Morning to Night vlog- onepot LunchBox , Kitchen shelf styling ,Whole wheat Pizza ( Home Cafe decor)

Hello friends, good morning, welcome back. I hope you all are doing great. In the last vlog, I showed you this plant, right? A lot of people were asking what it's name is. In fact, even I didn't know, but whenever we buy a plant, there is a tag with it. It's name is also written, how much sun it needs, how much water it needs. Basically, all the plant care instructions are written. So yes, the name of this plant is Umbrella Tree. As per my yoga, I have to complete everything by 7 o'clock in the morning. Lunch box, breakfast, etc. But I have to do it a little earlier today. Because Ayesha's basketball practice is still going on downstairs. So she will leave at 6.45, Anuj will go to drop her. So I have to prepare everything 15 minutes earlier. So I had soaked chana dal, just a little. So I will mix chana dal and rice and make pulao types. I will put it on the Instant Pot, so that it will cook on it. I will prepare breakfast. I had made paneer last night. So I will make paneer paratha, it will be for breakfast. And there are fruits for snacks. I have heated the ghee on saute mode. After that, I have added cumin seeds to it. And onion. I have added salt, turmeric, kashmiri chilli powder and garam masala powder to the spices. And after mixing well, I have added dal and rice together. And I will saute them with the spices for a while. So that the whole flavor of the spices mixes well with the dal and rice. After that, I will add tomatoes. Since it was 1 cup rice, I have added 1.5 cups of water. You can check that the dal and rice should be completely dipped in water. I will cancel saute mode. I will cook it on high pressure for 5 minutes. When I have to make simple rice or jeera rice, I cook it on high pressure for 3 minutes. When I have to make vegetable rice, I cook it on high pressure for 4 minutes. And since chana dal takes more time to cook, I cook it on high pressure for 5 minutes. Instant pot is something that you will get to know your timing as you cook. Because it is different for everyone. The quality and texture of the rice is different. It depends on what kind of food you like. Some people like it when the rice is cooked. Some people like it when it is a little dry. So yes, as you use the instant pot, your own recipe will be made at your own time. Homemade fresh paneer paratha is very tasty. I add all the spices that I see. Kids like it a lot. As I do yoga, I make the paratha in advance. In case the food is cold, Esha heats it in the microwave for a while. Lunch box was also ready. I have filled the rice. There are a lot of comments about this lunch box. I bought this from Costco. The food stays warm for 5 to 6 hours. It is a thermos flask. It is also available on Amazon. If I get the link, I will add it in the description box. It has been snowing a lot since this morning. The grass had turned green. It snowed again. Sometimes it snows in the first week of May. It snows during Easter. I get a lot of questions. Don't you get bored of home-making? Don't you get bored of the weather? I get you. I was like this. I used to complain about everything. Whether it is weather, home-making, job, relationship. But life teaches you how to be grateful. Sometimes books don't teach you things. Motivational videos don't teach you. Life teaches you. When life teaches you, there is a different way. It is good to learn. I don't have any problem with these things. I enjoy it. It is very important to learn to live in the now. If it is snowing at this moment, I should be thankful and grateful that I can work from home. I can enjoy the beautiful weather and snow outside. It is so magical. It has been so many years since I have seen snow. But still, whenever it snows, it feels so magical. There is no one at home. Anuj also had a workshop. The kids have gone to school. I could watch Netflix. But then I thought let's do something that I like. The purpose of this shelf around the dining table is not to change furniture or change the decor. I use simple kitchen items to decorate this shelf. I use my creative ideas. Whenever I change, this corner gets refreshed. Whenever I bring a small change in any corner of the house, I feel happy. I feel satisfied. I feel I have achieved something in life. It is just that you get a break from your daily routine. A spice is added to your daily mundane routine. In this way, we can make our home making interesting I have emptied the shelf. I have cleaned it well. Now I will check the cabinet and pantry. From there, we can pick cute things and arrange them here. I will see. I never finish in one go. I spend a lot of time. There is no distraction now. That's why it's best that I can spread it easily and work. I don't have to cook. There is no hurry. I will spend time decorating this shelf easily. There is a term called Shop Your Home. It is very interesting. You roam around every corner of your house. You pick home decor items and decorate another space. Basically, it is a shuffle. Just like we shuffle our children's toys so that they get bored of one set of toys. Then we put that and another set of toys. It is a home decor rotation. I will bring things from the other corner and put them here. I will use the things here or some other things to decorate that place. Yes, you always need to go out and shop to decorate Shop Your Home. This spider plant was in the soil but it was turning brown. The corners used to turn brown and the leaves used to turn yellow. I did a lot of things but it was not happening. I had to cut many leaves. I removed it from the soil and put it in water. There are so many roots. Since then, the leaves have not turned yellow. Yes, keeping it in water reduces its growth but at least it has survived. In the summer time, when the sun comes out, I will repot it outside. I have kept it in water. I had kept it in a steel glass but if you keep it like this, it will not look good. You can keep it in any pot and then you will not even know whether it is kept in water or in soil. It looks so beautiful. To decorate the open shelves of the kitchen space, some things are very useful. One thing is color coordination. If you keep things from the same color family, it will look more visually appealing and it will be clutter free. Next thing is you can use any nice jars like spice jars, glass jars, ceramics, plants, and books. In this corner, the color is matching. The color of the planter and the color of this jar. By the way, this is empty because only one or two coconut laddoos were left. I wanted a smaller jar to match this. So, we have apricots in exactly the same color. Here are some books. Next is triangle method. Basically, this is our triangle. The top point and the bottom point should be symmetrical. Some things should match. I have kept a plant in this corner. Here are three glasses. I want two or three glasses for this corner. If I keep the same glasses, it won't look good. If I keep simple glasses, it won't look good. After brainstorming, I have bought these cute jars from the pantry. These spices are not frequently used. I had marked it with chalk and it always gets erased. Now that we have a label maker, I will make cute labels and stick them in. Then we will place these three jars in the same way as we have done with these three glasses so that our triangle method will work here. I have been thinking to put a picture on this wall. I already have a frame with many small frames. For this, I needed something like a watercolor print or food related like a plant or greenery. Something like that. Something different. There are many magazines in our house which have food recipes. You can keep a page like this from any of the magazines. I have a membership magazine from Costco. Whenever I see something cute like this, I cut it and keep it because we don't store it. We keep it in the recycle bin. I am going to use this cute drink. I think it is beetroot and orange juice. I have changed the frame. Everything here is in wooden texture. The black color didn't blend with the space. This wooden frame looks better. Whether it is a professional cafe or a home cafe, it is incomplete without cookies and cupcakes. Yesterday, I baked blueberry muffins. This is whole wheat. I will share the recipe with you soon. It is very tasty and easy to make. Yes, perfect for my home cafe. I am making pizza for dinner. Pizza sauce is already in the fridge. I have taken it out. I have kneaded the dough because it needs some time to rest. The longer the dough rests, the better the dough is ready. I use whole wheat flour. I don't mix it with maida. Kids love it. There is no comparison whether it looks like pizza or not. Basically, it is healthy and kids love it. I have used 2 cups of whole wheat flour for the dough. I have added oregano but it is optional. The main trick is to knead the dough using curd only. I have used Greek yogurt. You can use homemade curd too. Do not add water. The dough should be very soft. I have applied oil and kept it to rest for 2-3 hours. If you keep it for 1 hour, the dough will be ready. I am going to add fresh mozzarella cheese. It tastes very good. You can get it at Costco and Walmart. I make pizza in my lodge's cast iron skillet. You can use it in a cooktop or in an oven. I use both and can make it very quickly. A few days ago, I brought pineapple. I have frozen some pieces. Pineapple tastes very good in pizza. I have heated the cast iron pan and kept the oven at 480 degree Fahrenheit to preheat. The higher the temperature of the oven, the better. The cheese will melt quickly and turn brown. You do not have to keep the pizza in the oven for a long time. I have added a little olive oil in the cast iron pan. Usually, cornmeal is used to make the base crisp. But I do not use cornmeal. I am simply sprinkling a little olive oil. The cheese is melting. Friends, that is all for today. Our pizza night was very good. Everyone is waiting for me to go upstairs to see the masterchef. I will meet you very soon. Till then, take care of yourself. Be happy, keep smiling and as always keep making lots of wonderful memories.