Now that we’ve traded the grill for the Dutch oven, the cold dishes for baked, it’s time to embrace all that’s cozy and warm. And Thanksgiving weekend is the right time to kick-start all that cozy warmth with its sumptuous and comforting caress. If you have dinner plans already sorted but you’re short a few appetizers, I’ve got a few suggestions to amp up the comfort zone.

Soup is always welcome – before you make stock from any leftover turkey – as a wonderful starter, and pairing squash with pears or apples creates a liquid restorative that plays all the ingredients to their strengths. I prefer butternut squash, roasted, as it browns beautifully, enhancing its nutty flavour. Added to sauteed onions and celery with stock and finished with a bit of cream or yogurt is divine. The fruit, whe

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