Cream of Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:-
-1 1/2 to 2 cups vegetable, your favourite, depending on the vegetables and how thick you like the soup
-1/4 cup chopped onion
-1/3 cup sliced celery
-1 clove of crushed garlic or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
-1/4 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
-1 bay leaf
- condensed chicken broth
-2 tablespoons butter

Method:-
In a 3-quart saucepan, combine the vegetable, onion, celery, salt, pepper, garlic and bay leaf. Add water to the chicken broth to make three cups and add it to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender. Drain and save broth. Remove bay leaf and puree the vegetables in a blender with half of the broth. In another pan, melt the butter and remove from heat. Add flour to the butter and put back over the heat, stirring until the mixture boils. Add the pureed vegetables and the half-and-half to the butter-flour mixture. Continue stirring until the soup is hot and well blended.