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Whit and Mikey gave me a great cookbook for Christmas. It’s from a British “healthy” fast food restaurant, Leon. (I think “fast food” is used more in the Pret a Manger version of the phrase, than the Macdonalds sense.)

The Leon cookbook has awesome recipes, which are an expanded version of what they sell in their stores (it also came with stickers!) I tried out my first Leon recipe tonight: harira. Evidently this is a Moroccan soup often used to break a Ramadan fast. Unfortunately I was missing a couple key ingredients, but I did a little improvising and I think it turned out pretty well. I have gotten into the habit of making a big soup on Sunday nights, and then eating it all week for lunch. I think it’s healthier and definitely cheaper than $8 soup from Hale and Hearty (although maybe not as tasty as Crisp falafel…)