Who knew that 30 years later, I would find myself growing leeks up at an old farm house, so that I, too, could make batches of vichychoisse!
I only planted a few leeks this past summer not knowing how many of them would survive but every single one of the leeks I planted made it! I started digging them up a few weeks ago, and they were absolutely the biggest and prettiest leeks I had ever seen.
Since leeks are fairly expensive (think $3 a stalk) in my supermarket (if they even have them at all), I was pretty pleased I was able to grow this vegetable on the Red House property. I started thinking of some of my favorite leek dishes. They are:
Carmelized leek and goat cheese pizza
Leek and swiss cheese omelettes
Macaroni and cheese with sauteed leeks
Roasted chicken smothered with leeks
Salmon with leeks and cream
And finally my own “warm” version of vichychoisse — an awesome potato and leek soup with freshly snipped chives. This tasted especially yummy a few weeks ago after a 5.5 hour drive up to the house with a thermostat inside that said it was 59 degrees! (And 44 degrees outside!)
Oh yeah, and since I’m trying to convince VW to make me their spokesperson since I love my TDI (when I get to drive it that is…I have a teenage daughter), I sent them this shot of our other VW. I am still waiting to hear from them…
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