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Stuffed Meatloaf. Baked Sliced and Mashed Potatoes

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Hi! Today I want to share a recipe of a delicious meal that I love to cook for my family. Stuffed meatloaf! As a side dish I usually like to serve mashed potatoes, but this time I tried a new recipe of a baked potato, that I also want to share with you. Let's get started! I want to start from the side dishes.  Baked Sliced Potatoes.   I saw this recipe on pinterest once (I couldn't find the actual pin or website to post here), and decided to try it. For this recipe you'll need: potatoes, olive oil, herbal spices, pinch of a salt and butter or cheese.  First, wash potatoes, make sure they are clean or just peel the skin off. Slice potatoes thinly almost all the way through. In a plate/cup mix all of your desired spices, pinch of a salt and add olive oil (1-2 tsp per potato). I mixed: basil, parsley, paprika and some garlic salt. Then just cover the sliced potatoes with the spice mixture (I had to slightly open the slices with my fingers in order to get ...

Four Different Ways to Fill In and Shape Eyebrows

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For my most recent updated brow video-tutorial click here My sweet little daughter is taking her morning nap, which means I can sit down in front of my computer and update my blog. I'm planning to update my blog twice a week, but haven't chosen exact days yet. I will try my best to keep up with updates and share all my knowledge about beauty world, cooking and many more! So many things I want to share with you! Of course, you are always welcome to leave a comment if you have any questions. I will try to answer them to the best of my knowledge. Well, intro is done, let's move on to business. ;) Today I want to show you four different ways how to fill and shape eyebrows. Any woman, whether she has thick or thin eyebrows, needs to know how to fill and shape her eyebrows. Eyebrows are frames of the face, and any picture looks good in a beautiful frame. In this post I will talk about filling eyebrows and creating shape you want for your brows using different techniques and...

Everyday Shimmery Spring Makeup Look

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As much as I love artistic and dramatic makeup looks, I'm not brave enough to go out in public with creative eye look or super black smokey eyes. I like subtle and elegant looks when it comes to daily makeup.  In my experience, I have seen ladies who would not consider colorful or shimmery colors wearable  for work, school and etc. I disagree. When applied moderately, colorful or shimmery shades can be worn in our daily lives, as well as neutral and matte colors. Today I want to show you one of my favorite looks, featuring shimmery shades with pop of a color. Let's get started! 1. As usual, start with priming your eyes.  2. Using eyeshadow brush apply shimmery beige/champagne color on the inner half of your upper lid.  3. Now, add pop of a rosy color, by applying it on the outer half of your upper lid. Blend lightly the edge where the colors meet. You can use the same eyeshadow brush as in step 1, but don't forget to pat it on a paper towel ...

Olivier (a.k.a. Olivye) Salad

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Today I'd like to present you how to make very delicious salad Olivye! Historically, this salad was named after its inventor Belgian chef Lucien Olivier, but all over the world it's known as Russian salad. This salad can be served as a side dish or even the main dish. It is very nutritious and delicious at the same time! Let's get started! You'll need: 2-3 medium sized potatoes, boiled or steamed, cooled down 3 carrots, boiled or steamed, cooled down 3 eggs, hard boiled 1 can of peas 4-5 pickles 4 oz sausage  3-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon of salt Dice all of the ingredients into small cube forms (approx. 1x1 cm cubes). Eggs, potatoes, carrots, sausage and pickles need to be diced. Then put the ingredients into the bowl, add peas, salt, mayonnaise and mix everything together. That's it! Healthy and very delicious salad is ready to be served! Enjoy!

Easy Homemade Bread Recipe

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Hello my dears! Today's topic is going to be about cooking passion! If you remember, in my post about making  healthy hamburgers and baking fries , i promised to post a recipe of buns. Well, here I am! In this post I would like to show you how I make bread and buns using a simple recipe. Making your own bread at home is always cheaper and healthier. There are so many recipes of homemade bread! The following recipe is my favorite recipe to make homemade bread. You will need: 1 stick of margarine (113 g) OR 1/2 cup of cooking oil 1 cup of milk 1 tablespoon of instant yeast 1/2 teaspoon of salt 3-4 cups of flour Optional: 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt and little bit of sesame seeds. First, start with melting margarine and add milk. If you are using cooking oil, just add milk. Heat mixture until it is warm (120-130 F) and add instant yeast and salt, mix until creamy. Pour it into the large bowl, start adding flour and mix the ingredients until you get a homogeneou...

Five Different Ways to Create Ombre Lips

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Salut! Today I want to show you 5 different ways to create ombre lips. The word "ombre" is a French word, which means "to shade". Nowadays "ombre" is widely used term in beauty and fashion world: ombre hair, ombre lips, ombre clothes, ombre decor, etc.   In this blog post I want to show you how you can create your own ombre styled lips using different techniques and tools. Let's get started! #1. Ombre lips using lipliner or eyeliner pencil. Use lighter color as a base color and apply it all over your lips. Then using darker colored pencil create ombre effect by outlining lips or darkening inner center of your lips, whichever you prefer. I applied white eyeliner pencil as a base color, and using my brown-ish lipliner I outlined the shape of my lips. Then, took the white liner again and blended the colors until there were no edges, but smooth transition between the colors. When creating ombre effect remember to blend the colors using lighter...