My brain's hit a dead end! :'(

Hey Mez Amis!

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So you might have noticed the lack of posts recently. Well I'm very sorry. The truth is I have absolutely no clue what to write. None. No craft to show you whatsoever. So please tell me in the comment section a website where I can get ideas (leave a link if you can or just leave the title) or and idea itself! I'm very confused as to what to make and I need your help. This s your blog too Mez Amis! Tell me what you want to read!

Thank you!

From Mez :D

Camping

Hey Mez Amis!

I'm going camping soon in Herefordshire and I love camping. Here's an article on camping!

CAMPING!

Phone

Yep! A phone is obviously important for emergencies, keeping in touch and using the Internet. If your phone doesn't use internet, you could use an iPod touch or tablet. Also good for listening to music out in the fresh air so bring headphones!

Vests and Spare Socks

It might sound strange but vests and socks are important for night-time to keep warm. It gets veeeeery cold at night when you're camping! When I go to the toilet block at night at my camping site, it's so warm in there compared to the outside that I'll stand in the hallway warming myself before going back!

Toiletries

Toiletries are very important! You'll need to bring mini-sized versions though and don't forget your toothbrush and toothpaste.

A Notebook

With a notebook, you can write down what you see, draw pictures, write shopping lists and maybe a journal of the holiday.

11 Reasons to Ditch the City For A Week And Go Camping

1. Food always tastes better when it's cooked out in the open.
2. Get disconnected and keep your brain away from screens! You'll feel all refreshed when you've had a week away from the computer.
3. FRESH AIR!!!
4. It's very relaxing and good stress relief. You can forget about work and jobs for a week because it's all so far away! Get away from the world you know and enjoy yourself.
5. Get some exercise! You can go canoeing, kayaking or on a bike trail.
6. There are so many lovely places to go. You could go to the coast, the middle of the countryside, the mountains, etc.
7. You could go on a road trip around England, Europe or America with a car, some money and a tent.
8. That certain person you want to get away from is nowhere in sight and you can spend some time without them knowing that you're the one  having a great time.
9. Fish and chips by the sea; who could want more?
10. You deserve it.
11. You'll bring home memories, souvenirs and a fresh new attitude.

Fun Things To Do on a Camping Trip

• Do a cycle trail
• Canoe/kayak
• Make a den or build a wigwam in the forest
• Sing around a campfire
• Eat fish and chips by the sea while listening to the seagulls
• Go fossil hunting
• Walk along a beach
• Go to the circus
• The Eden Project :D
• Read Mezzed It (what? I might as well put that in ;) )
• Eat at a nice restaurant

Enjoy Camping! ;)

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How To Made Bread

Hey Mez-Amis!

Last week me and my mum tried making Paul Hollywood's bloomer bread and it was great so I'm gonna show you how. I'd definately recommend buying Paul Hollywood's BREAD recipe book if you enjoy baking, you won't be disappointed. RRP £20.

How To Make Bloomer Bread

You'll need:

1. 500g strong white bread flour
2. 10g salt
3. 7g fast-action dried yeast (one average sachet -- always check the packet)
4. 40ml olive-oil (or sunflower oil alternatively) plus extra for oiling
5. Water
6. A large mixing bowl
7. A measuring jug
8. Baking tray
9. Roasting tray
10. Baking parchment or silicone paper (non-stick)
11. A sharp knife

Step 1) Tip the flour into the bowl. Even it out by shaking the bowl a bit but it doesn't have to be perfect.

Step 2) Put the salt in one side of the bowl and the yeast in the other side of the bowl.

Step 3) Pour the oil in as well as 240ml of cool water then mix it with your fingers one-handed. Use the other hand to pour in 120ml water in portions while you mix or use two hands to mix and get another person to pour in the water. Continue until the dough is soft and sticky and try to get the flour from the edge.

Step 4) Pour a little oil onto a smooth surface, grab the dough and put it on the surface. Knead thoroughly for 5-10 minutes until it is stretchy and smooth.

Step 5) When you're done kneading, lightly oil a large bowl (clean the first one or get another) and place the dough inside. Cover it with cling film (or a tea towel) and leave it until it has tripled in size. That should take about 1 and a half hours. If it rises slowly, that's good because it gives a better flavour so put it to rise in a cool place.

Step 6) When the dough has risen, put it on a floured surface and "knock it back" (knock the air out) by folding it in on itself several times and pushing the air out. Use the heels of your hands and knuckles.

Step 7) Now you need to shape it. Flatten it into a rectangle with the long side facing you. Fold the long side furthest away from you into the middle. Fold the long side closest to you over the side you've just folded. Then turn it over. You have a seam along the base and smooth top. Tuck under the ends if the loaf, making an oval and rock it gently into a bloomer shape..

Step 8) Let the bread prove by putting baking parchment or non-stick silicone paper on a baking tray. Put the loaf on that and put the tray in a plastic bag. Now leave it for an hour. This should let the flavour develop. 

Step 9) While the loaf proves, heat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius and put a roasting tray on the bottom shelf to warm up.

Step 10) After an hour, check the bread has proven by gently poking it with your finger. If it bounces back, it has proven. Sprinkle it with water and dust it with a handful of flour. Even the flour out with your hand. .

Step 11) Finally, carve 4 diagonal lines on the bread and put 1 litre of water in the roasting tray to create steam when the loaf is baking and give the loaf a crispy crust and slight sheen. Put the baking tray and loaf on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Then lower the temperature to 200 degrees Celsius and bake for another 10-15 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Then hold it in a tea towel and tap the bottom. It should sound hollow if ready. Put it on a rack and let it cool completely.

DONE! 

Serving suggestion - me and my family like to eat the bread fresh while still warm with jam and butter for tea.

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Update - Apology and Good News

Hi Mez Amis!

I'm ever so sorry about the lack of posts, I've had a lot of homework recently to catch up with and revision. My best friend Immy (short for Imogen) reads the blog and has been asking me to write something so I'm Mezzing Up BREAD. Me and my mum used Paul Hollywood's recipe and it was delicious so we took pictures during the making and when it was baked to help show you how.

PLEASE keep reading! Mez Out.

Update - I'm Back!

Hello readers!

With the help of some of my readers emails, I've chosen what Mezzed It readers shall be called. The word is...

Mez-Amis! Mes amis (I changed the S to a Z) is Spanish for My Friends, which I guess you are! So keep reading Mez-Amis! :)

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I've just come back from my amazing holiday! It was so lovely and peaceful! We were at Fordwood House in Northumberland and it was beautiful. Plus I made a How-To VLOG with my 7 year old cousin for you which is being edited now.

Tell you more soon. Thanks for reading, especially to the readers who have stayed loyal and kept to the blog, it makes me feel so special.

Mez Out. :)

Update - News and More News

Hello readers!

Before I get onto the main topic, I'm a bit bored of just saying hello readers. I want to have a word for Mezzed It readers; like One Direction fans are Directioners and people who are into food are called foodies. Please leave a comment or tell me in person or...
EMAIL!!! 
Now that I've set up a YouTube channel (no videos yet, but I'll get onto that in a minute), I've got a Mezzed It email address that I can check for competitions, questions and surveys. SO, if you have a problem, question, request or want to take part in something like this without commenting (if you read from an Apple handheld device you can't comment), email me at 

mezzedit@gmail.com

Also, subscriptions. I've looked and I have one subscriber - my mum. Thanks mum! But please if you haven't subscribed would you consider it? You'll be safe from spam and I can't see you're email address, just your username. Just go to the bottom of the page (on a laptop or computer) and you'll see what you have to do.

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Onto the main topic, I have  good news and bad news. The bad news is that I'm off on holiday to the countryside tomorrow which is lovely for me but you won't get any posts for a week. The GOOD news is I promise that the YouTube channel WILL have videos posted to it when I return. When I do post them, I'll post a link to here.

Okay, so see you in a week with a new how-to video. Mez Out.