For my Deb - Potato Leek Soup

So Soups are not something I can give an exact recipe for because soups lend themselves so easily to improvisation. But for you I will do my best. Alas I have no prep or finished product photos so maybe someone can send me theirs? 

If you are not a pescetarian like me, you can add bacon (poor piggie) or clams (I eat them cause they're ugly) if you so desire. Experiment with different herbs or try shallots instead of the leeks. Omit the garlic. Get creative and make this soup to your liking. Then it will become "Deb's Famous Potato Soup" or Judit or Gina or ?

Robin's Famous (who knew?) Potato Soup 

Ingredients:

Approximately 5 large russet potatoes
2 containers vegetable or chicken dtock
Leeks - Approximately 5
Thyme - fresh or dry
3 Garlic cloves 
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Preparation

Read first for order of cooking/prep.

Wash and peel potatoes. If you do this early, put potatoes in salted water to avoid browning.
Dice potatoes. The size doesn't matter really. Just make sure they are about the same size so they cook at the same rate. Rinse them and put them in a stock pot with water rand 1 teaspoon of salt. to cover. Bring to a boil then continue to cook over medium heat until soft but not falling apart. Drain the potatoes. Clean pot, add potatoes back and add broth to cover. Add 1 teaspoon of fresh or 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme and cook Cook over medium heat until the broth is hot and the potatoes are starting to fall apart.

While the potatoes are cooking, cut and wash leeks by cutting off the root end and the tops. You only want the white and light green parts. Cut in half lengthwise and rinse. Slice the leeks into about 1/8" half moons. Peel and mice the garlic cloves. 

Heat the olive oil and add the leeks. Cook them over medium heat until golden. Add garlic and cook for about a minute. Set aside until potatoes are finished cooking with the broth.
Once the broth is hot using an immersion blender or hand beater carefully blend the potato mixture until soup reaches your desired consistency.

Add leeks mixture. Add salt 1/2 t at a time until your desired salt level is reached. Potatoes suck up salt like I suck up good rum.