Falling Leaves

The power of falling leaves is amazing; I wonder how many leaves fall in any given Autumn season. Has anyone else wondered that? Even though it makes for messes when tracking leaves into the house, there isn't anything like this beautiful season. How does Autumn seem to have so much power to make one want to bake pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake, heck anything with pumpkin in it all the time?! I'm contemplating what new dish I should make with our thanksgiving dinner or if I should keep it "traditional." I would at least like to add one new recipe to try out and see what happens. Any fabulous ideas?