I made these yummy grilled vegetable paninis for the family I work for this week. I used pesto but balsamic glaze tastes great as well. The sandwiches can be made 4 hours ahead and wrapped well with plastic wrap and refrigerate. You Will Need: 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 to 3 small Japanese […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
If the children you care for don’t like fish this salmon recipe will change their minds. I make deep diagonal slices through the filet to help the juice to marinate the fish. I just use more fresh orange and lemon juice for bigger salmon fillets. The mother I work for taught me to broil it […]
Kids love Christmas. Children love pizza. So we combined their love of both with this fun way to have the kids help make dinner for their family. Using fresh store-bought pizza dough makes it a super quick and easy Christmas tree shaped pizza. Use any veggies the kids like that look likes ornaments or garland. […]
Lasagna is the ultimate winter comfort food. The kids love to help make it and eat it. Lasagna makes for great left overs as it tastes even better the next day. I recommend serving lasagna with a leafy green salad and warm Italian bread. You Will Need: 12 lasagna noodles, (uncooked) 4 cups mozzarella cheese, […]
I found this unusual, delicious, sweet and spicy, harvest-like whole cauliflower recipe on the instantpoteats web site. I skipped the breadcrumbs and broiled the glaze on the cauliflower for the last 10 minutes of cooking the vegetable. Sprinkling the vegetable with dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds makes it perfect for Thanksgiving dinner or any autumn […]
Acorn squash is so delicious and stuffing the squash makes for a great presentation. I found this easy, delicious recipe on The Clean Eating Couple web site. I didn’t peel the apples and I used vegan cheese. Feel free to substitute the ground turkey with another protein or to make it vegetarian add some rice […]
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