There’s a certain math that applies to Thanksgiving dinner. It only involves addition. No subtraction. Let me explain. When you’re creating a menu for your Thanksgiving feast, and you want to try a new dish, the only real option is to add it to your traditional family dinner. People feel strongly about which dishes make a meal feel like Thanksgiving. These are dishes people love and look forward to all year long. So there’s no subtracting a family favorite. You can only add a new dish into the mix. Be careful though. It might soon become a family favorite too!

—Meredith Deeds, Culinary Consultant to the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens