Celeriac Soup – French Women Don't Get Fat

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound celeriac, peeled and cubed
• 3⁄4 pound potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 leek, white part only, sliced
• 2 onions, peeled and minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup milk (regular or 2 percent)
• 6 slices of day-old baguette, toasted