Also called Creme Freneuse - a puree of potato and turnip
Sweat diced onion, turnip and floury potatoes in a little oil til soft, not coloured.
Add a little white stock - veg or chicken. Boil, skim the surface to remove any residue and add a bouquet garni.
Cook til the veg reduce to a puree in the pan, then liquidise. Add a little boiled milk to get the consistency correct.
Return to pan, bring back to the boil, add some cream (or fromage frais) season to taste and serve with croutons or sippets (what are they? - posh name for triangles of dry, toasted or fried bread.....)
Want to make a variation? - add some lemon verbena herb, or use a little lemon zest blended with parsley. Or add some finely sliced leeks to the veg.
Or if your mashed potato goes wrong, boil some turnip and add them in then you have a nice soup.......or make chive rings - push the thin end into the thick to make a circle and float on the surface ofthe creme, or simply snip chives over the top, or make garlic crisps - simply tissue thin slice off a bulb and fry for 5 secs., or puree a swede, and swirl this into the creme before serving to contrast the colours...
All very seasonal! Enjoy..