keeps me from dancing

my bin arrived on thursday, as promised. i promptly devoured the roasted hazelnuts. the apples and bananas aren't lasting much longer. at the moment i am simmering a leek and potato soup, since that was the simplest and most popular recipe for leeks.

leeks are, essentially, giant green onions, as most of you are probably already aware. i was not. and i do not like green onions. this soup smells delicious, however.

another feature of epicurious is the comments. they're helpful because people who actually know what they're doing with food will post what they did to improve on the original recipe. for instance, most people who commented on the recipe i used here said it was a little bland. they recommended adding garlic and bacon and more chicken stock. i ignored their suggestions because i didn't want to cover over the flavour of the leeks the first time i have them. but i do think that if i make this again i will try this recipe instead. more involved but sounds delicious.