I'm a full-time mummy

You know what's nice to belong in an awesome mummy group that helps each other and share their recipes? I am so happy to learn this recipe from the mummies in this SAHM group I joined in and decided to give this a try.

Now what you do is:

- Buy ikan bilis (aka anchovy) preferably those that are already cleaned and without heads and tail.

- Wash the ikan bilis to remove the excess salt and domoic acid (this is what I read from other website)

- Drain the ikan bilis and arrange them as a flat layer on a baking tray.

- Bake at 170C for about 10 – 15 minutes.

- Blend them into powder form.

- Store in airtight container and it's ready to use when you cook!

Btw, just to share my initial reactions when I tried the ikan bilis powder (I made noodle soup) - it had some burnt after taste and upon finishing my bowl of noodle, I found the remnants of the ikan bilis powder at the bottom of my bowl. After checking with the mummies in my SAHM group, I was informed these observations are normal.

Burnt after taste might be due to over baking - so I need to either reduce the temperature or cut down the baking time. As for the remnants (also known as 'jah' in Cantonese) this are perfectly normal as the ikan bilis powder is not water soluble so it is alright to have remnants left. And now I ponder why the ikan bilis stock powder that we bought from the supermarket is easily dissolve in water... hmmmm...

Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you give this a try too!

This is an interesting product that I get to review for my children! The first time I saw this product, it reminded me of my friend's mother long long ago whom I saw wearing a similar looking sleeves while she was driving. Decades later, I see this similar looking products but for kids? And with UV protection features? Wow, I must review it! So here goes my feedback:

Description from the product page:
"Sunny Sleevez  are the cool fashionable answer on high UV days. Our UV sun sleeves are perfect for babies, kids, tweens and beyond.
    FACT sunscreen takes 20 minutes to even START working
    FACT sunscreen MUST be reapplied EVERY 2 hours
    FACT 92%  of sunscreen don't give the protection they claim!
Slip them on in the Sun, Slide them off when you're done! Patent Pending, Chemical-Free Sun Protection You Never Have to Reapply!"

I had initially requested for the flames design (Kids size) in white color (so that it is easier to match with my boy's clothings) and classic with hand cover style. When the product arrived and I noticed it is blue instead of white, I was a tad confused and disappointed but then after a while, I realised blue is not bad either.

The sleeves are very light and smooth. I love that there are selections for children sizes though I think it's a little big too big for my 3.5 years old boy. He loves the flame design on the sleeves and can't wait to wear it!

During one of our family outing, he wore it for a few minutes before they started sliding off his hands. Should have requested for a smaller size sigh... but then again, an upside is I get to keep this and use it later on when he grows a wee bit chubbier hahaha... 

I think this is a useful product which you can carry along everywhere you go (because it is light and small in size) and gives you comfort in knowing that you can easily protect your child's hands when they are out and about under the bright sunlight.

A very good product I say!

You can get this from http://www.sunnysleevez.com/

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

I received an email from Applecrumby & Fish asking whether I would be interested to review one of the products range in their store and oh boy, who am I to say no to trying out awesome products for my family and I right?! So here goes my review for the "Putto Secret Liquid (Travel Size)":

Description from the product page:
"Putto Secret Liquid comes in a convenient spray bottle for easy and quick use. It provides effective relief and soothing on inflamed skin, dryness and itchiness. Putto Secret Liquid contains 88% of NHEB-05TM (Natural Herbal Extract Blended) and β-Glucan, effective components to lock-in skin's natural moisutre. Baby's skin is prone to rash and dry patches. Putto Secret Liquid alleviates troubled spots within minutes. For external use only."

This bottle is very easy to carry along since it is for travel size. It is almost 4 inch tall and you can just press the nozzle to spray out tiny amount of the secret liquid.

There is a subtle tinge of lemony/citrusy smell on the liquid which has a yellow tea-like color and it does not leave any oily feel on your skin after it dries up.

I read the product description that it provides effective relief and soothing on inflamed skin, dryness and itchiness. FYI, my 3.5 years old boy chewing on his finger nails (I am still looking for solutions to this, so if anybody have any recommendation please let me know!) and although I trim his nails every other day, he still finds way to chew them and it ends up with his nails being jagged and uneven, and he loves to scratch and wipe his face so, often I will find scratch marks on his face.

I decided to try out the Putto Secret Liquid on his face. It takes about a day over for his scratches to heal up. I find that this is good and keep the bottle near me at all times just so that I can immediately spray and apply some onto my kiddos' skin whenever I see any wounds or scratches on them. Good product!

You can get this at Applecrumby & Fish website.

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