…we came upon some leeks this past Saturday at the Wintertime Farmer’s Market @ Lafayette Mill in North Kingstown, RI and figured they’d be the perfect foil for the 50 pounds of potatoes sitting in our basement. All right, not all fifty pounds, but at least one of them! With some bacon rendered in the pot and then removed, I added the chopped leeks, onion, celery and carrot…then about a pound of potato, garlic and some vegetable stock. I let this simmer for about an hour, then blended it with our hand mixer and then stirred in a bit of cream. Served with the reserved bacon bits on top, this was the perfect antidote to the recent cold snap that has invaded Rhode Island.
-Josh
