Pesto Pasta with Sausage, Mushroom, Tomato

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 […]

Matzo Ball Soup

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 […]

Easy Quick Dahl

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. […]

Instant Pot Chicken Saag

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 […]

Cashew Chicken

I made this cashew chicken recipe found on The Pioneer Woman web site at my nanny job and the entire family loved it. I served this delicious cashew chicken recipe with seared bok choy and white rice. You Will Need: 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 tablespoon brown sugar2 tablespoons oyster […]

Yaki Udon

Here’s a delicious and easy Japanese stir fried udon noodle recipe ready in 20 minutes that my Nanny Kids love! I found this recipe on the drivemehungry web site. Stir fried udon noodles with a savory 5 ingredient yaki udon noodle sauce. You can use ground turkey, pork, or Beyond Beef instead of beef if […]

Italian Sausage Ratatouille

One of the boys I care for loved helping me make this ratatouille for dinner that I found on the Yummly web site. He loved layering the vegetables and sampling the sweet sausage and feta cheese. We combined the ingredients before serving it on top of rice and quinoa. You Will Need: 1 large onion […]

Chinese Ribs with Soybeans Soup

Kids always love their Grandmother’s recipes and this soup was no exception. Using a pressure cooker made it quick and easy to make. We added left over cauliflower to the soup to warm up at the end of cooking, then served the soup over white rice. I hope your Nanny Family enjoys this Asian soup […]

Red Lentil Soup and Corn Bread

This is a yummy soup to serve on a cold winter evening. This red lentil soup recipe is from NY Times. I used red lentils because I think red lentils are prettier to serve to children than green or black lentils. The easy cornbread recipe the kids and I made to serve with the soup […]

Mongolian Pork

A mother I work for had this recipe in her kitchen binder. When her children tasted the first bite of this Mongolian Pork recipe they said, “Oh Yum. This is so good!” I hope your own family and your Nanny Family like it as much as the family I work for did. I served it […]