This soup is lovely and delicate with fresh carrots from the farmer's market. And contrary to popular belief, farmer's markets are often cheaper than grocery stores: http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/05/the-farmers-market-myth/238661/. But if you don't have a farmer's market around or aren't a CSA member, the 99 cent bag of old discount carrots are the grocery store will be just fine too (but peel them well. Farmer's market carrots tend to be smaller than their conventionally grown grocery store counterparts, so keep that in mind when deciding how many to use. Either way, the cost of this meal should be under a dollar per serving (assuming you have the olive oil, honey, and spices in your pantry). The soup is pretty filling because it has some potato in it, but if you just don't feel like carrot soup is enough for dinner, toast a couple of whole wheat pitas cut into quarters and spread them with some lebni with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of zaatar. It will be delicious and satisfying with the soup, which contains some unusual spices for carrot soup, and only adds another fifty cents or so to the cost of the meal.

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