Serve Everything in a Pumpkin and More Thanksgiving Appetizer Ideas

Something's that like salty enough where people are gonna

start drinking and having a good time.

But not filling enough, I mean

try to stay away from carbs for appetizers

because this is gonna fill you up.

The starter could be something with seafood.

Or smoked salmon.

Always start with a little bit of soup,

dollop of Crème Fraîche, little bit of olive oil

and bingerino.

Maybe some fried sage.

Throw a little fried sage on top of that bad boy

and you get fancy.

Just, you want your appetizer to be light dips.

Switch up the typical blue cheese or ranch dressing

with the crudites, maybe like a miso dressing

which is maybe dairy free and also vegan.

I always do a sort of pumpkin soup,

serve in the pumpkin.

And the marshmallow floating in the pumpkin soup.

I make my own marshmallow with cinnamon and ginger spice.

Foie gras is always good.

Caviar.

The quick recipe for an amazing apple pumpkin soup,

which is sort of a set and forget kind of thing

is any kind of pumpkin really or squash.

Peel some apples, break down your pumpkins.

Obviously you have to peel your pumpkin, peel your squash.

Put 'em into a pot, a big pot

with star anise, cinnamon sticks and cloves

and let it go.

You also want to put some onions in there.

I like to sweat some shallots and onions together

before I drop everything in.

Once they're in there, you put it on low to medium heat.

Once they cook down a bunch and they're sort of mushy,

pull 'em out, drop 'em in a blender

and boom, you've got your Thanksgiving soup.

Light appetizers because really

it's all about the turkey.

It's all about the side, it's all about stuffing.

If I was giving the regular human beings

that don't know how to cook really well

advice on how to spice up your appetizers

I would say, keep it simple.

Just keep it simple.

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