Winter Squash Soup

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I really debated about giving this a 4 because it deserves a 5 and a 3. The 5 would be for ease, good directions, creativeness. The 3 would be for being low on the taste scale. I have to admit I did not use homemade chicken stock, which would have been better. I also used pre-cut bagged butternut squash. And I did not have creme fraiche. So I will spend 8 hours waiting on some cream and buttermilk to turn into creme fraiche and eat it with the remaining soup. I made the croutons, which was great with the soup. Trying to improve the flavor, I added about 3 T sugar in 1 T increments. This helped. I think some MSG (gasp! might help, too. I'm going to add a sprinkle to a small bowl. I did end up gobbling up the whole bowl, though. So, that tells you it is still pretty good.

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I have tried several butter nut squash recipes and this is a winner. I have people that don't like butter nut squash but eat this one. The best is placing the crem fraiche on top of the soup when serving. What is really nice it's not to salty and you can add more if you wnat. But when I make it for work people love that it has not salty tase like most soups and they can more or none if they want. I don't use the Gruyere, or croutons - but try just the crem fraiche changes the flavor all together. Thanks Ina for sharing this one.

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I was looking for a good soup to start the fall season with and stumbled upon this. It's so simple and delicious! I definitely recommend the bread crumbs and cheese. This whole dish just warms you and and is that comfort food that you need when the temperature starts dropping.

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I cook with Ina's recipes all the time, in fact my husband gets tired of hearing that I am using another Ina recipe--you usually never fail to give me superb results. However this was completely tasteless in fact so much so that we had to throw it away. Don't know what I would change and was very disappointed.

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So simple and delicious. My only comment is that it ended up too thick - I will add an extra cup of broth next time. I didn't actually weigh my squash, I just used one whole medium sized squash - so maybe it was more than intended. Simmer time was more than 20 mins. Also, I used a blender.

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Fantastic! I don't have a food mill so I just used my handheld mixer to puree the soup right in the pot after it cooled a little bit. It wasn't completely smooth, but it was still delicious! My husband and 3-year old both loved it too. Yum yum!

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Delicious! I bought pre-cut butternut squash at Cosco - so easy! Also, this soup tastes even better the next day - it gets nice and thick.

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My husband and 3 school aged kids raved about it last night. It's already been requested for Thanksgiving in a couple weeks. Best of all, it's FAST, simple and scrumptious AND can be made in advance. Definitely doubling recipe next time. Pre-cut butternut squash from Costco or Trader Joes cuts down on prep time immensely (and no starch orange hands!. Don't skip the warm croutons; really added fabulous texture to the soup. Didn't have bread on hand so I just warmed a package of store-bought croutons in oven for a few minutes. I substituted 2% milk for the half and half. It's healthier and was plenty creamy. My 8 year old son asked me to pack it today for his school lunch -- but alas, no leftovers! :( Ina, you're wonderful! Thank you!

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I thought this soup was incredibly tasty. I used a submersion blender (super easy! and omitted the 1/2 and 1/2. Fantastic! What also makes this super easy is buying the pre-cut fresh squash from Trader Joe's! I may add a little sage next time.

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made this soup, it was AMAZING!! making it again but doubling it for Thanksgiving, THANK YOU!!