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Barley ‘Risotto’ (with Timesavers and Benefits for Homemade Chicken Broth)

May 20, 2015 by Allison Hudson

Lately there is a proliferation of beautiful farmer’s market finds across the Internet and social media, and for good reason – the gorgeous produce of Spring is certainly photo-inspiring! But I think there is a year-round, unsung hero of the farmer’s market, and that’s fresh chicken. In addition to tasting noticeably more delicious, a favorite benefit of using fresh, organic, local chicken is the homemade broth that you can make with it, and knowing that the chicken is truly […]

Categories: Dinner, Sides • Tags: Barley, Chicken Stock, Complex Carbohydrate, Food Photography, Great Grains, Homemade, Make Ahead, Photography, Risotto

Homemade Chicken Stock will Elevate Recipes

January 8, 2015 by Allison Hudson

Take Stock! With more and more recipes on the site calling for homemade chicken stock, I thought it would be helpful to breakout just the stock recipe. This recipe assumes you’ve prepared a whole roasted chicken, carved off the meat, and will be using the carcass in the stock ingredients. If scheduling allows, the most efficient way to make homemade chicken stock seems to be to do so immediately after, or at least the same day, you’ve roasted and carved […]

Categories: Kitchen Tips • Tags: Chicken Stock, Cold Weather, Healthy Cooking, Recipe

Optimizing Chicken Basics

November 10, 2014 by Allison Hudson

Perfectly roasted chicken may be the most healthy comfort food ever. With the cooler weather we’re craving roasts and since a little prep work goes a long way during a busy week, I wanted to share some foolproof successes I’ve had with roasting chicken and making stock. Roasted chicken is lean yet satisfying, even comforting. A serving delivers almost all your daily protein needs, and while dark meat is a bit fattier it also delivers zinc, Vitamin B and iron, […]

Categories: Kitchen Tips • Tags: Chicken, Chicken Stock, Food, Recipes, Roasted Chicken