I'm a full-time mummy

I mentioned before that we are big fans of "Little Critter" apps and the last app we reviewed are the "Little Critter Collection #1", "Just a Mess", "Just Go to Bed" and "Just Going to the Dentist". So the moment I saw the words "Little Critter" in the latest Oceanhouse Media's press release in my email inbox, I remembered blogging about stepping out of my comfort zone early this year. Anyway, my review as below...

* Title: Just Shopping with Mom
* Price: $0.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Jan 30, 2013
* Version: 2.1
* Size: 33.5 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

Description from the product page:

"Little Critter goes shopping with his family which turns into an eventful day. While at the grocery store, his little sister becomes upset when she can't buy candy, makes a big mess by pulling items off of the shelf and then gets lost in the store. The next stop is the mall to find a dress for his little sister. Finally, Little Critter's patience pays off when mom finds a fun way to end the day!"

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the words pop out to tell you what it is!

* I like the storyline where it tells how Little Critter go for a shopping trip with his mummy and little sister and the events that unfolded during the trip.

* I used the opportunity in this story app to teach my almost 4 years old boy that we need to be patient if we want something, to always behave, to stay close to mummy when he is out and to help look after and protect his little sister as well.

You can purchase the "Just Shopping with Mom" app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I have previously reviewed "The Magnificent Travelling Palace", so when the same developer asked whether I would be interested to review his latest app, I thought 'Why not?' Without further ado, here goes my feedback...

* Title: iMix
* Price: $1.99
* Category: Games
* Released: Jan 11, 2013
* Version: 1.0
* Size: 62.2 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Shoham Drori 
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description from the product page:

"iMix- is a creative game that improves children's reading, writing and pronouncing skills in an imaginative playful and amusing manner. By mixing and matching parts of different characters and the syllables attached to them, children can create over 2000 new comic characters with funny new names. Touching each syllable will pronounce it, while the large speaker icon pronounces the full name of each character.

* This is a cute and fun game app where it allows you to slide 3 parts: head, body and feet and as you slide each part and tap on the word corresponding with the part, you get to experiment with new words and new creatures!

* There's just so many possibilities to learn new words and see the funny creatures that you made out of the creative words you slide.

* I would prefer if the corresponding part is also pronounced out when I tap directly on the image section as well as currently, it is only pronounced when you tap on the left letters side.

You can purchase the "iMix " app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I had earlier confessed that one of my 2013 resolutions (I rarely made them in my life so when I made it for this year, I'm trying to stick by it!) is to learn to cook for the family. For this post, I am sharing my first ever pork dish, recommended by hubby for me to try out.

Please note that I have no idea where my hubby got the list of ingredients from and the amount of sauces for marinade are also not given to me as well, so I practically blind guess the amount :P

Ingredients:

1. Pork ribs (I use about 250g)
2. Plum sauce (I use about 1.5 tbsp)
3. A small shallot (chopped until small pieces)
4. Soy sauce
5. Caramel sauce
6. Sugar
7. Sesame oil
8. Tomato sauce
9. Oyster sauce
10. Corn flour (I used about 1.5 tbsp)
(*Note: Item 4 to 9 about 1 tbsp each)

Methods:
* Blanch pork ribs in boiling water for 10 seconds. Mix item 2 to 10 together.
* Marinade pork ribs with the mixed item 2 to 10 for about 1 hour.
* Place pork ribs onto a metal plate, pour some marinade sauce on top of pork ribs.
* Wrapped metal plate with aluminium tin foil.
* Steam for about 45-60 minutes.

Outcome:

Hubby likes the dish and my almost 4 years old boy said he loved it! Oh boy, makes me float when I hear an innocent child proclaiming that hahahah! I personally feel the pork should be more tender but since hubby and my kiddos are OK with it, oh well, dish is a success!

To view my other recipes, feel free to hop over to my Recipe Library page for more info!