Cooking my pumpkin with okra soup and managing other activities [22-06-2025]

Immediately I heard the closing bell rang on Monday, June 23rd at kings and Queens Royal Schools where I work as a teacher, I rushed home from school, eager to satisfy my growling stomach. Since there was no food at home, I quickly changed and headed to the market.

My mission was to prepare a delicious pumpkin with okra soup. I purchased all the necessary ingredients, including:
• Pumpkin leaves
• Okra
• Fish
• Cray fish
• Periwinkle
• kanda
• Salt
• Palm oil
• Meat
• Fresh pepper
• Onion, and more.

With all my ingredients in hand, I began cooking. First, I thoroughly washed the pumpkin leaves three times to remove any sand or dirt. Then, I sliced them in a big tray. Next, I washed and chopped the okra and onions, adding them to the tray with the pumpkin leaves.

After preparing all the ingredients, I poured three cups of water into my cooking pot and heated it on my cooking gas. Ten minutes later, I added the steamed meat, fish, crayfish, and other ingredients, mixing them with salt for flavour and a good taste.

Five minutes later, I added the combination of pumpkin leaves, okra, and chopped onions, stirring everything together. I let it simmer for another minute before removing the pot from the fire.

Finally, my delicious pumpkin with okra soup was ready! I made some garri to accompany it and enjoyed the meal with my son, Princewill.

After lunch, feeling content and satisfied after a lovely meal, I took a refreshing bath and slept for two hours. Later, I woke up and went to loosen my hair for washing. I didn't have much to do as it was evening already, I ate the remaining soup and garri with my boy as dinner, took my bath and my boy and retired for the day.