Lisa, check out Sandra K. Licher blog, she shows how to cook pumpkin...I tried it, super duper easy... go up to "Members" then go to the letter "S" and then page 3 to find her...
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom. "Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
I had good luck cutting my left-over carving pumpkins thin (like to serve a honeydew melon), then peeling them, and cutting out the strings. Next, I chopped them (again, with the melon in mind) followed by dehydrating. The dog loves the "pumpkin pellets" for a snack. So do the horses. Drying them made them smaller and easier to store. I experimented with a bit to eat, and found them delicious. I think a light coating of brown sugar/water as a dip followed by another dry (maybe with pie spices in for good measure) and they would make a tasty addition to trail mix or granola.