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Thanksgiving

Make Thanksgiving a true harvest meal! Find your local turkey here and find sources for potatoes, brussels sprouts, wine for the table, and all your other needs in our searchable database.

Valley Bounty: Pies

November 22, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Seasonal Menus: Winter, Thanksgiving, Valley Bounty Recipes

Last week, I won a raffle at the Montague square dance—a maple pecan and sweet potato pie! Following gleeful eating, I began thinking about my[...]

Valley Bounty: Leeks

November 15, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Leeks, Thanksgiving, Valley Bounty Recipes

Soft and malleable in both texture and flavor, leeks have a delicate Allium allure that doesn’t overpower dishes (or leave you crying) like onions can.[...]

Valley Bounty: Local Turkey

November 8, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Valley Bounty Recipes

Fresh and frozen local turkeys are widely available in the Valley, but you need to place your order now to reserve a bird for your[...]

Cranberry Sauces

November 7, 2013 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Thanksgiving

Courtesy of Meggin Thwing Eastman, who shares local recipes and cooking ideas at Happy Valley Locavore. Cranberries available around here aren’t strictly local, but it’s[...]

Squash and Cheese Pie

November 7, 2013 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Thanksgiving, Winter Squash

Adapted by Claire Morenon from the New York Times. Having spent many Thanksgivings as the lone vegetarian at the table, I developed an arsenal of delicious recipes[...]

Brussels Sprouts

November 7, 2013 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Thanksgiving

By Margaret Christie, CISA’s Special Programs Director. One good thing about buying local Brussels sprouts is that often they’re sold on the stalk, so you[...]

Adrie’s Pumpkin Pie

November 4, 2013 Posted in: Thanksgiving, Winter Squash

Recipe courtesy of Adrie Lester of Wheatberry Cafe and the Pioneer Valley Heritage Grain CSA, who blogs at Fields and Fire. The first thing to[...]

Apple and other pies

November 4, 2013 Posted in: Apples, Thanksgiving

From Margaret Christie, CISA Special Projects Director. In my family, growing up, we liked sweet and gooey desserts more than fruity ones. At Thanksgiving, we[...]