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    • Getting ready

      Spicing up the meal: cinnamon, nutmeg and more

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    • On the bubbly side

      Wines, champagne, and more

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    • Tools of the trade

      Pan, two different types of thermometers, a grater, metal baster, and a torch

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    • Setting places

      Cloth napkins, napkin holders, and silverware

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    • Serving dishes, all set

      For your salad dressing, in this case

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    • Essentials carriers

      Turkey serving platter, silver serving forks, gravy container, popover bowl, and plates

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    • Behold the place setting

      Water glass, soup bowl with lid, salad plate, dinner plate, cloth napkin, and gourd with placecard

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    • Substitute soup bowl...

      ...also known as, a hollow pumpkin! For those unexpected guests.

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    • Creating placecards

      What you'll need to make the cards for the gourds

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    • Table fit for your guests

      The gorgeous, set table, ready for action

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    • Stuff those mushrooms!

      Chef Tori Ritchie opts for serrano ham stuffed mushrooms, for an appealing appetizer.

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    • Meanwhile, in the kitchen

      Ritchie flavors the bird, placing butter, herbs and other ingredients between the skin and the meat.

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    • Can't forget the gravy!

      Ritchie pours turkey stock into pan with other choice ingredients, stirs and -- presto! The perfect gravy.

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    • Fruits of labor of love

      The finished bird

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    • Just desserts

      Teacups, pastries, a tart, and more

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    • Afterwards...

      Let the leftovers begin! Here, a turkey pot pie.

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    • It IS soup yet!

      Delicious roast turkey vegetable soup with rice. Main ingredients: leftovers!

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    • Luscious leftovers

      The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm (left) and Ritchie contemplate them

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    • Enticing leftovers

      Turkey sandwiches, Ritchie-style: turkey paninis, which are tiny pressed sandwiches

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    • Gifts as guests head home

      In a rather new twist, you could put leftovers in ribbon-bedecked gift boxes with names of the recipients on them.

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