Harvest Pumpkin Soup
This crowd-friendly, autumnal soup is made with a whole host of root vegetables. One sugar pumpkin is halved and roasted until the flesh is soft, then puréed. It's then cooked with turnips, parsnips, potatoes, and shallots, flavored with fresh thyme leaves and brown sugar, and blended with chicken stock and heavy cream for a comforting meal.
Martha Stewart Living, October 2007