Maple

We're glad to have been able to add 5 new Local and Made in Vermont products to our shelves in the past few weeks. I highly recommend sampling them all (and in the case of the bourbon barrel aged maple syrup, you might want to go back for seconds).

Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup

Randolph, VT

Aisle 1

We’ve just gotten the fresh crop maple syrup on our shelves! 

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Maple extract... the maple flavor of the future?

Maple Oatmeal Lace Cookies, an entry in our local dessert competition

Local winter squash, maple syrup, milk, and eggs =

Perfection in a bowl.

We’re gearing up for We ♥ Local Week here at City Market (February 11-20). We will be offering a class on baking with Vermont grains, dairy, and sweeteners on February 15 and holding a local dessert competition, as well as organizing a trip to the Shelburne Farms sugar house! It’s going to be a lot of fun.

Making cookies with...

How cute is this sign, seriously?

Who knew that BBQ sauce could be wholesome, right? Andy couldn’t quite believe his eyes when he saw the maple BBQ chicken planned for dinner. (Let's just say that BBQ isn't a big theme in our household.)

I felt good serving it because, other than the ketchup as a little shortcut, this sauce was made from scratch and I knew every ingredient going in to it (the color comes from ground paprika). The maple syrup gives it a sweet, caramelized taste.

There’s something about roots and maple that is a mouthwatering combination. But you don’t have to go through all the work of peeling and dicing and roasting root vegetables in the oven to get these flavors.

Maple-glazed carrots

There are many reasons to love maple. Here are two of them:

The front pie is the maple pie (first recipe); the rear pie is the maple walnut pie (second recipe) below.