Grains

 

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. 

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". 

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: