French Onion Soup in a Pumpkin

When you want sumptuous something and you want it now

“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.”

—Gertrude Stein

Pumpkin Soup in a Pumpkin is the most beautiful “one-pot” meal — Cheese-filled, or Vegan!

I learned this recipe from an art professor at Alfred University, in upstate New York. He threw me the most delicious dinner party I’ve ever attended. This pumpkin soup qualifies as both sculpture and performance art.

Professor's recipe used real cheese and cream. Heaven.

I tried making my pumpkin soup “vegan-style”, and to my delight, it was just as fantastic, and I could eat twice as much without getting a tummy-ache. None of my tasters could tell that I made it without dairy products— they all thought I was creaming them to death.

Ready? Try both, and tell me what you like the most!

Pumpkin Prep - The Size and the Lid

Select a pumpkin that looks like it could handle 2-3 quarts of soup inside. At the same time, it has to be "not too big," so you can easily get it into your oven, on a shallow, solid, baking pan or sheet.

Cut the pumpkin open …