As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, there’s nothing quite like a hearty bowl of soup, like this slow cooker ...

Carefully remove the pot from the slow cooker and use a hand-held blender to blitz the soup until smooth – watch out for splashes. Stir in enough milk to reach your preferred consistency (see Tips).

Enjoy the best of both worlds with this recipe — light and creamy potato leek soup joins forces with baked potato skins that are loaded to the brim with all the fixings. The soup itself is so ...