Each year ASAP staff share their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. This one comes from Operations Coordinator Taylor Millington (via Host the Toast blog). Local honey and eggs are abundant at farmers markets right now.
Recipes
Browse ASAP’s recipes below, or filter by season. You can also find seasonal cooking inspiration in our weekly Fresh at the Farmers Markets column. Our Growing Minds recipe database also offers kid-friendly recipes.
Mom’s Pumpkin Pie with Mom-Mom’s Flaky Pie Crust
Each year ASAP staff share their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. This one comes from Growing Minds Program Coordinator Debbi Timson. You can use local pumpkin or winter squash, such as butternut, to make the filling. (The pie pictured was made with candy roaster squash grown by Debbi’s grandsons!)
Peach & Corn Salsa
As part of ASAP’s Farm Fresh for Health initiative, we partnered with community health professionals to bring you virtual demos to inspire cooking for yourself and your family. Caleb Gaydish and Aubrey Fleming, MedServe-AmeriCorps Fellows at WNC Community Health Services, take you on a tour of the ASAP Farmers Market and demo a late summer recipe. Ingredients Directions
Mushroom Shrimp Pasta
As part of ASAP’s Farm Fresh for Health initiative, we partnered with community health professionals to bring you virtual demos to inspire cooking for yourself and your family. Shop for ingredients at a farmers market near you! Maddie Culbertson, demonstration kitchen coordinator for the Mills River Farm Market and Healthy Living Coach for the YMCA, cooks a tasty and … Read more
Plant-Based Tacos
As part of ASAP’s Farm Fresh for Health initiative, we partnered with community health professionals to bring you virtual demos to inspire cooking for yourself and your family. Dr. Brian Asbill of Ruckus Health demos a family favorite recipe. Ingredients Taco filling: Cashew cream: Directions
Massaged Kale Salad with Vegan Creamy Brie Dressing
As part of ASAP’s Farm Fresh for Health initiative, we partnered with community health professionals to bring you virtual demos to inspire cooking for yourself and your family. Shop for ingredients at a farmers market near you! This super creamy (but totally vegan) kale salad comes from Lauren Furgiuele, RDN, LDN of Planting Roots Nutrition. Ingredients Dressing Salad Optional Add-ins … Read more
Chef J Chong’s Sweet & Sour Pork and Veggie Stir-Fry
Chef J Chong—originally from Toronto, but now calling Asheville home—is passionate about bringing Cantonese food to WNC. She sells dumplings and sauces at local farmers markets, leads cooking classes, and offers private dinners. J believes that food is medicine and food brings people together. J is a proud and vocal Asian queer activist for LGBTQ+, … Read more
Slow Cooker Apple Butter
Each year ASAP staff share their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. This recipe comes from Molly Nicholie, Local Food Campaign Director (who got it from Charlie Jackson, Executive Director).
Cranberry Salsa
Each year ASAP staff share their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. This one comes from Amy Marion in ASAP’s Local Food Research Center.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Carrots
Each year ASAP staff share their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. This one comes from Amy Marion in ASAP’s Local Food Research Center.