Chocolate Valentine’s Cookies

Children love Valentine’s Day. Children also love baking. Combine these two loves by making cookies for Valentine’s Day. I found this chocolate rolled cookie recipe on the glorious treats web site. Make sure to let the children help with every part of baking from collecting the ingredients, measuring, mixing, rolling the dough, using cookie cutters, […]

Pulled Pork Stuffed Sweet Potato

An 8-year-old I care for loves sweet potatoes. Since her family had a pack of shredded barbecue pork in their freezer I tried serving the pork on a sweet potato. She loved it. I baked the potato while she was in school and simply reheated the potato right before serving. Her parents ate the extra […]

Red Pepper Sauce

My Mom Boss asked me to make this recipe. It is so super easy to make and so delicious. If someone in your nanny family cannot consume tomatoes this red pepper sauce is a great alternative to marinara sauce. We served it on pasta for the kids but the sauce good over steak, grilled polenta, […]

Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Pasta

You can never go wrong making pasta for dinner for your Nanny Family. The toddler I care for really loves this recipe. This is a quick and easy recipe with the pasta, veggie, and protein all in one dish. You Will Need: 1 lb sweet Italian sausage 1 lb broccoli rabe, trimmed, stems removed 1 […]

Chicken and Feta Stuffed Peppers

My Mom Boss asked me to make this recipe from her recipe box. The original recipe recommends cutting the sweet bell peppers in half but I like making stuffed peppers as full bell peppers. I just increased the par cooking and final cooking a bit. We also put them in the freezer to reheat as […]

Hummus Pizza

You may think that hummus pizza sounds gross but I assure you it’s delicious. You can make your own pizza dough and hummus from scratch but I simply buy fresh pizza dough from the grocery store or from my favorite Italian restaurant and my Nanny Family’s favorite store bought hummus. Let the children spread the […]

Chicken Biryani

This is a delicious chicken dinner that is bursting with amazing flavors by Daniela Apostolic from the My Gorgeous Recipes web site. The rice is cooked to perfection and chicken cooked in fragrant, but mild Indian spices are combined in one fantastic dish that everyone in the family can enjoy. You Will Need: 2 chicken […]

Jam Filled Christmas Cookies

This easy to make Shortbread Cookie recipe creates the cutest cookies, perfectly sweet and full of buttery flavor. Sandwich strawberry jam between two cookies and dust them with powdered sugar is simply delectable this time of year. You can purchase the supplies by tapping the links below or visit my storefront by clicking here. You […]

Christmas Tree Pizza

This easy recipe combines children’s love of both Christmas and pizza. I use store bought fresh pizza dough and pesto sauce to make it super easy and quick for the children to make their own holiday pizza. Using pesto sauce instead of tomato sauce makes for a great looking Christmas tree pizza. You Will Need: […]

Eggplant Parmesan

This is an easy eggplant Parmesan recipe I found on the All Recipes web site. I made this dinner for a vegetarian family that eats dairy and loves cheese. It is really delicious and the kids love it served with a salad with Parmesan crisps and garlic bread or cheesy pesto breadsticks. You Will Need: […]