Chicken Soup - My Way

So, with illness prevailing at my house we've been keeping the food pretty bland.
I roasted a chicken along with some root veggies on Wednesday night, and I immediately made stock from the bones.
Last night I put together Chicken Soup...
I chopped and sweated with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt:
1/2 a LARGE onion
1 Med Leek
1/2 a head of garlic
2 inch knob of ginger
Heart of Celery
Heart of Anise
2 Carrots
1 Med Sweet Potato
6 Button Mushrooms
When the onion/leek was translucent I started adding the stock.
I also added dry herbs at this point:
Bay
Oregano
Parsley
pinch of Dill
& black and white pepper

I let the soup come to a boil and added about 3/4 lb of Chopped Kale.
Let it come to a simmer and kept it there for about 30 minutes.
I can't wait to heat it up for dinner tonight!