A Weird Little Dream...

Family Dinner started just a couple of years ago, as a weird little dream conceived over beers and burgers at Parlor Sports, our favorite Somerville haunt.

We sent a goofy but well-meaning email to a few friends basically asking; "Would it be cool if we brought you your groceries every week?" and people said yes. We started out of our apartment, doing 7 deliveries a week to our closest and most forgiving friends. In the beginning Erin's Mom helped pack the shares and we delivered them all in one car ride. (Throwback photo to when we first joined our shared kitchen. We didn't have bags or logos yet!)

We've since grown a little bit - to about 350 active subscribers, 25 drivers. Thousands of pounds of amazing local food each week. Hundreds of thousands of dollars put back into the local economy. We've all built a community around great local food and the people who make it.

All that from one crazy idea agreed upon over a double cheeseburger during a Patriots game.

We're still very much a small business and our single greatest area of growth is all of you. Your word of mouth recommendations have allowed us to do all of this and we are so grateful.

As we hope to take growth to the next phase, we would love for you to share Family Dinner with the many wonderful groups you are a part of; the gym, Mom's group, bongo drum choir, kick ball team or snarky Slack Channel at work. If you had a moment to tell your squad about us, and share your referral code - we would be most grateful. And heck! You'll get 50 % your shares too!

Thank you for everything,

High Fives, 

Erin and Tim

Here's a little blurb that you can edit as you wish and paste into Slack, Email, Facebook, or IG:

Hi Friends! I want to introduce you to Family Dinner, a local farmer's market delivery service. Each week they find the best local meat, fish, dairy and produce and deliver right to your door. It's super flexible, they can accommodate all diets and there is no commitment; skip any week you want. They're a small, family-owned business based in the Boston area and I love what they're doing.

Give them a try today and use my "friends and family" link to save 50% on your first share: 

http://familydinner.refr.cc

Enjoy!

 

WHAT'S IN THE BAG?

HALF SHARE

Omnivore Protein - Steak from Feather Brook Farms; Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm
Pescatarian Protein - Salmon from Red's Best; Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm
Vegetarians - Veggie Burgers from Farmhouse Burgers; Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm
Paleo Proteins - Steak and Eggs from Feather Brook Farms
Fruits and Veggies - Baby Lettuce from LEF Farm; Apples from Carlson Orchards; Potatoes and Parsnips from Brookford Farm
Grain - Focaccia from Iggy's Bread of the World
Special Treat - Caramels from McCrea's 

WHOLE SHARE

Omnivore Protein - Steak and Eggs from Feather Brook Farms; Country Ribs and Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm
Pescatarian Protein - Salmon and Albacore Tuna from Red's Best; Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farms
Vegetarians - Veggie Burgers from Farmhouse Burgers; Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm; Miso from Rhapsody Foods; Eggs from Feather Brook Farms
Paleo Proteins - Steak and Eggs from Feather Brook Farms; Country Ribs from Brookford Farm
Fruits and Veggies - Baby Lettuce from LEF Farm; Apples from Carlson Orchards; Beets, Potatoes and Parsnips from Brookford Farm; Tomatoes from Five College Farm
Grain - Focaccia from Iggy's Bread of the World
Special Treat - Caramels from McCrea's; Mini Pastry from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Omnivore Protein - Steak and Eggs from Feather Brook Farms; Country Ribs and Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm; Butter; Albacore Tuna from Red's Best
Pescatarian Protein - Salmon, Scallops and Albacore Tuna from Red's Best; Blue Cheese from Brookford Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farms
Fruits and Veggies - Baby Lettuce from LEF Farm; Apples from Carlson Orchards; Beets, Potatoes and Parsnips from Brookford Farm; Tomatoes from Five College Farm; Spinach from Queen's Greens; Sweet Potatoes from Laughing Child Farm
Grain - Focaccia from Iggy's Bread of the World; Tortillas
Special Treat - Caramels from McCrea's; Mini Pastry from Iggy's

RECIPES

Instant Pot Country Ribs: Ingredients and quantities will have to be adjusted for size of ribs.

Oven Baked Ribs: Country Style Ribs are fattier and meatier than other ribs but lend well to a long stay in the oven bathed in sauce. Sounds Cozy.

Roasted Veggies with Blue Cheese: I like this idea to make the veggies have a snap of flavor. I'll add some walnuts and maybe some herbs or raw onion for more tasty layers.

Blue Cheese Sauce: "Hey Erin, do you include this recipe every singe time you send blue cheese?" Yes, Yes I do. It's so good.