Note from Cheri: Let's face it. Thanksgiving dinner is a literal orgy of eating. With the main event still to come, it's a good idea to keep it simple to start. A light green salad is perfect. Use a red wine vinaigrette and top it off with dried cranberries and pine nuts. You could also start with a hot soup. Some of my most treasured Thanksgiving memories are waking up early in the morning to find my father already busily working away at the soup pot. He always made chicken or turkey soup. Of course, we could look forward to another pot the following week made from the big day's turkey carcass. It didn't matter. Everyone loved my Dad's soups. In retrospect, Dad could have made something different for some variety. Perhaps something lighter, like our Curried Pear & Butternut Squash Soup or perhaps even Pumkin Bisque would have been a nice change. On this page you'll find creative ways to set the tone for you meal, without stealing the thunder of courses yet to come.

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