Eating Healthy ~ Potatoe Leek Soup

In my quest to eat better and get healthier I am back to cooking from scratch. The recent make was potatoe and leek soup. This soup, and leeks in general seem to be more popular in England than it is here in western Canada. I've never fancied leeks and though I like potatoes I don't eat as many any more. I've also never been a big fan of cream soups. However over the past few years I crave more variety in my food adventures and I'm now more willing to try combinations of vegetables and totally new to me vegetables and find they all taste quite good. First I scoured the internet for a general idea of how to make the soup. I checked out these recipes here and here . As always I adapt recipes to suit my style of cooking and what I have on hand so here is what I did. Ingredients: 2 large leeks washed and chopped 2 long celery sticks washed and chopped 1 large onion, diced 3 small potatoes 2-3 tbsp. oil 1/4 tsp. dried thyme 7-8 cups of chicken broth Metho