Cucumber Leek Soup

One day, back in my high school days, I was hanging out with your Grandpa Bob (my dad, not your father's dad who is also named Bob, or my stepfather who is again named Bob, but whom everyone calls Bab thanks to me) at the grocery store because I was one coooooooooool kid (you may have guessed that I was not cool). A rack of those little free recipes caught my eye, so I started perusing. Now, this was before I was the master chef I am today, so I wasn't interested in anything I couldn't make without burning the kitchen down. An interest I should still have, sadly. So with limited options, I came across this soup. I had never even heard of leeks before, but like the blind walking unaided across a freeway, I plunged on undaunted. And was rewarded by a supremely bad-ass soup that coincidentally your father hates. More for me!

Ingredients

• 2 large cucumbers
• 1 bunch leeks. There are usually 3 in a bunch...so I guess 3. 3 leeks. 1 leek 2 leeks 3 leeks! Now the word sounds weird. This is going to make the rest of this recipe difficult for me. 
• 1 TBS butter
• 1 TBS flour
• 1 carton (4 cups) chicken broth or stock
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Intermittently peel your cucumbers, leaving long strips of peel intact lengthwise. Quarter lengthwise, seed, and chop in about 3/4 inch pieces
• Quarter and slice your leeks, making sure to wash them thoroughly AFTER you cut them up, as leeks are filthy, filthy vegetables. I didn't do this the first time I made this soup, because I'm an idiot I had never worked with leeks before and didn't know this about them. The soup had dirt in the bottom which was VERY unappealing (looking). It was still delicious though because of course I still ate it. 
• Melt your butter over medium heat in a large stock pot
• When your butter is melted, sprinkle in your flour and stir until browned 
• Add your broth/stock and bring to a boil
• When your broth is boiling, add your vegetables and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes
• Salt and pepper to taste

This is probably one of my favorite soups in the universe, and it is dead easy to make. Even people who "can't boil water!" can make it! By the way, the only way a person could not boil water is if they're above sea level. And even then, I'm pretty sure there are ways around nature. You're just a shitty cook, get a Betty Crocker and get over it. "Can't boil water" my happy ass.

Even though your father hates this soup, I'm hoping you like it. Because while I love it to death, I either have to eat it everyday for a week or eat HUGE helpings at a time. You guys have to be my soup wing-mans. Wing-mens? Either way.