Winter Solstice Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 cups milk
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf

Directions

1. 1

   Sauté onions in the butter in a large soup pot. Add carrots, potatoes, water, salt, parsley, thyme and bay leaf.

2. 2

   Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.

3. 3

   Puree soup in a blender in small batches or with a stick blender. Return to the pot.

4. 4

   Stir in milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.