the pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe i ended up using from the pumpkin we carved...
(there were several to choose from; this one seemed the most user-friendly for our situation.)
..we just took all the insides (even the stringy stuff) and i pureed it in my magic bullet.
...it only made about 1/4 of a cup from that big pumpkin, so i divided all the rest of the ingredients by 3 and just made a few, but they turned out pretty delicious!! :)
i read online (see boiling method) that you're actually supposed to use a smaller pumpkin, skin it, and cut it into chunks; then you're supposed to boil the chunks and puree that as the pumpkin flesh for such recipes!
...maybe next time!! :)