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We All Ought to Have Pizza, Gyro and Just Fun!
I’m a mom to a 10-year-old child, I get you moms.
The summer is in full bloom. COVID does exist, but life must go on. Being cooped in, apparently is not our thing, as we all found out. The neighborhood peeps became our family; kids want to hang out with each other till the very last second of the night - rain or shine. You are just coming home from a long day at the office or just starting to crawl out from your home office, drained with Zoom calls. “Mommy I’m hungry,” you hear those dreadful words, even though, you know your kids had breakfast, lunch and ton of snacks in between. You need time to decompress. “A human can go 30 days without food,” a thought sprints through your mind. “Ok,” you say, “will feed you shortly.”
SO, being a healthy and organic food fanatic, and but of course, every meal must be prepared from scratch, I say, forget about it, call your local food truck, and make your neighborhood summer’s nirvana, or to change it up a bit, visit the most delish local place, The Gyro Shop.
One of my most favorite food trucks is AVIVA. Not for nothing, the name means fresh. As the state-of-the-art brick ovens on wheels start to arrive to set up, the most divine aromatic fumes start to circle around your neighborhood as the pizzas start to come alive. Ah yes, for a second there, you feel you are in Italy. Want a Margherita Pizza? No problem. Gluten free Bianco Pizza, done deal. Aviva Pizza with hot sausage and extra, made in the house, mozzarella, absolutely. Mouthwatering pizzas served right there at your doorsteps. And if pizzas are not what you are looking for, not a problem, AVIVA is also known for their catering, luscious banana peppers, meat balls and gnocchi. Nirvana? I say, most definitely.
Want to take a little drive and feel you are in Greece with a blue sky and white feathery clouds, then you must try, The Gyro Shop, in Wexford. The juicy gyro’s rotisserie is served with fresh, daily-made Tzatziki or try the chicken with Mediterranean spices grilled on a fresh bed of salad with feta. It is every health nut’s dream. Nirvana? I say, most definitely.
The kids are thrilled, covered with sweat and pizza sauce. You, as a parent, are over the moon, everyone is fed, kitchen is clean, and you just got yourself a few hours of freedom with really good food. Let it be your little reminder. After trying so hard to be a good parent during such unprecedented few years, you, as a parent, owe it to yourself. AND, at the same time, you are helping local businesses. We all know, they had it rough.
ENJOY the SUMMER. ENJOY every bite you take. ENJOY every minute with your loved ones. After all, SUMMER, comes only once a year. n
Sofya Stearns is the proud owner of Izabella’s Gourmet Chow and the mother of a young daughter, and she is brimming with tips and ideas to share with other moms, step-mothers, grandmothers and moms-to-be to make their lives easier. Sometime, being a mom is difficult, and she hopes that she can help to connect others as they care for and raise the little ones in their charge.
