Luxurious Leek Soup

Sorry it has been so long since my last post, but you know
how it is...Life gets in the way-

Here is a great recipe that my sis used for book club last
weekend. She had to have a written out recipe....for a lot
of leeks. So as I was looking something up for her, I saw a
7 onion baked soup....of course I changed it around and this
is what we got! Yummy! Everyone raved!

We rinsed and sliced lots of leaks. Cooked them down in butter
until soft. Added flour to coat. Sprinkled with salt and a generous
amount of pepper. By this time the flour was starting to stick a
little to the bottom of my soup pot, so why not throw in some
chardonay? Reduced it down to almost nothing....then we added
generous amounts of thyme a huge bay leaf and chicken stock.
Brought it to a boil, reduced the heat and cooked it for about 30 min.
Then we added cream...till it looked wonderfully creamy. I think
I added a little more pepper, then hit it with my immersion blender
till smooth ( you could also do this in a processor).

We served it with crispy bacon crumbles, grated parmesan
and chopped chives.

Could have been served at a 5 star spa in Nevada!