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  • How To Make Stock That Isn’t Bland Nonsense

    How To Make Stock That Isn’t Bland Nonsense

    Stock is the backbone of so many recipes. Whether it’s used as a cooking liquid for rice or beans, or as the base of a soup or gravy, the quality of your stock influences the quality of your final dish. Though it isn’t hard to make, there are a few tweaks you can make to…


  • The Case For Overcooked Rice

    Eating is a sensory experience, and sometimes it’s a good idea to re-set your senses. Maybe you’ve been eating too many aggressively flavourful foods, maybe your stomach is iffy due to illness (or indulgence), or maybe you just don’t feel like doing. In any case, a bowl of soupy, falling-apart, porridge-like rice is what you…


  • How To Make Seafood Stock Out Of Scraps

    How To Make Seafood Stock Out Of Scraps

    Video: If you’re a reader of Eating Trash With Claire the Lifehacker series where I convince you to transform your kitchen scraps into something edible and delicious – you should get excited, because it’s now a video series. First up, I show you how to make a delicious, flavour-packed stock out of scraps, shells, and…


  • Why You Should Add Vinegar To Your Chicken Stock

    Why You Should Add Vinegar To Your Chicken Stock

    Making chicken stock at home is great — you end up with a house that smells like soup and a pot full of savoury broth. Whether you make your stock from fresh ingredients or saved-up scraps, one secret ingredient will help make your chicken stock extra rich and delicious.