Sausage and Root Veggie Soup

There was sweet italian sausage on sale at the local supermarket.
I made this one two weeks in a row....All I can say is YUMMMMM!

I sauteed a
1 1/2lb sweet sausage, removed it from the pan
added about
1 TBSP olive oil and then
Chopped and sweated with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt:
1/2 a LARGE onion
1/2 head of garlic
1 inch fresh ginger minced
1 Large Celeriac (celery root)
1 Large Parsnip
1 Carrot
& 2 Bay Leaves

When the Onion was translucent I added homemade chicken stock, (about 6-8 Cups)
After about 20 minutes I added 3-4 white and 1 sweet potatoe, sliced thinly.

I let it cook until the potatoes were done and served it up.