I’m either very brave or crazy – not sure which – but this year Husband and I have decided to cook a completely new menu for Thanksgiving dinner.  This will be our first Thanksgiving when we don’t made my mother's stuffing, our favorite dinner rolls, and all the other traditional goodies we’ve always made.  Instead, we’ve gone through Bon Appétit and picked a completely new menu – recipes we’ve never made before.  Here’s what we picked:

• Porcini Mushroom Turkey with Mushroom Gravy
• Three-Mushroom Dressing with Prosciutto
• Smashed Rutabagas with Ginger-Roasted Pears
• Balsamic-Braised Cipolline Onions with Pomegranate
• Cranberry Relish with Apple Cider
• Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
• Apple and Quince Crisp with Rum Raisins

Of these I’ve never had, let alone cook, Rutabagas or Quinces – yet I’m really looking forward to both of those dishes.  We’ve been trying different Cranberry dishes over the years to that one isn’t much of a leap but whole wheat dinner rolls for such Thanksgiving concern me a bit. 

Brave or Crazy?  We'll see. Either way it should be a fun day of cooking…