This Week's Food

Aw, nuts!

This week's Treat of the Week is one of my all time favourites. (Yes, I am feeling British, thank you for asking. It's all the Great British Baking Show I have been mainlining.)

Q's Nuts in Somerville has cooked up some of their Autumn Roast Pecans to show up in your shares this week and we can't wait. This roast combines autumnal spices (and no. I did not, and I repeat DID NOT, say "pumpkin spice". Get on out of here with that) with orange peel and brandy. YUM.

Posted on September 26, 2025

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HULK SMASH

Ladies and Gentlefolk,

Summer is winding down but that doesn't mean that that grill of yours doesn't still need some love and affection.

This week Joe has curated the perfect smash burger collection for you. Beef from Cold Spring Ranch, Hamburger buns in bread of the week, Cheddar Cheese from Pineland at cheese of the week - you see this dream being written out in real time.

Posted on September 20, 2025

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Lets go, Pesto!!!

This week the MVP is basil pesto from Deano's Pasta. Dean and Hala Matarazzo, the husband and wife team behind Deano's are 4th generation pasta makers, their families have been cranking out incredible pasta, sauces and ravioli since 1947. Their products are great and they happen to be wonderful people to work with.

Posted on September 12, 2025

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The question on everyone's mind...

Friends, we are finally here to answer the question that is burning in all of your brains: how the hell is tofu made?

Calm your curious brains, we are here for you.

This week we have certified organic tofu from the good folks at Heiwa in Rockport, Maine. They use local organic soybeans in their process and magically turn it into the vegetarian blocks of deliciousness we deliver to you and offer a la carte in the store!

Posted on September 05, 2025

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What did the buffalo say when his kid went to college?

Good morning friends!

To all of you missing the horror show that is my dad joke repertoire, I'm back.

Jokes aside, we have some very serious meats for you this week. We have bison hot dogs from Yankee Farmers Market owned by Keira Farmer, pictured.

We have known Keira for years and FUN FACT have known her Ops Manager Ginger Snow for even longer. Ginger was a super star on the Boston Militia, the Boston Women's Professional tackle football team. I got to play with Ginger for a few years and witness the magic. While I was technically on the team I might as well have been the water boy compared to her.

Posted on August 29, 2025

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A perfect pie

Good morning friends!

To all you pizza fanatics out there, this week is your week.

As an evangelical pizza fanatic I am thrilled about the basket of goodies Joe has gathered for you. Heirloom tomatoes, sweet local corn and basil are ready to make a holy union with pizza dough from A&J King and cozy up with the burrata in the role of Cheese of the Week.

Posted on August 22, 2025

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Well that's just dandy!

Good morning friends!

This week we have dandelion greens in all shares from our friends at Clark Farm.

Maybe you're thinking to yourself; "Erin, you write about Clark Organic Farm a LOT in these newsletters. What, are you in loooooooove with Clark Organic Farm? Do you want to maaaaarrry it?".

Posted on August 15, 2025

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Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese

Happy Friday!

Hi! I’m Brian! I’ve worked for Family Dinner for about 4 years. I answer your emails, talk too much about the Red Sox for any of my coworkers’ liking, and last year, I hiked the Appalachian Trail. Today, I’m taking the baton from Erin and Joe and writing today’s Family Dinner newsletter!

Posted on August 08, 2025

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C is for COOKIE

Good morning friends,

It's Friday morning and maybe you, like me, are dreaming of cookies.

We have you covered. This week the treat hails from our friends at Lark Fine Foods in Essex, MA. This incredible woman owned business has been cranking out "Cookies for Grown Ups" for years. After 20 years in financial services, and “on a Lark,” owner Brooke Carroll ventured into the specialty food world with her husband, Bob. Lark Fine Foods in Essex is a 100% women-owned company making a line of cookies and savory biscuits that have flavor profiles designed to appeal to mature palates, which means you don't have to share them with your kids and they pair well with a Negroni.

Posted on August 02, 2025

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Some Great Food Advice

Good morning friends,

I have been diving head first back into the world of Michael Pollan's writing, this time landing softly into the pages of "In Defense of Food". In its preface Pollan addresses the myriad questions people ask him about what they should eat, how much of it and when. He refuses to bury the lede saying it simply: "Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants".

Posted on July 25, 2025

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Hear ye, hear ye!!

In case you missed my 1,647 chances to brag about it on social (@sharefamilydinner), we were were featured in the Boston Globe this week alongside our friends at Farmers to You, Iron Ox (pictured. Hi Alex!) and Clark Farm.

The article by Devra First dove deep into who FD is, what this community is trying to accomplish and what makes us different. Though we're New Englanders who are not supposed to dabble in the frivolities of emotion, we were rather proud. Upon arriving at our facility in Woburn she wrote:

Posted on July 18, 2025

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Flowers are here!

Fresh flowers make everything just a little bit better and a whole lot brighter.

One of the grand dames of cooking said that having fresh flowers in a vase makes every dinner party 50% more enjoyable and delicious. I don't know which dame that was, Julia, Ina or Martha (it definitely wasn't Giada - she frightens me)... but I agree. Even a simple arrangement in a chipped mason jar is an un-extravagant moment of whimsy. A wink of joy.

Posted on July 11, 2025

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Baby you're a firework!

Maybe July 4th has you thinking about the Declaration of Independence and its auspicious opening lines: "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another...".

Posted on July 04, 2025

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