Uptown Market’s Ultimate Thanksgiving Guide to Eating Local

We know you have choices and there are lots of cool supermarket deals, but let’s try to give thanks to the folks who work day in and day out in our own neighborhood to make good food for you!

Here are some ideas for your own local Thanksgiving feast!
Appetizers/Nibbles/Cheese Plate

  • Superstition Farm Farmers Cheese
  • Hummus, Pita Chips, Pestos and Dip (Dr. Hummus)
  •  Mustard dip (Herlochers Dipping Mustard)
  • Steamed and Raw Sliced vegetables (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)
  • Marinated vegetables in Ahuacatlan Avocado Oil Dressing or Nuna’s Flavors dressing
  • Giardiniera (Kelsey D’s)
  • Sliced fruit ((John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Pichuberry | Taste of Paradise)
  • Sliced bread from Great Harvest Bread Co., Mediterra Bakehouse, or Noble Bread
  • PB Americano nut butter

Turkey

  • Aromatics and citrus (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)
  • Butter and/or olive oil (Superstition Farm | Gourmet Blends)
  • Herb butter for basting (Superstition Farm)
  • Get your chopping and carving knives sharpened while you shop from Don’s Cutting Edge.
  • Flour to thicken gravy (Hayden Flour Mills)
  • Cranberry sauce (Terra Verde Foods)

Stuffing

  • Crusty cubed bread (Great Harvest Bread Co.| Mediterra Bakehouse | Noble Bread)
  • Aromatic vegetables & herbs (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)

Vegetable Side

  • Creamed greens (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)
  • Green salad studded with pomegranate seeds and persimmons (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)
  • Dressing (Gourmet Blends Oils | Nuna’s Flavors)
  • Roasted Winter Squash (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)

Table Bread

  • Dinner rolls:  choose from buttery or wheat (Great Harvest Bread Co.)
  • Sliced crusty bread (Mediterra Bakehouse, Noble Bread)
  • Make honey butter (Honey: Absolutely Delightful Honey | Sun Valley Bees | John’s Amish | McClendon)  (Butter: Superstition Farm)

Dessert

  • Fruit Pie  and Pumpkin Rolls (Jan’s Baked Goods)
  • Apple Pie Filling (Carol’s Delectables)
  • Roasted pumpkin (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)
  • AZ Apples from (John’s Amish Country/McClendon Select | Horny Toad Farm | Taste of Paradise)
  • Make your own pie crust: Heritage grain flour (Hayden Flour Mills) and Butter (Superstition Farms)
  • Cinnamon Babka or Blueberry cheesecake bread (Great Harvest Bread Co.)
  • Pumpkin Ice Cream (Superstition Farm Dairy)
  • Heavy Whipping Cream or Vanilla ice cream for those pies (Superstition Farm Dairy)
  • Pumpkin Cake Pops (Cake Pops by Sal)
  • Heath conscious treats for your paleo friends (M&N Foods)
  • Teas (Zen Fusion | Herbescent Tea)

Other

  • Serving bowls (Pots from Clay)
  • Serving boards and cutting boards (Artisan Cutting and Serving Boards)
  • Kitchen tools (Pampered Chef)
  • Sweet smelling soaps for the bathroom/kitchen (Eco Soap Works)
  • Aprons to keep your clothes free from spills and you looking awesome (Aprons by Lee)