My three pumpkin faves:

- Pumpkin sausage soup. This works several different ways. Saute some onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms if you have them, then cut fresh sausage out of its casings and break it up. Add your pumpkin puree, chicken broth, and maybe some spices. You can use any type of sausage - I did it last night with Italian sausage/black pepper/red pepper flakes, but I actually like it best with breakfast sausage and a bit of sage and thyme. Add cream when you serve it... and it's still good if you avoid dairy and eat it just like that. Another variation: it works with fully-cooked or smoked sausage. Just chop it up and throw it in when you saute your veggies.

- Curried pumpkin soup. I don't have a recipe, I just throw stuff together.

- Civilized Caveman's Pumpkin pie muffins. The texture is nice. This is a strict paleo recipe, though, and I sub in butter and Splenda. I skip the nuts.