Contest! The Diary Game – #30 : Share your day with us!

Hi! lovely Ladies and my fellow steemians. I write to share with you how my today went.Today I just decided to give myself a sumptuous treat by making a delicious fresh fish soup for my dinner.
This yummy meal has been hungering me for weeks now, mhmm!! but I hold my throat due to the inflation problems we are currently facing in my country.I really used to like eating fresh fish soup particularly that with Okro and Osuza (hot) leaf. I couldn't hold my appetite anymore, I had to boycott every other thing today budgeting myself to get fresh fish fish.

As usual, I left to school in the ealy morning after the heavy downpour calm down a little. As I reached the school I had myself busy around to arrange the Junior Secondary 3 class for the scheduled debate on the topic "Father's are more important than the Mother" in which the opposing side won over with 12 points.I was captivated by the eloquence of the students at this level,to speak with convincing facts on such delicate topic.It was interesting. As I left them, I went to teach in 3 more classes before I sat down to conclude note of lesson for the week.

As the school came to a close at 2pm, the teaching staff had a brief meeting with the Principal to discuss matters arising and making plan, budget, programme for the upcoming event-Graduation party for outgoing pupils and students in the school.

At 4pm the meeting was dismissed as I headed to the Big Junction market to buy my fresh fish.As I went with so much excitement and hope of eating my tasty soup I couldn't find the variety of fish I needed.Iwanted the white catfish specie we popularly called Inaha but It wasn't there, the market women claimed the high cost that makes sellers to steer clear from it for the time. I could only saw the other ones.What else could I do than to buy the one available to quench my longer throat for fresh fish. I bought the small scaly ones for ₦2.5k
That was quite cheaper in comparison to the coat of things now but that wasn't my best choice.Not what I was tasty for.I only managed as I really needed it.

When I returned from the evening fish market,I started gathering all the ingredients I had bought for the soup. Ingredients I used were :

Fresh Fish
Chopped Onions
Palm Oil
Fresh Pepper
Season cubes
Garlic and varieties of other spices.
Fresh Ozusa (Hot) leaf

I started by boiling the red oil in some minutes to bleach a bit to give me some kind of golden colour,next I poured in the chopped onions then added the already well grilled fish. I added the garlic, salt, pepper and fish spices to add to taste, I allowed it to boil until it sent out a translucent aroma.Once the pot was boiling, I added chopped Okroand let it simmer gently until it was well cooked.As I was about to bring the pot down, I added Osuza leaf for sweet scent to quench the fish odour and to make it hot.

As the aroma of the fresh fish soup filled my kitchen, I couldn't help but wagged in anticipation to enjoy my soup with baked cassava flakes (garri).I ladled my soup into a bowl, I settled down with the hot soup and eba as I enjoyed with the mouthful of the delicious and nourishing meal.

I quenched my long appetite and felt fulfilled after finishing my dinner, grateful for the simple pleasure of homemade meal with organic ingredients.My phone went off as I was about to take pictures of my meal so that you can see the colour of it . I do not regret it though, as I could finally eat what my appetite was longing for
My day was complete as I immersed with the coolness of the night weather from the heavy rainfall,I took a nap and woke up to write.I look forward to having more fulfilled day as this by eating my best meal and have a complete relaxation of mind and boy after.

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