Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!

The summer sure has been a beautiful one but it has gone by way too fast. As we prepare to do the last official market of the summer, I'm thinking ahead to the fall and all that it will bring. Bob will be doing the markets in Cohasset the month of September and October. Both of us will still be doing the Carver Market. The dates for Carver are 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/10. Fall time is the time we bring out the pumpkin bread, pumpkin pies, the buckles (blueberry and cranberry), zucchini breads, the Holiday and Cinnamon Chip cookies, Sour Cream Coffee Cake, and we might try some muffins. There is talk of doing some apple crisp while at the Carver market. So come check us out.

Many markets will be celebrating the fall with some sort of fall festival. Most markets end the middle of October but there are a few that will continue into November. A few places even do a winter market. Check out Edible South Shore to find which markets are open later in the year.

With the fall comes the New England Food Festival. Plymouth host a variety of activities prior to Thanksgiving. Check out http://www.usathanksgiving.org for more information. We decided to see if they had all the vendors for the festival and they needed one more so we signed on. Now the daunting task is to decide which item to enter into the festival. The festival will be held on the waterfront on 11/20 from 11-4pm. If you are in the area, stop by. Vendors will be competing in areas of Best Chowder, Soup, Dessert, Party Foods, Decor, Local and Fresh. Judges will award a prize to a lucky vendor in each category. A people's choice award will also be awarded. Should be a fun and exciting time.

Enjoy the sunshine, the cooler morning temperatures, and the signs that fall is on its way.

Introducing the Choc-a-lotta and our 200th Fan

The winner of our "Name that Cookie" contest was Kristy Reine from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She received a bakers dozen of the new cookie. The Choc-a-lotta has Dark, Milk, and White chocolate chips mixed in the oatmeal batter. We narrowed down all the suggestions to 4. The four possible winners were: Trifection, Trinity, Harmony, and Choc-a-lotta.


We also had a contest going to see who our 200th fan would be. Jill Currier from Somerville, MA was our 200th fan. She was able to pick any item off the website and choose a bakers dozen of the Original cookies (Oatmeal Chocolate Chip). She had purchased some cookies earlier in the day at the Carver market and joined our Facebook page shortly there after. Enjoy the cookies Jill.

Stay tuned for another contest.

Farmers Market Feedback

Spending the summer at the markets is a way to meet people. Below are comments given to us from customers at a variety of markets.

"Your Harvest cookies are the best cookies we've had...probably ever! Just simple oatmeal cookies with dried fruit, no chocolate. The whole family enjoyed them." Cohasset Farmers Market customer

"The Apple pie was the best apple pie I have ever had. I have had a lot of them over my lifetime." 85 year old man at the Hingham Market.

"I tried an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie from another vendor at the Braintree market and was disappointed. Your Oatmeal Chocolate chip cookies (Original) are to die for. The chocolate and the salt make it delicious" Cohasset/Hingham Farmers Market customer

"I'm addicted to the Chocolate bread. It's so moist and delicious." Cohasset Farmers Market customer

"I've been looking all over for your Pistachio Cherry Biscotti since we had it at an Edible South Shore lecture series. I couldn't get them out of my mind." Carver Farmers Market customer

"It's worth it for cookie goodness." Cohasset Farmers Market customer in regards to the carbohydrate content.

"The Coconut Banana bread is amazing. I can't stop buying it every week." Cohasset Farmers Market customer

"The Sugar-Free Blueberry mini-pie was delicious. Over 2 pounds of blueberries and you could taste the blueberries." Hingham/Cohasset Farmers Market customer

"You products not only taste good but they look good."


Thank you for all of your feedback. We'll post more at a later date. Stop by and check us out.
Cohasset Market every Thursday from 2:30-6:30 until the middle of October.
Carver Markets every other Sunday from 12:00-4:00 until the middle of October.
Hingham Market Saturdays from 10:00-2:00...fall dates to be added

Name That Cookie Contest!

So far August is shaping up to be filled with hot, humid weather and afternoon thunderstorms. Our market today ended up being a wash after a few hours due to lightening and thunder followed by the skies opening up and pouring a ton of much needed rain.

We're kicking of August with a contest. We made a new cookie. This one is of the same base as all the other cookies, Oatmeal, and has dark, milk, and white chocolate chips. The winner of the contest will be given a dozen of the new cookies and their name on our website. So think of a winning name and submit it either through our FaceBook page or email us at info@familysecretsbakery.com. Good luck to all of you.

On a side note, ideas and thoughts are starting to pour out of our minds for new cookies, biscotti, breads, and cakes. Hopefully we'll be able to experiment shortly on a few ideas and if all goes well, start offering them for the fall.

Just a reminder, we are in Cohasset every Thursday from 2:30-6:30 and will be at the Carver's Farmers Market 8/15 and 8/29. If you are looking for something that isn't usually brought to the market but is offered on our website, give us a call or email us and let us know. We'll be happy to make it and bring it to the next market we are at.

Enjoy the month of August. Hope to see you at a market.