From the Art of Gluten Free Baking, modified to be sourdough instead of commercial yeast. Did four hours on sponge and then overnight cold proof to room temp until doubled.
They tasted even better than they look. Made with dairy free butter with no issues. Subbed gf oat flour for the sorghum because sorghum blows up my insides. Morton’s kosher salt worked fine. Used the baking soda and brown sugar bath.
Here’s my pro tip: if you own a decent washer and dryer, cloth diapers doesn’t have to be hard, and actually removes some of the stressors of disposable, but it is a good idea to be flexible and use disposable in certain situations.
We have a 17 month old, and expecting our second any day. Toddler is starting to potty train because they can really tell when they’ve peed, unlike with disposable.
Our setup: LG turbowash front loader with steam and gas dryer with steam. We paid about $1600 for the pair, that’s about a $400 premium on a cheap set of W/D.
Supplies: Babygoal diaper covers, 24 total, OsoCozy Trifold inserts, 24 total, bamboo liners. Backup terra diapers.
What we do: For first few weeks of first baby and at least the first week of second we do disposables. Then we switch to cloth. For babies without solid food we use no liner. Once almost all are soiled, we do a “quick wash” cycle, then a “sanitary” cycle with a vinegar in the softener cup. After solid food poops are coming, we switch to using liners, and skip the “quick wash” and do just the same “sanitary” cycle but add the “prewash” setting. Around 1 year our toddler started to soak the diaper overnight sometimes so we now use 1 disposable a day overnight, and sometimes it is totally dry in the morning. If we know we are gonna be on a long car ride or situation similar we will sometimes do disposables then as well.
Total cost: ~$110 in durable supplies which will be used for 2nd and possibly more babies. $.05 per change for liners. Utility cost of 1 extra load of laundry every 2-3 days.
The reason I say it is less stressful is because we never have a panic situation where we have to run to the store for diapers. Sometimes we just have to start laundry when it is less ideal, but our washer even has a delay start function so we can have a load ready to put in the dryer right when we wake up. We have a time-of-use electricity rate so we try not to run laundry from 3pm to midnight.
I have a lift-bowl KitchenAid with 6qt bowls. Been making a lot of recipes from Aran Goyoaga’s book.
Almost all the recipes say to use the dough hook. It takes forever, and I think the batches are too small for my mixer.
Earlier this week I said F it, there’s no gluten to worry about overworking, I’m using the paddle.
And it works great so far!
I took my i3 in today because it has the airbag light on and the airbag high-resistance code which is covered under a service bulletin. Car will hit 10 years on May 28th so this is probably the last time it will be in the dealer unless REx system has issues later on.
Is there anything else it would be worth having them look at, do diagnostics on? I don’t want to spend a bunch of money doing random stuff but would like to catch any last minute service bulletins or other items that are covered until 10 years.
Thanks!
We are expecting our 2nd in 4 weeks. Older child will be 18 months. Had plans to buy new gear but unemployed now so need to adjust.
Here’s what we have:Ub Aria v1 Car seat(I really want to replace, first outgrew super quickly), Ub Vista v1 and bassinet(no rumble seat), Ub Minu v2
Here’s what I wanted: Buy new stuff and sell old. Out-n-about Nipper v5 with bassinet, Nuna Pipa Aire Rx, Nuna Trvl Double
My wife really doesn’t want to make our 18mo face backwards. We are not doing a baby shower because she thinks they are tacky for 2nd babies. We do have some relatives who may be willing to help.
What would you do in my situation? Do we absolutely need a double solution for in the car? Everyone says they hate the Vista as a double, but is it worth the effort to get rid of it? Should we keep the single travel stroller regardless?
Edit: our lifestyle is we live in a small walkable city but have to drive a lot to other nearby cities for errands and appointments. The hatches on our cars aren’t huge so we definitely need a travel stroller that will fit and still conserve space for other stuff. We really like having a full-size stroller with lots of basket capacity at the house because we walk to the grocery store and to friends’ houses almost daily.