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Recipe: easy white bread in a cast iron pot



While many of us are staying home right now its a perfect moment to learn something new.
I decided to try making my own white bread. My only condition was the very easy recipe while I had never made yeast dough before.
So this was not only my first to make bread but also my very first yeast dough from scratch. And I can tell you that it was a total success! The preparation takes about 5 minutes but the result is amazing!
If you are planning to make this bread for some exact date, then be aware that it takes 12-24 hours for dough to rise. Its better to prepare the dough an evening before and bake the bread on the next day.
You also need a cast iron pot with lid. I got mine from my father.
Later, when you understand the basics of making this bread, you can try to add some garlic, onion, seeds etc.
Vegan friendly!

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Ingredients:

- 500 g of wheat flour
- 7 g of salt
- 0.25 tsp of dry yeast
- 450 g of warm water
- 1.5 Tbsp of olive oil


Preparation:

1) Mix wheat flour, salt and dry yeast in a bowl.
2) Add warm water and mix dough with hands or spoon.
3) Cover the bowl with clean towel and leave the dough to rise for 12-24 hours in room temperature.
4) 2-4 hours before baking mix the dough again. Cover with clean towel and leave it to rise.
5) Heat the oven to 230C.
6) Put your cast iron pot with lid into oven for 10 min.
7) Take the pot out of oven, pour olive oil in it and spread it around the pot walls. Put the dough to cast iron pot. Sprinkle olive oil on the top of the dough.
8) Cover the pot with lid and put into oven for 30 min.
9) Remove the lid and bake for another 15 min until golden brown color.
10) Take the pot out of oven and leave for 30 min to rest without lid.


Yours,
V.O.


Original recipe nami-nami.ee: Lihtne potisai


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24 stocking stuffers for kids from AliExpress


The weather outside is getting colder, stores are getting warmer filling their shelves with Christmas goods. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.. do you feel that December is knocking the door and most fastest but most beautiful time of the year is coming?
December is a special gift month. I love to make gifts, so this is my most favorite time! Im picking gifts in advance, so I will not postpone it until the last minute.
It is especially fun to choose gifts for kids!
Since last year my son started to find small gifts in his stocing in December. Since I have ordered a lot of different things for him from AliExpress I was thinking of sharing some interesting and cheap ideas of what can be ordered from AliExpress :)

If you also like to order things from AliExpress this list can be helpful to you. Remember, that you have to order everything in advance, so the gifts will arrive before December.
All the things below were ordered by me and all the photos are made by myself.

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1. Hatching egg with toy

Link: egg



2. Small hatching eggs with dinos

Link: small eggs


3. Growing in water toys



4. Capsule toys

Link: capsules


5. DIY button stickers



6. DIY foam stickers



7. Cars with roadmap mat



8. Learning eggs



9. Soft doll

Link: soft doll


10. Stuffed rabbit

Link: rabbit


11. Unicorn stickers



12. Foam clock

Link: clock


13. DIY pencil holder



14. Wooden puzzle

Link: puzzle


15. Small blocks

Link: blocks


16. Pencils in holder

Link: pencils


17. Wooden transformer



18. Plastic food toys

Link: food toys


19. Tools

Link: tools


20. Water coloring



21. DIY hat

Link: hat


22. DIY glasses

Link: glasses


23. Water drawing mat



24. Stickers set

Link: stickers


If you need additional photos or information, then feel free to ask :)

Wishing successful shopping,
V.O.

Halloween preparation with kids


I wondered for a long time how to headline my post but I could not choose anything from various options, so there will be such a simple title :)
Today's post will be about Halloween, which takes place every year on October 31 and what we have prepared for the Halloween with my child. The post will be short, I will show you my photos of different simple ideas that you can do with your own hands.




Halloweeen style clementines

Since I like to do very simple but interesting things with my own hands, which can be shared with others, I wanted my kid to bring something to the kindergarten and share with his group mates. Since we don’t eat sweets, I asked the teacher if it was ok to bring mandarins to children. They are perfect at any point: they look like little pumpkins and children like them.
I picked up a black marker and began to draw various faces. Of course I am not an artist at all but children liked it and they gladly ate them :)

I wanted to make pumpkin muffins for teachers but they remained raw inside .. I had to throw them away and make my classic muffins, which turned out delicious as always. Recipe: muffins


Jack-o'-lantern

Since I knew that we would not eat a pumpkin in the near future (we still had one in the fridge), I didn’t see the point of carving this pumpkin and just drew some funny face on it :) it looks pretty cool!


Cups

If you want to arrange a themed dinner for your family or plan a party, draw scary faces on transparent disposable cups and pour something of bright color (orange, green etc.) on them. Quick, easy and interesting!






Decorations

Since we just started to celebrate Halloween, we have not yet collected a lot of things but those that are collected:

Pumpkin bag for snacks from AliExpress, link: a bag
Toppers (5 pcs) for food bought from AliExpress, link: toppers
Trick or treat bag bought from H&M kids department few years ago.


So simple! And all this can be done together with your kids, they will also like all these decorations :) I am saving up ideas for the next Halloween and I hope to share it with you then. I hope that you have found something interesting for yourself that you can do with your family or friends :)

Wishing you an amusing Halloween,
V.O.

AliExpress review: butterfly skirt from Chicing store


I'll tell you about one of the two skirts I ordered from the store with a large selection of different clothes (link of the store: http://s.aliexpress.com/NfqquIBj). Next time I will show the second skirt and dress that is on the way to me :)

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The order arrived in 3 weeks by registered air mail. The skirt was packaged in a zip-lock with brand name, there was no any bad smell. The skirt is a little wrinkled but it straightens out when wearing cause of soft and elastic material. The material is very soft and smooth, like velvet. The color is light and butterflies are making this skirt look more elegant. Skirt does not have lining but the material is thick. The seams are even, there is no thread sticking out. Hidden white zipper is working properly. There is a cut behind. Including tag with the name of the brand, size and care instructions, I did not wash the skirt still. The material stretches very well and it is definitely a plus, it does not disturb movement and it is comfortable to walk in it.

The skirt is bulging a bit when walking, but it's on bare legs, I do not know how it will be with pantyhose. The skirt matches with monophonic blouses, tops and sweaters, suitable for daily wear or any event. Good quality skirt and beautiful.
I bought XL size and for the parameters: waist 78 cm, hips 105 cm and height 173 cm skirt fits perfectly, the length is below the knee.

🎵Mood: Burak Yeter -Tuesday ft. Danelle Sandoval

Link: skirt

My itao.com blog (on Russian): blog

Yours,
V.O.


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