OK, I’ll say it: I love tradition, but sometimes I want to mix it up for Thanksgiving dinner. I keep the main dishes the same as they always are, but I add my drama in the details. For instance, mix your choice of herbs into a stick of softened butter. Using a plastic baggie with the corner cut off or a decorating bag, pipe the herbed butter onto a butter dish.Refrigerate and enjoy the oohs and ahs. -- JoAnn _ “In the week before Thanksgiving, have a leftovers day and get all those bits and pieces out of the refrigerator.