So, with the second pumpkin, I did the pumpkin soup here:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-soup-3/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=sugar%20pumpkin&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe

My family valiantly ate it, but we were less than thrilled with it when eaten straight up.  However, when I mixed it with mac and cheese, the kids loved it.

(I also, of course, reserved the pumpkin seeds and pulp for roasting and YUM.)