Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, And Leek Soup

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 small carrot, chopped
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 medium sugar pumpkin, seeded and cubed
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

1. Heat oil in a heavy-bottom pot. Add leeks, onion, celery, carrot, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and garlic, and saute until they start to brown.
2. Add bay leaf, stock, and cream; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until all vegetables are tender.
3. Add sage, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf, and puree. Serve hot.

olive oil, leeks, white onion, celery, carrot, sweet potatoes, sugar pumpkin, garlic, chicken, heavy whipping cream, bay leaf, fresh sage, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, salt, ground black pepper

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13159/pumpkin-sweet-potato-and-leek-soup/ (may not work)