On August 26, 2015 I began working for a new Nanny Family.
I call this new family officially my Nanny Family #4.
There are 4 kids. A practically 10 yr old girl, a 7 yr old boy, an almost 4 yr old boy & a 1 yr old boy. I get the 2 oldest out the door to their bus stop @ 7:30am then turn my attention to the 2 youngest.
Usually they sleep in until 8am or beyond though sometimes, they are awake when I arrive at 7:15am. I change their wet diapers/Pullups, dress them & make oatmeal for them. They can feed themselves but choose not to so I feed both of them to assure they have a full tummy.
Playtime happens until 10 or so when we go outside until lunch.
After lunch, the littlest goes to sleep ( he loves his nap, no crying... ever!) While he sleeps, I have "school time" w/the other boy. Unless he falls asleep like he did today! Then @ 3:25pm, the 2 oldest kids get off the bus. Mom or Dad arrive home by 4:30pm. And that's my every day for this school year!
She had left some soup for the boys lunch the other day. It was the 1st time they ate everything I put in front of them! I got her recipe & made it tonight for dinner. Only took about 45 minutes from start to finish & B loved it... A LOT!
Supposed to taste better as leftovers the next day!
Unsure how it would do in a slow cooker. May try that method next Monday night w/friends.
What you need:
- 1 lbs mild Italian sausage (I used 4 sausage patties & crumbled them up as they cooked)
- 2 large Russett baking potatoes (peeled, cut in 1/2 then into 1/4" slices)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 minced garlic cloves ( I used jarred garlic)
- 1/4 cup bacon bits (optional) I used the 100% real bacon bits from salad dressing aisle
- Salt & Pepper
- 2 cups of kale or swiss chard, chop it up (I used kale)
- 16 ounces of chicken broth
- 1 quart of water
- 1 cup of heavy cream
What you do:
- Brown the sausage in a stockpot breaking it into smallish pcs as you go
- Add in the chicken broth & water. Stir
- Put in onions, potatoes & garlic
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat & simmer until potatoes are soft
- Add in bacon
- Add salt & pepper, to taste
- Simmer another 10 minutes
- Turn to lowest heat setting
- Add in chopped kale & heavy cream
- Heat through & serve
