My Favorite Soup Of All Time!

Necessity is the mother of invention!

That's how this recipe became a monthly favorite.

Every month, the hormones would rage on;

Then the feelings of ill health and dysfunction would follow.

You could call it 'necessary evil'; 

But not without a solution!

I decided to work on my diet.

I read up hormone stabilizing foods.

I researched their Iron-rich counterparts.

There were overlapping themes;

Vegetables, proteins, and fruits!

The specifics; Cruciferous veggies and Omega 3!

Then a recipe was born; 

Spicy vegetable soup made with tomatoes and sardines!

Come with me to the kitchen.

Where's that crockpot?

Fish and water go in;

The tomatoes and onions follow,

Then slow cooking…

Next are my spices;

Turmeric, ground scotch bonnet, crayfish, and oregano.

More simmering…

Chopped kale goes in last.

I would leave that for 4 minutes.

Yeah, add salt for taste.

Cooking's done!

There it was; my favorite soup of all time:

Spicy vegetable soup made with tomatoes and sardine.

And yes, my monthly cycles got better.

Such that each would come and go unnoticed.

So long as I had my favorite recipe handy!

Ingredient List

1 medium-sized Kale bunch

1 650 MLS of canned tomatoes

4 pieces of dry ground scotch bonnet

4 medium-sized sardine fish

1 small onion

3 heaped teaspoons of ground crayfish

1 level teaspoon each of oregano and turmeric

Salt to taste

Bibliography

1. This soup was a household favorite as I grew up. Usually, the cooks were more varied with content. I enjoyed it then for its taste and delicacy. Little did I care to memorize the specific recipe or realize its immense health benefits.
2. 10 Foods That Can Help Balance Your Hormones Naturally. Bustle. (2020). Retrieved 4 October 2020, from https://www.bustle.com/life/10-foods-that-can-help-balance-your-hormones-naturally-3601864.
3. Dk Pub. (2013). Healing Foods.

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