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Uppababy Cruz v2 – A Three-month Review
Uppababy Cruz v2, is this the best single hauler for urban parents? After using and loving our Phil & Ted Voyager Double Convertible for the past two years, we have come to the realisation that we no longer need a double stroller. (See our posts on the Phil & Ted Voyager Review and Do You Really Need a Double Stroller?) We re-evaluated our needs and wants, and decided that an Uppababy Cruz v2 is a better fit for our current circumstances. After three months of daily use, here are what we thought are the good and the could be improved of this stroller. THE GOOD Sturdy mechanism Uppababy has…
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Do you really need a double stroller? – A Retrospective
We have recently jumped on the Uppababy bandwagon and became the proud owner of a new Cruz v2 stroller (Link to our three-month review). With the brand being one of the top choices for many new parents, one might wonder, why now? Why, after three years, are we choosing to forgo our existing double strollers and go back on a single? Like many starting a new family, when we had our first child, we were also considering the possibility of a second. But after three years of trying without success, with our toddler daughter increasing desire for independence, our need for our the beloved double stroller is fast becoming obsolete.…
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Oat-Free Granola
Oat-free Granola 2/5 4/5 Difficulty Rating Cuisine: Servings: Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Breakfast?10 minutes20 minutes30 minutes Ingredients 1 cup Wheat Flakes/Rolled Wheat 1/2 cup Raw Pumpkin Seeds 1/2 cup Raw Pecans 1 1/2 cup unsweetened Coconut Flakes 1 tsp Salt 4 tbsp Maple Syrup 1 tbsp Canola Oil 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Method Preheat oven to 300F. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl, and combine liquid ingredients in a small bowl. Spread evenly over a baking tray. and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool and store in a sealed container. Coconut oil can be used in place of the Canola Oil, it’ll need to be warmed before being combined into the ingredients. October, 2021 Facebook…
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Versatile Sourdough Bread
Sourdough Bread 2/5 4/5 Difficulty Rating Cuisine: Servings: Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Bread1.5 Loaves10 minutes45 minutes55 minutes + Rising time Ingredients Whole Wheat Bread 390g Whole wheat flour 220g Water 10g Salt 35g Sugar 30g Oil or Butter 15g Malt Powder 240g Sourdough Starter White Bread 390g White flour 170g Water 10g Salt 35g Sugar 30g Oil or Butter 15g Malt Powder 240g Sourdough Starter Method First add the water, then the Salt, Sugar, oil to bread machine. Then add Flour, Malt, and finally the Starter. Set your bread machine to the dough setting to combine the ingredients. With sourdough more rising time is required. For whole wheat bread, let…
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Versatile Bread
Whole Wheat Bread 1/5 4/5 Difficulty Rating Cuisine: Servings: Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Bread1.5 Loaves10 minutes45 minutes55 minutes + Rising time Ingredients Whole Wheat Bread 500g Whole wheat flour 350g Water 10g Salt 35g Sugar 30g Oil or Butter 15g Malt Powder 1.25 tsp Yeast White Bread 500g Wheat flour 300g Water 10g Salt 35g Sugar 30g Oil or Butter 15g Malt Powder 1 tsp Yeast Method First add the water, then the Salt, Sugar, oil to bread machine. Then add Flour, Malt, and finally the Yeast. Set your bread machine to the dough setting to combine the ingredients. Bake in the bread machine to preferred setting, or in the…
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Wahl Clippers
Wahl clippers Wahl were founded in 1919, so have a long history in the hair cutting industry. Based out of Sterling, Illinois this makes it a USA company and this is reflected in their quality. Wahl are a popular brand amongst professionals. Wahl MC3 The Walh MC3 is a budget home use corded clipper and usually runs around $25-$40. I bought these to serve a purpose, to be cheap. It served this role very well but it had it’s limitations. The main two issues were that my power socket in the bathroom was just slightly further away than the cord allowed for easy cutting. The other was they cut very…
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Choosing Child Restraint – What’s after infant car seat?
So many car seat products! What are they for and when do I need them? In North America, even with living in a very walkable city, occasional travel by car is still unavoidable. Children car seats are the most popular and effective safety gear used to protect our precious cargo in an event of a collision. Outside road transportation, air travel also benefit from the use of car seat for convenience and comfort. But for urbanites like us that relied mostly on public transport and ride-share services, constantly installing and hauling these very sizeable objects around is not an easy task. Our scenario Our daughter has been travelling with her…
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Bread Machine Wheat Bread
White Bread with Hemp Seed 1/5 4/5 Difficulty Rating Cuisine: Servings: Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Bread1010 minutes3 hours 30 minutes3 hours 40 minutes Ingredients 1 1/3 cup Milk 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter 3 tbsp Brown Sugar 1 1/2 tsp Salt 1 1/2 cup Wheat Flour 2 1/2 cup White Flour 2 tsp Yeast Method First add luke warm Milk and softened Butter to bread machine. Then add Salt, Sugar, Flour, and finally Yeast. Set your bread machine to the basic setting and light crust. January, 2021 Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Link
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Bread Machine Philly Pretzels
Pretzel 3/5 4/5 Difficulty Rating Cuisine: Servings: Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Bread1690 minutes12 minutes120 minutes Ingredients 1 3/4 cup Water (235 g) 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil (27 g) 1 tbsp Sugar (13 g) 1 1/2 tsp Salt (10g) 4 1/2 cup Flour (540 g) 2 tsp Yeast or 120g starter 5 cups Water 2 tbsp Baking Soda (optional) large Salt or Sugar granules to taste Method First add Water and Oil to bread machine. Then add Salt, Sugar, Flour, and lastly Yeast. Set your bread machine to the dough setting. This will take approximately 90 minutes. Split the dough into 16. Roll out into a long roll, pinch the ends…
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Montessori Bed – A More Affordable Set Up
As the first step toward independence, we wanted our daughter to have more access to things in her bedroom. This includes being able to get in and out of bed by herself, but also doing it safely. While the Montessori Method encouraged the use of accessible bed from birth, our previous compact apartment did not allow for this type of set up. However, once we moved to a more spacious home, we were determine to make it happen. When our daughter was 18-months old, we moved her from her crib to a floor bed. The Montessori beds we saw online are really cute but they are very expensive! We also…