If you’re looking for an alternative to the standard root veggies and greens, you’ll love this sweet and savory spin on the classic braised greens. Making the most of sweet and savory versatility of turnips, the star of this dish is the roots and greens. Adding fresh grated apple and shredded turkey adds full body flavor without adding calories. his light dish could also be made vegetarian without the turkey by substituting apple cider for broth or vegan with your favorite butter alternative.

This sweet take on a traditional deviled egg is a great way to celebrate our farm fresh eggs. Eggs are a simple starting place to get creative with your favorite flavors. In this case, fresh apples, local honey and a touch of cinnamon for an almost apple pie flavor.

This vegan take on a winter staple takes advantage of fresh broccoli that grows well through our NC winters and is flexible enough to go with any root veggie. This dish is full of texture and flavor. Root vegetables make it filling enough to be a main dish of it’s own right. Using cashew “cheese” instead of parmesan makes it fully vegan. If you eat meat or dairy you can mash the roots traditionally with cheese or butter and eat this as a side dish for any savory or sweet meat dish.

Kale and turnips are both staple winter crops and compliment each other nicely in this simple pasta dish. With plenty of butter, cheese and caramelizing this recipe is rich and flavorful. Turnips provide great umami on their own but also provide great backup to chicken or pork if you want to add those to this recipe.

Adding roasted sweet potatoes and warm quinoa to this salad makes it feel just right for the cold days of winter. The apple and kale round out the flavor and nutritional balance. A great base salad it can be customized with more toppings or meat with whatever you have in the fridge.

The perfect recipe for small potatoes, this simple baked potato is best topped with just ricotta and fresh microgreens for a lightly flavored but filling side dish. Remember, all our produce is hyper-local and grown with good for the earth best practices, so even potatoes can be a healthy and new year’s resolution friendly option!

We hope you have a wonderful holiday season, we have taken this week off from providing a produce delivery and recipe. But we wanted to take a moment to say thank you and look back at the wonderful year of recipes we’ve highlighted as ways to eat the always fresh, hyper-local, mostly woman grown produce we all enjoy each week.

Did you know you can always use the ingredients tagged at the bottom of each recipe page to explore that ingredient and find more recipes to use?

We love a good winter salad, this one uses beets and pears (or apples) that are abundant this season for a fresh crunch and with walnuts and goat cheese a well rounded flavor. Hope you enjoy the festive colors of this lighter meal in between or alongside holiday dinners.

Broccoli loves the cooler weather as we roll from fall into winter here in NC. Pairing broccoli with apple may be surprising, but it turns out to be a really creamy and delicious soup. The apples sweet and tartness blend to hide away any bitterness the broccoli might have and help make the soup creamy with no cream at all.

Made with pointy cabbage, this recipe makes the most of it’s sweeter, nuttier flavor. Simple and fast, this recipe can be the main course of a vegan dinner or used as tasty side with all the umami flavor of miso.

This simple dish is a great savory way to use this NC fall staple in a new way. With garlic and parmesan cheese, this is not the traditional sweet side dish but rather a savory combo that works well alongside vegetarian or meat filled main meals.

A simple and healthy side dish, these roasted root vegetables are perfect for the hardy meals many enjoy this harvest season.

This vegan and gluten free broccoli and kale casserole is packed with nutrition. A flavorful dish that fits every definition of a classic casserole by being savory, warm and always delivering a sense of filling for the family. This plant-based, no processed food take on a comfort food casserole will be a crowd-pleaser.

Fall is a cozy time. This bowl of warm, creamy butternut squash soup is perfect for the cool weather. With a complex roasted flavor and a creamy texture this soup is all around good. It can be served alongside grilled cheese or salad for a simple meal or as a side dish alongside your holiday feast. This soup even tastes good leftover.

Ripe persimmons are a true sign of fall and spiced cakes and teas of winter around the corner. Persimmons have both native and imported varietals that can be grown here in NC. This tea, or infusion, is a delicious way to bring some spiced goodness into your fall without caffeine of a chai or traditional tea.

Collard greens are a Southern delicacy. A member of the cabbage family that grows all the way until the first frost, collards are a quintessential fall green. Collards are great for fiber and they’re an excellent source of vitamins A, C E, and K, which fortifies bones, as well as magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium. While most people eat greens with lunch, dinner or supper, collards are excellent paired with classic breakfast of eggs and bacon.