French Onion Soup Loaded Potatoes - Milk

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 russet potatoes
• 2 cups local Ontario 3.25% Milk
• 1 cup Canola oil
• 2 - 3 tbsp local butter
• assortment of onions 1 - 2 of each (shallots, Spanish, white, yellow (no red)
• Optional: 2oz sherry (or cooking sherry)
• 1L to 2L vegetable stock
• 1 bunch leeks, thinly shaved
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup local Ontario unsalted butter, melted
• 500g Ontario swiss-style cheese
• Fresh chives, chopped
• Fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 lemon