Winter Solstice Soup - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Saute onions in the butter in a large soup pot. Add carrots, potatoes, water, salt, parsley, thyme and bay leaf.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
Puree soup in a blender in small batches or with a stick blender. Return to the pot.
Stir in milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.