This picture captures my mom and dad and one of our family friends talking over some hors d’oeuvres. The hors d’oeuvres are served for the purpose of quenching our immediate hunger and to bring people together to chat and mingle and drink before we sit down for the feast that is thanksgiving starts. Small warm puff pastries, cheeses, and olives are often the hors d’oeuvres that my family provides.