Planning a crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving meal often starts with the bird, yet it’s rarely the talk of the night. With these 21 unique turkey recipes, that traditional role gets a much-needed upgrade.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am soon to host a semiformal dinner -- and no, I don’t know exactly what that means (I was kind of roped into it). I plan to have hors d’oeuvres, soup, salad, a main course, ...