Pumpkin Soup Update
i ended up finally making soup late last night (though i had roasted the pumpkin over the weekend). the verdict: not bad, but doesn't taste like pumpkin. possibly because i worried it would taste too much like pumpkin. lol. i think the problem is possibly too much onion and cumin... and maybe i overdid it on the sugar a bit. and possibly because the recipe didn't call for nutmeg, which is probably the most typical flavoring for anything pumpkin-related.
oh, and i didn't need to use the mixer after all. i roasted the pumpkin for so long, it was very easy to mash it all up with a fork. so as far as the soup's consistency, it was fine (unless you hate having small pieces of onion in your soup, which doesn't bother me).
UPDATE: Eric says it's the sugar and milk. he liked it, but it was much too rich/sweet as lunch, on its own.
oh, and i didn't need to use the mixer after all. i roasted the pumpkin for so long, it was very easy to mash it all up with a fork. so as far as the soup's consistency, it was fine (unless you hate having small pieces of onion in your soup, which doesn't bother me).
UPDATE: Eric says it's the sugar and milk. he liked it, but it was much too rich/sweet as lunch, on its own.