It has been raining here in southern California. Wet. Glistening. Rain.
After the long drought and precious little rain from last year’s fizzle of an El Nino, it is a delight to just stand outside and get drenched. Juliet? Not so much. The pup doesn’t like to get her feet wet. So, this morning’s “walk” consisted of me carrying her tucked neatly under the cover of my umbrella. Here is a recent photo of my rain-averse pup.
Rainy weather is soup weather at my house. Today’s soup is a Moroccan harira soup that I’ve made (and enjoyed) for years. The original recipe came from Kitty Morse’s wonderful cookbook, North Africa: The Vegetarian Table. The book is one of my treasured cookbooks. It was first published in 1996 but you might be able to get a used copy through Amazon or your local purveyor of used books.
Of this soup, Morse wrote this introduction: “Harira is the hearty bean soup, redolent of cinnamon and ginger, with which Moroccan families traditionally break the day’s fast each evening during the Muslim month of Ramadan….At sunset, all signs of life disappear from the city streets. Everyone is at home enjoying a steaming bowl of harira, a few dates, and a glass of milk. In the countryside, many Moroccan farmers often start their day with a bowl of harira.”
Like the Moroccan farmers, I started my day today with a bowl of this warming soup. Life is good.
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