Apple pie or pumpkin pie? Mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes? We tackle some of the tastier debates of Thanksgiving with local livestock farmers, butchers, restaurateurs, chefs and bakers who offer tips and recipes for getting the feast you want.
Also on the cover Hippo gardening columnist Henry Homeyer tells you how to prep terrariums to grow indoors this winter (page 20). Michael Witthaus catches up with Trans-Siberian Orchestra drummer Jeff Plate ahead of their annual holiday show at the SNHU Arena in Manchester (page 38). Longtime television chef Mary Ann Esposito returns with her newest cookbook Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook! (page 28).