Hen and Corn Soup

I am been taking out baking books from the library. I am trying to find a pastry to impress my mother-in-law without repeating the same Challah. I wanted to make something with an oxtail but I'm not sure I can make something interesting that isn't gross.

Tonight I threw together a soup:
Need:
Cornish game hen (I used frozen)
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/2 diced red pepper
1 large or 2 small carrots cut into coins
2 stalks of chopped celerey
1 chopped fresh jalpeno pepper
3-4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
2 ears of corn (kernels removed from cob)
salt
fresh cracked black pepper
2 bay leaves

1. Heat 1 tbs of oil oil in a dutch oven. Once the oil starts to sizzle add a chopped yellow onion and cook until tender (3-4 mins).
2. added diced red pepper
3. added carrot coins (from one LARGE carrot or two smaller ones)
4. 2 stalks of celery chopped, salt and pepper occasionally
5. add 1 chopped fresh jalepeno pepper
6. Once everything is seared and tender add some chicken or vegetable stock (3-4 cups)as well as the corn and 2 bay leaves.
7. I dig out a little spot for my cornish game hen and cover and cook on low for about an hour.
8. I removed the hen and separate the meat from the carcass. I use the carcass to make a chicken stock and mix the chicken meat back into the soup. Taste the soup and salt and pepper to taste.
8. You can add noodles, dumplings, rice or whatever starchy thing you like to put in soup. I used left-over bread <3

I wanted to make some variations of dutch crunch so I need to go buy some rice flour. I will take pictures next time.