I’d like you to meet my “Ugly Broth Bag”.

I’d like you to meet my “Ugly Broth Bag”.

I know, there’s just no way to pretty this thing up for the internet. But like so many things, this beat-up plastic bag is much more than the sum of its parts.

And what are those parts?

Onion skins

The tiny ends of garlic cloves

Celery bottoms and tops

Carrot peels

Mushrooms stems

Wilted scallion tops

The sliced off tops of tomatoes

The bones from the chicken thighs we had for dinner last week

The rind from that block of parmesan I finished last month

You get the idea – kitchen scraps.

You see, every month, this little bag gets full to bursting, which is when I grab it from the freezer and dump it into a stockpot with some cold water, salt and herbs. About an hour later, I have the most delicious, homemade golden stock or bone broth.

Only without all of the chopping or making a special trip to pick up ingredients.

My humble bag of kitchen scraps has kept me in healthy, homemade broth for ages.