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Wayb Pico car seat review

Got this seat as a latecomer to their Kickstarter, so didn't have to wait so long as some of the original backers, yay for me! As a result of the shorter wait, it came in time for a major European trip (to Switzerland, actually), and the seat saw action on the airplane and in cars, as well as being carried as luggage. We don't pack light, with a then 2 year old, and we had 2 rolling duffle bags, shoulder bags and this Wayb. The backpack supplied with the Wayb is very comfortable, as well as being very roomy, to fit not just the seat itself, but all sorts of soft packable other stuff. And it's not so bulky as to be unwieldy walking around. The seat itself is sturdily made with nice little touches everywhere, such as little elastic bands to keep the webbing tidy, and the latches click into places on the seat when not in use. The breathable seat material kept the kid much cooler. But here, I must note a big shortcoming compared to other seats -- there is no recline. The ...

Banana apple bread recipe

I've used the recipe at https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/our-favorite-banana-bread/ with success, but once, I didn't have enough bananas and substituted apples + unsweetened apple sauce and it was very tasty, and now this is my preference for a less banana-y banana bread. This is the recipe: 1 cup sugar (I use 2/3 cup granulated sugar and unpacked 1/3 cup of brown sugar) 1/2 cup butter, softened Cream these two ingredients together, then add, one at a time, 2 eggs Separately, into a food processor go: 3 ripe bananas 2 peeled, cored apples, diced enough unsweetened apple sauce to make 1.5 cups total, including above bananas/apples Once pureed together, mix into the sugar/butter/eggs Separately, mix these dry ingredients 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon of: - baking powder - baking soda - salt (the salt I use is quite closely packed, fine and salty, so I use 3/4 teaspoon) - cinnamon dash of nutmeg Then dump the prior mixed wet ingredients into the dry and sti...