Every year for the past 16 years, Julie and I have hosted a “Sunday Before Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner.” Billed as a pre-Thanksgiving event for our friends who have become our extended family, the event has grown with the square footage of the house and the capacity of the kitchen. From a relatively modest dozen-or-so guests at the inaugural event in 1999, we had 40 guests this year, a near capacity crowd. The menu is steeped in holiday tradition, with a little variation around the edges, and wonderful wine. It has always been a protein-and-dessert-fest, featuring a very large, traditionally-oven-roasted turkey…