Sunshine Burger falafel

What's ever better than a Sunshine Burger? Six different flavours of Sunshine Burgers! Yep, there's a variety for every taste. There's even a falafel burger. They're a bit drier than the other varieties (as falafel is normally rather dry), but serve them with the right combo of condiments and they're delish.

Ryan
and
AJ's
lunches:
falafel
Sunshine
Burger,
hummus,
cucu-
mber,
avocado
on flax
lavash
wrap
bread;
salted
almonds;
dried
fruit
(apricots
for Ryan,
raisins
for AJ); baby carrots; gherkin pickle; mini zucchini muffin.













For presentation purposes the wrap halves are stood on end, but you'd need to lay them down as in the pic on the right to fit them in a bento or sandwich keeper. I gave the boys Spiderman and Pokemon sandwich containers today--I'd intended for them to have coordinating Spiderman boxes, but it appears they left one somewhere in the past few week...Water Country? cousins house? grandmas? Who knows.

You can make the same sandwich with pita bread, or if you're gluten free try topping a corn thin or rice cake with hummus, then the rest of the fillings.

Today was also Maia' first day of preschool! I know, I know, you were expecting bigger fanfare, but the first week is only an hour each day, so she barely needed a snack. But here's what she brought:

Nate
and
Maia's
snacks:
raisins,
pretzel
twists,
mini
banana
muffin.

Nate
had
the
Thomas
the
Tank
Engine
contain-
er and
Maia
brought
Hello
Kitty of coure! It wasn't as
big as the photo makes it
seem...a toddler snack is
pretty minimal. Here is
Maia's snack in my hand
so you get the size
comparison...






And here they are
heading into school
together.

Restaurant Review: Big Fresh

Big Fresh Cafe - Framingham, MA

It may not look like
much on the outside,
but in my opinion this
is the best restaurant
in our town. What
better way to kick off
what I hope will be some
mouth watering restaurant
reviews.

Located in a strip mall, across the street from McDonald's and Bugaboo Creek steakhouse, near Walmart and route 9, is this fabulous restaurant that strives to bring wholesome local New England grown foods to its customers.

The menu is delicious, with falafel wraps, asian curry dishes and stir-fries, salads and sides of locally grown vegetables. In the foyer is a bulletin board that often changes, highlighting different local farms. And in addition to daily specials, there is a blackboard telling what local ingredients are available and which farm they came from.

The New England growing
season isn't as long as in
other areas of the country,
but last week in May the
first local produce had
arrived--spring asparagus!
Later in the season this
board will be crammed with
a list of local food items.

Another thing I love about this restaurant is the open kitchen--you can watch your food being prepared, and during slower hours socialize with the staff. However, at 1pm on a tuesday, the place was packed with a line of people waiting to place lunch orders.

I was craving a falafel
hummus wrap, my usual.
My husband often orders
something different, but
ends up stealing some of
mine for a few tastes, so
this visit we ordered
the same thing. Delish!

Check out the Big Fresh website for their menu, catering menu, or to learn about the restaurant's various community connections.
Or stop in for a healthy lunch or dinner before heading out with your date to the Framingham 16 cinema, Shopper's World, or Natick Collection mall.