Vegetable scraps make great veggie broth Rather than waste all those veggie scraps–leek greens, cabbage cores, green onion tops, carrot tops, zucchini and squash ends, broccoli stalks, ugly potato pieces, etc.–why not make your own vegetable broth from scraps? Saves money and you know exactly what’s in there. During the weeks, as I’m chopping veggies, […]
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