That's what our Seasonal Cooks columnists Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer did for what they like to call their "Great Pumpkin Dinner Party," and that's what we're going to this weekend. We never got around to carving that pumpkin into something scary-looking, anyway. Might as well entertain with it.
And the key to effortless entertaining? A big (as in eight-pound) gesture.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Soup with Gruyere