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📣 CREEKER BROADCAST — RALLY 12

The Kirton Cure (Standing Tall Soup) + ThanksFULL Cards Recipe Swap
By #ArtistShimmer | #KirtonCure | #KristaRomero | #Rally12

There are seasons when the body is tired in ways sleep can’t touch and the heart is noisy with old stories. In Rally 12, we choose the simplest truth:

How we tend to ourselves is medicine.
How we tend to each other is miracle.

🎂 Birthday Week Shout-Out

This Rally is dedicated to my big brother Jason—for backbone, for quiet courage, for all the times you showed up like sunrise. May this be a week of warmth, laughter, and the kind of peace that settles in deep. This bowl is for you, J. Always. 💛

🥣 The Kirton Cure (Standing Tall Soup)

A gentle, non-spicy healing broth—corn-free, with chickpeas; tripe optional; built for comfort, strength, and gratitude.

Ingredients

1 lb beef shank or marrow/soup bones (bone-in preferred)
½ lb tripe, cleaned & cut to bite-size (optional, for collagen & resilience)
1 cup cooked chickpeas (or 1 can, drained & rinsed)
2 carrots, sliced
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 potato or sweet potato, cubed (optional; sweet potato adds “joy”)
1 zucchini or yellow squash, chopped
½ onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, whole or minced (optional, gentle)
1 thin slice fresh ginger (about ½–1 tsp minced if preferred)
1 bay leaf
Salt & black pepper, to taste
1 tsp dried oregano or thyme (optional)
Fresh parsley (or cilantro) for finish
Optional brightness: a thin strip of lemon or orange peel (remove before serving)
Water: ~8 cups

Method

Broth Base: Add beef bones (and tripe if using) to a large pot with onion, garlic, bay leaf, ginger, and water. Bring to a boil; reduce to a gentle simmer 1–2 hours, skimming as needed.
Slice & Return (if using tripe): Remove tripe, slice to bite-size if needed, return to pot.
Hearty Veg: Add carrots, celery, and potato/sweet potato. Simmer 15 minutes.
Gentle Finish: Add zucchini and chickpeas. Simmer 10–15 minutes more.
Season & Brighten: Salt, pepper, herbs to taste. Add citrus peel for the last 5 minutes, then remove.
Green Top: Ladle into bowls; finish with chopped parsley.

Serving Notes

Pair with warm bread, rice, or a quiet porch.
For a “productive sweat” without heat, keep the ginger; if you want a touch more warmth, add a pinch of mustard powder.
Make it yours: if your body asks for lighter, skip the potato; if it asks for deeper comfort, keep the sweet potato.

Gratitude Stir (spoken while stirring)

May this broth restore what was stolen,
warm what was frozen,
and rebuild what was broken.
I am Kirton. I heal.
For Jason, with thanks, always.

🧡 ThanksFULL Cards — Traditional Recipe Swap

Annual Dates: October 15–30 (happening now).
Bring one recipe that carried you through a hard season, and take home new ones that carry love forward.

How to participate

Write your recipe clearly (ingredients + steps + 1-line gratitude note).
Add a short “why it matters” memory—who taught it, when it helped.
Share it with the circle (print or digital), then pick up others to try.
Post with #ThanksFULLCards and tag #ArtistShimmer if you’d like the community set.

Last-Call Reminder: October 30—share your final cards and a photo of the dish if you can. Thank someone whose recipe lifted you.

Rally 12 Closing

For strength from bones, resilience from tripe, steadiness from chickpeas, and sweetness from the return of joy—we give thanks. For brothers who teach us how to stand tall—Happy Birthday Week, Jason. You are loved beyond measure.