async function getRecipe() {

try{
console.log('before attributes')
const attributes = handlerInput.attributesManager.getSessionAttributes();
console.log('before url')
const url = `https://api.edamam.com/search?q=${attributes.currentSuggestedFood}&app_id=${FOOD_APP_ID}&app_key=${FOOD_APP_KEY}`;  //&from=0&to=3&calories=591-722&health=alcohol-free   this was on the end of the uri
console.log('after url')
request.get(url, async (error, response, body) => {
  // let json = JSON.parse(body);
  console.log('error:', error); // Print the error if one occurred
  console.log('statusCode:', response && response.statusCode); // Print the response status code if a response was received
  console.log('body:', body); // Print the body

  //const theRecipe = await body;
  const payload = await JSON.parse(body)
  console.log("The ingredients for "+ payload.q + " is: ")
  console.log(payload.hits[0].recipe.ingredientLines)

  return await (payload.hits[0].recipe.ingredientLines);

});
}
catch(err){
console.log('before error statement in catch')
console.error('There was an error: ', + err)
}
};