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Pesto Pasta with Sausage, Mushroom, Tomato
April 26, 2024 Leave a Comment
If the children in your care love pasta, they are sure to love this easy recipe. My Mom Boss found the recipe on the Real Plans app and the kids love it! I simply bought ground sweet sausage and a premade jar of pesto to make the yummy dinner. Leftovers make a great school lunch school packed in a thermos the next day.
You Will Need:
4 cups fusilli pasta1 pound Italian sausage
8 ounces mushrooms
1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
1 jar of pesto
What to Do:
1. Boil a pot of salty water. Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente, slightly firm.
2. Slice mushrooms and halve tomatoes.
3. Remove sausage from casing if in links. Brown the sausage in a pan and cook thoroughly. Remove from pan.
4. Cook tomatoes until skin is blistering. Add in mushrooms until cooked.
5. Put the sausage back in the pan and toss with pasta. Add pesto sauce until everything is covered.
“Paper Wishes” by Tara Knudsen and Make Paper Airplanes
April 24, 2024 Leave a Comment
“Paper Wishes” by Tara Knudsen is a lovely children’s book about a boy who is missing his grandparents, as they live very far away. He gets the idea to make an origami love heart, and he posts it to them. He wonders where it is on its journey and whether it will go by plane, […]
[Continue reading...]Matzo Ball Soup
April 21, 2024 Leave a Comment
You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy matzo ball soup. To start off the Passover meal, many families enjoy matzo ball soup. It is traditionally a chicken and vegetable soup with dumplings made out of matzo meal (or ground matzo) and is usually one the kids’ favorite part of the dinner. I add shredded […]
[Continue reading...]Matzo House for Passover
April 19, 2024 Leave a Comment
Work with the children to make a house out of matzo and other Kosher edible treats and materials. I found this idea on the Martha Stewart web site but allowed the children to use kosher candies, chocolate covered matzoh, and macarons to decorate their Passover house. It is so fun to do and although not […]
[Continue reading...]Baby Safe Earth Day Painting
April 17, 2024 Leave a Comment
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. I love helping the kids prepare for Earth Day by reading children’s books about the Earth, making simple crafts, and baking each year. For this super easy baby safe painting activity, simply print an Earth template and trim it to fit inside a ziplock bag. You can also […]
[Continue reading...]Easy Quick Dahl
April 12, 2024 Leave a Comment
This lentil Dahl recipe given to me by my Mom Boss. It is made in one pot in 30 minutes. I use this vegetable chopper to make the prep quicker and a rice cooker to make the rice easy too. It’s rich and creamy, made with budget-friendly ingredients, and packed with plant protein and fiber. […]
[Continue reading...]Crochet Amigurumi
April 10, 2024 Leave a Comment
“Crochet Amigurumi for Every Occasion” is filled with 21 crochet patterns for projects that are easy to make and that you’ll be proud to gift! Loaded with cuteness and beginner-friendly amigurumi patterns created by The Woobles, the internet’s favorite one-stop source for easy-to-make crochet kits, you’ll be crocheting adorable projects in no time! Grouped by […]
[Continue reading...]Children’s Books About Solar Eclipses
April 6, 2024 Leave a Comment
I love using children’s books to prepare kids for new experiences. On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspiring phenomenon: a total eclipse of the sun. Here are some great books on the topic I found at the local library and bought on Amazon to help the kids prepare for the unforgettable […]
[Continue reading...]Instant Pot Chicken Saag
April 5, 2024 Leave a Comment
This is a healthy Indian meal found on NomNomPaleo.com that’s delicious served simply over basmati rice. This is a dairy free version of saag which usually uses heavy cream to create the creamy spinach mixture. My Nanny Family loved it and using a pressure cooker makes it fast and easy. You Will Need: 1 onion […]
[Continue reading...]Great Peacock Children’s Books and Project
April 3, 2024 Leave a Comment
Peacocks are large, colorful birds known for their iridescent blue and green feathers and distinctive fan-shaped tail feathers, which they display during courtship rituals. Males are called peacocks, while females are actually called peahens. After reading the great children books we review below let the children make this 3D peacock made out of cardboard. You […]
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