YOUR BEST THANKSGIVING EVER

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By Michele Hatty

Three-course menu serves 8

Online extras Tip: How to roast chestnuts Tips and variations: Decadent Mashed Potatoes Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pumpkin Spice Pecans Molasses Cookies

First Course
Chestnut Soup with roasting tip
Pomegranate Salad

Second Course
Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey
Simple Gravy

Sausage & Mushroom Stuffing with Goat Cheese with seasoning advice
Decadent Mashed Potatoes with mashing tips
Butternut Squash Purée
Cranberry-Orange Relish

Third Course
Cranberry-Orange Pound Cake with Compote with dessert tips
Pear Rustica with Late Harvest Riesling Glaze
Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pecans

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