Simple Root Vegetable Soup

Name: Simple Root Vegetable Soup
Ingredients: 8 cups vegetable or chicken soup, from a carton or homemade; 3 cups rutabaga, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 1/2 cups small white onions; 2 cups russet potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 large leek, rinsed very well to clean out any sand. (For easy prep, I buy frozen leeks from Trader Joe’s, already cleaned); 12 small carrots with greens still attached; 1-2 tbsp olive oil; 1 heaping tsp better than bullion” Either in chicken or vegetable flavor, or a bullion cube; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; coarse salt and black pepper to taste; 1 large bay leaf, optional