this was definitely the best squash soup i have ever made. i did change a few things (what cook doesn't?). i added a half potato, a quarter stalk of celery and a carrot, mainly because i had them left over and it was a "clean out the fridge" night. i also microwaved the squash until it was mashable (took about four minutes whilte i was cooking the onions) and added it to the pot in chinks of mashable squash. that shortened the cooking time to about 15 minutes (enough to cook the diced potato until it was mashable too).. I used chicken broth instead of water because i had just made some the night before from one of those great costco chickens. i did the version with rosemary (it's growing out on my back porch) and it certainly did add beautiful flavor. this is an amazing recipe and i will try to convince my goddaughter to try it this thanksgiving, as she does squash soup every year.