After harvesting our fall potatoes, we had a nice snow week here in southeast Texas. Our leeks survived beautifully and were asking to be included in a delicious soup. So…I broke out Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and researched some online recipes. I settled on an amalgamation of Julia Child and Once Upon A Time’s recipes (link below).

First, I harvested three leeks and some bunching onions.

Next, I chopped up the onions, leeks and some garlic. I diced up four beautiful red potatoes.

I melted some butter and added the leeks, onion, and garlic to the pot.

After adding in the potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, and simmering for 15 minutes, I pureed the ingredients.

Then I added in a cup of heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste. I simmered until the soup was thickened.

We cooked up some pork and green onion and topped off the soup.

And…it was delicious. A perfect soup for cold winter days, and well suited to modifying for personal tastes.

Here’s is the link to Once Upon a Time’s recipes: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/potato-leek-soup.html

Enjoy!