Shaz by the Sea

The timing of this blog is  really  funny. I was saying in my last post that I wanted to compile a list of my favorite things - like favorite playground, favorite restaurant, favorite activity to do with the kids, etc. As I was writing out my list, I thought I would add  my favorite coffee place: Boston King Coffee in Woburn Four Corners. Then I remember I had blogged about it before - I looked for the post and it's from October 2 years ago. Then I wanted to write about my favorite playground (Spaulding rehab playground in Charlestown) and I blogged about THAT two years ago in a separate post! So there must be something about me and fall and favorites and lists. Here's an update to the post from October 2016 . Favorite Restaurant - Bocelli's If you know anything about me, you know I like simple things - and when I like something, I LOVE something...like, I'm all in. My friend Keryn introduced me to Bocelli's in Medford probably something like 10 years ...

I don’t know about you, but I was falling into a serious chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, and pizza rut. The boys haven’t had veggie pouches since they were little, and they tend to only have the yogurt pouches now. Needless to say, they haven’t had many vegetables at home besides maybe corn and carrots.  Thankfully they eat healthy at school with their snacks. For example, they have peppers and carrots and other vegetables with different sauces and dressings. However, I tend to make them quick and easy meals when I get home from work like peanut butter sandwiches since they can’t have peanut butter at school.  Tonight, I decided to pull it out of the fridge and incorporate it into my usual homemade pancake recipe. To make the squash, I just  warm it up, cut it in half, sprinkle a little cinnamon on it and put it  face down on a baking sheet in the oven. It makes the house smell so nice.  I usually keep it in the fridge and it can accompany any meal very ...