This week we are up to #35 of Gourmet's List of 50 Women Game Changers. Mary from One Perfect Bite started a group of bloggers to post recipes each Friday and this week we are featuring Delia Smith. Delia is Britain's top selling cookbook author and television host. I have to admit that I was unaware of her which is one of the reasons I'm so glad that I joined this group. I've learned a lot.
I chose to make this recipe because every time I went to her site for recipes (and there are many) this one somehow came up. Today I looked under What Should you be cooking this month? and this one appeared. Once I made a trip to the market and started chopping, it came together very quickly. It needs to cook for 15 minutes and then an additional 20 after you add the milk and chicken broth.
The vegetables become very soft and it was quite easy to use my immersion blender to get it to a very smooth consistency. Adding the creme fraiche and fresh chives...delicious. Easy, inexpensive...I will be looking for more recipes of Delia Smith's. Have you tried any?
This looks delicious. So nice to see someone else knowing of Delia. I received two of her cookbooks some 15 years ago from a British friend and have loved them.
ReplyDeleteI am a soup fanatic all winter long, this looks soooooo good!! Creme Fraiche is the perfect topper, this I must try!
ReplyDeletei have not tried her recipes annie. but i adore julia childs potato leek soup. it is my all time favorite soup. have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe soup looks lovely, Annie! Sounds like an easy soup to pull off for a weekday meal :)
ReplyDeleteYUM! I love leek and potato soup, it's one of my favorites. Your photos make me want to grab a spoon and dig in!
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This soup is perfect for this time of the year. I have been enthralled with Julia since I was a teenager but I must admit to never making many of her recipes. I think it is the whole conversion thing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lot like the soup I made, and I agree it was easy and quick. Leeks and potatoes are the perfect pairing, and so creamy when pureed together. I hardly ever made pureed soups, I'm going to have to change that! I love your bowls...;)
ReplyDeleteHi Annie! This soup looks delish! I love pureed soups as well. I made a white bean soup this past week that was broth based and it was terrible, all I could taste was the onions. My husband loved it, but I realize I like a good purred soup and I actually like using my vitamix more than my immersion blender. The soup gets so much more creamier in the blender. BTW, my girlfriend and her whole family loved your stew recipe.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful and sounds delicious. I am being hounded (literally .. a call comes up on my landline everyday) from Real Simple because I let my subscription lapse ...I think I will tell them that they have been replaced by your lovely blog - A recipe here and there, always lovely images and inspiration and fun local places to visit - why do I need them? As always, your blog is one of my favorites. xo
ReplyDeleteThis really looks good and it certainly sounds easy enough to make. It was a great choice to feature for Delia. I'm so glad you joined the group. You've added another voice to our choir and it rings loud and clear. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteI've never made potato and leek soup, but this sounds wonderful. I'm putting it on my menu list.......
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious Annie! What did you use for the potatoes? I saw that she called for pre-made mashed potatoes, I've never tried them before.
ReplyDeletexo J~
This sounds great, looks like Delia was great at making soups!
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