually going to happen. The acronym for FEAR is false expectations appearing real.

What we fear are things that have not actually happened to us but if we speak out the fear or speak out the false expectations, how many of you know, this could actually become a reality because our natural bodies respond to our words and our minds will automatically except what we feed them both negative or positive.

We expect stress, lack, anxiety and worry to be part of our annual Christmas experience and guess what? That’s what Christmas becomes to most of us!

My point being that most of us dread this time of year specifically because we believe its going to cost us, financially, physically and emotionally, we preempt our stress levels by what we believe is going to happen. By the time Christmas day comes most of us are physically and mentally drained and exhausted.

So yes, it’s quite understandable why Christmas can seem stressful, but let me put this to you. Change your confession! Think positively, start to think and say things like; ‘this Christmas is going to be the best ever, ‘I am so blessed to have my family around me this year’,

‘this Christmas is going to be full of fun and laughter’, ‘I am not stressed I am blessed’, ‘I have more than enough to cover everything I would like to buy’. This might seem a little nauseating for those of you who dislike everything Christmas, but think about it in your everyday life pertaining to anything else that you constantly anticipate is going to be stressful.

Have a new expectation for Christmas this year, change what you say. Stop saying that it’s the most stressful time of the year and you wish it was all over before it’s begun! Can I tell you, it takes just as much energy to think a positive thought than it does a negative thought! Switch every bad thought about Christmas with a good thought – within a week you will start to see the Christmas experience with fresh eyes and you will approach it with a new and positive perspective.

It works trust me! It has never done anybody any harm to think positive, what do you have to lose?

Change your perspective over one small thing and you could start seeing your whole life in a completely new way.

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Hibernating

By Paul Blanc-Patrouilleau Glory be to Winter when Christmas is near hollyhocks faded holly berries here cribs want to be seen empty waiting clean drawn drench drizzle again the temperature mean silent birds huddle quiver skin-clasped scurried shoppers shiver intent curve shoulder scattered swallowed in dim lit dusk river trees prattle children rattle against trickling rain shed shelters cattle sudden sun visits some creatures squeak bits glint flake-crust frost-crunch brights layered surreptitiously at nights sheet-soft shimmer in little first lights crept calm carpet secret sights warm dawn sun slow heights surrounding memory new whisper-sprites white snow newly from snow-drops-hush alights how glorious Winter

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IPhone 5, 5s, 5c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £30

IPhone 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £45

IPhone 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £36

IPhone 6 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £50

IPhone 6 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £45

IPhone 6s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £60

IPhone 6s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £45

IPhone 6s plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £70

IPhone 6s plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £60

IPhone 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £95

IPhone 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £60

IPhone 7 plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £125

IPhone 7 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £80

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