The UnYucky Families Blog
And baby makes three…
What does your family look like, I wonder? You might be partnered or single, blended or firmly separated. You might have one child or several, and maybe you’ve got shared care with extra children some days of the week. I find this whole family dynamics...
Grandpa’s Underpants, Nana’s Knickers
Dinner games Grandpa’s Underpants One person answers questions from the other players. The aim of this game is to keep a straight face while you answer Grandpa’s underpants to any question put to you. If you’re one of the people asking questions, your aim is to...
Three Wishes
Dinner games Three Wishes A genie offers you three wishes, what will they be? Why did you choose that? When our family plays this, the only rule is that you can’t wish for more wishes (or for another genie!) If you’ve got more than one child playing, you may need to...
Would You Rather (Why)?
Dinner games Would You Rather (Why)? This is a game of choices – sometimes disgusting ones! Around the table you take turns posing a question with two options, saying: Would you rather …X or Y… ? Each person says which choice they would make and why. As kids get...
High-Low-Happy
Would you like to find out what happened at school and work without asking What did you do today? The High-Low-Happy game helps us talk about the good, bad and interesting bits of our days – and get comfort or reassurance without needing to ask for it. Everyone shares...
Grey lamb and tinned peas
This isn’t a sob story about lousy Christmases: it’s about the power of daily habits on children’s lives. I grew up in a house with no dining table and a mother who had better things to do than cook. Lamb was served grey, peas came from a can, and the lumps in...
Lauren Reviews Once-A-Week Cooking Plan with a Thermomix
Mama Lauren Reviews Once-A-Week Cooking Plan: Oven Baked Meals...with her Thermomix! "Okay, so I generally feel that I am a pretty organised person. I 'meal plan', keep a list of what's in my chest freezer and make lunches the night before. I've got the bases covered!...
Mums best 20-minute dinner recipes and ideas
There are always days when we just do not stop and dinner time suddenly lands out of the blue giving us a big old smack in the chops. Argh! What to do for dinner? Here are some favourite super quick dinner recipes and ideas from our awesome community of MamaBakers...
DIY Bulk Dishwashing Powder
We used to swear that we wouldn’t use our dishwasher because we were afraid that it used more water than we did hand washing, and also I was terrified of the thing (like I am of all appliances which I am prone to breaking). And then when baby came and the family of...
11 Secrets to a Perfect Beef Stew: with 9 Beef Stew Recipes!
Everyone has their own wonderful way of making beef stew. Different people swear by different cuts of meat, vegetables, the use of wine or herbs or extra secret or not so secret ingredients which increase flavour, depth and general deliciousness. We're all for flair...
Chicken Wing Stock with bonus recipe: Quick Chicken, Rice & Ginger Soup!
Now is the time for chicken soup. Store bought stock is dismal, salty and expensive. You need litres of the stuff to make a decent soup to feed the family and beyond. In one chef’s job, every week I had to make stock from 8 chickens in a giant stock pot. This yielded...
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