We love food, and as I have been cutting down on eating meat, I did went to try out some more vegan dishes. Dann suggested Bakers and Roasters, which was on our way to ARTIS Zoo, and it felt like the perfect fit. The whole place had a sort of hipster cafe vibe, with someone welcoming us and seating us as soon as we arrived. The place was half full of people chatting and eating. They did have a display case of freshly made pastries and a menu of coffees, but we came for food.
[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to toys that are for both adults and kids, Laid-Back Glasses feel like a fantastic invention. These glasses have mirrors in them, so that you can see what’s in your lap when you are laying down, without moving your head. Instead of seeing directly in front of you, you can just see down! Robin is the big reader in our household (though I can see how you could use these glasses to play on your phone!) so she was delighted to have a pair to play around with.
Laid-Back Glasses does restrict your view forward, so there isn’t a real way to wear them around. However, when you put them on laying down, you can easily see into your lap, allowing you to read books without the need to sit up. Robin said these worked very well, with her easily reading out her Dogman book as she laid on the couch. She absolutely loves silly yet functional things like this (and has a pair of glasses that let her see behind her) so was well up for wearing them.
They are a bit heavier than normal glasses would be, so that is something to get use to, due to the mirrors and extra plastic. Regardless of that, the Laid-Back Glasses don’t feel just like a kid’s toy. It feels like a functional gift that adults who like reading in bed would very much use! Reading before bed is something that Dann often does, and he found the glasses to be quite novel and work well too. It’s a neat idea, like something that feels obvious but I had never really thought about. Is it silly? Yes. Would I gift Laid-Black Glasses to the book lover in my life? Also yes.
[Ad- gifted product] Our family are big fans of board games, often playing them once a week. When we saw that Wicked Uncle had selected Go Genius World as one of their featured toys for Christmas, we knew that our family would enjoy it! This is a board game all about geography and learning, with a few different twists so that younger ones can get involved.
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[Ad- gifted product] Robin is a big fan of listening to music, and always enjoys whatever is currently trending, as she is such a trendy girl. So, when K-Pop Demon Hunters came out on Netflix, she was all for re-watching and re-watching the film, over and over, until she knew all of the words to all of the songs! With them added into our playlist for our car adventures, we were thrilled to hear that Yoto has released the Yoto KPop Demon Hunters card, allowing her to add the audio to her own Yoto Mini, so that she can take it with her on her own adventures.
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We have been trying to eat at every place in our town! Though I do not often pick Indian food, one of our friends suggested Belash, who recently celebrated their anniversary within our town. Belash has been in Harlow since 1977, building up their reputation for delicious curries and traditional Indian food. Though Dann has lived in Harlow his entire life, he’s actually not eaten here either, so we were both very excited to check it out!
Now, as someone who has not had much Indian food, I wasn’t really sure what to order. The staff at Belash were extremely helpful and informed me that the Kofta Jalfrazi was spicy, but not super spicy! I went with it, as I do know I like Kofta. Kofta are these little meatballs, made of lamb, which is cooked in a Jalfrazi curry sauce. This sauce had big chinks of onions, peppers and tomatoes, and was a very nice spice level. None of the curries come with rices, so Dann and I both got mushroom rice on the side. There were good sized chunks of mushrooms in this rice and it was very flavorful. Dann got Dansak Lamb, which is lamb cooked in a sweet and sour sauce. His sauce didn’t have a ton of vegetables like mine, but it had a lot of flavor. I had a bit of it and it was delicious.
