Vegetable Stock

Having been home for the past two weeks, aside from updating my resume, I have had plenty of time to cook.  This morning, I cleaned out my vegetable drawer(s) and am now making vegetable stock.  Leeks, potatoes, onions, dried mushrooms, carrots, spinach, and celery...not to mention some parsley from the (frozen) garden.  Can't wait to see how it turns out!  Just started and it smells good already! 

Thinking of whipping up some spinach and tortellini soup (vegetarian) this afternoon.  It is a Friday in lent after all.

Isn't that just beautiful?  Can you smell it??  Perfect for a day like today...just started to sleet!