Basic Chicken Soup

This winter standby has classic flavors and cooks more quickly than traditional chicken soups.

Everyone has a personal spin on the recipe, but rarely have so few ingredients added up to so much comfort. This version has classic flavors and, thanks to a simplified method, cooks more quickly than traditional chicken soups (the dish is ready in a little over an hour).

There’s no need to make a separate stock; the vegetables and meat form their own satisfying broth.

Ingredients

Serves 6  Read more... (225 words, 1 image, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Freezer Fundamentals#4

Twenty-seven tips for wrapping, storing, and thawing all the foods you freeze.

An Organized Freezer

If the freezer is deep, post a list outside of what’s inside. Record the date each item was stored. Use a magnetic pad or an erasable message board.  Read more... (118 words, 1 image, estimated 28 secs reading time)

• Use square Tupperware whenever possible. Square containers can be stacked and positioned in corners and don’t take up as much space as round containers.
• Stack similar foods together. If you have a side-by-side refrigerator-freezer, designate one shelf for meat, one for baked goods, and one for vegetables.