Butternut Squash Soup

Hello all! I've tried my hand at one recipe for butternut squash soup and didn't like it much so decided to make up my own, with the help of a recipe a friend of mine used. It was much better. Here's what I did and some of the variations you can try.

Butternut Squash Soup

1 large butternut squash (I used 1 small butternut and 1 small acorn) peel and cube
1 med yellow onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped or crushed
1 carrot, sliced
1 potato, peeled and cubed
2 tbsp butter
Water
Sea salt
Pepper
Cayenne

You can add chicken stock or bouillon to the broth. I would imagine that if you use chicken stock you probably don’t need to add water but you’ll want to add the bouillon to the water

Sauté the onions and garlic in the butter. When the onions are tender, add cubed squash, potato, and carrot then add water to cover the veggies
Let veggies simmer until tender
Blend everything in a blender
Add salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste. If you use bouillon or chicken broth, you’ll probably need less or possibly no salt. I used only water so needed quite a bit of salt.
Eat and enjoy!

Anybody have any other good/interesting ideas for butternut squash soup? This was only my second attempt and it turned out delicious but I'll bet it could be better!