Chicken broth is one of the most important items to have in your kitchen.
While many make homemade chicken broth, I keep a jar of Better Than Bouillon to make my own chicken stock. Since I love shortcuts in the kitchen, I just mix it in water and have delicious chicken stock in minutes. Click here for the Better Than Bouillon website for everything you want to know about using this awesome product that comes in many flavors.
One of my cooking tricks is to use chicken stock instead of water when making rice or pasta. Think about all the items you make that require water and replace with chicken stock. It brings an enhanced flavor to whatever you are making.
Becky at Easy Chicken Recipes has an in depth article on everything you want to know about chicken broth, including 29 recipes using it.
Click here to go to Becky's post.
The air fryer is what I now predominantly use since The Captain passed away and I am cooking for one. I've adapted many of my recipes to prepare in the air fryer and will post many of these recipes. There are many people cooking for one and using their air fryer, so I am looking for more air fryer recipes. More recipes will be posted in the future.
Jillian at Food, Folks and Fun has posted an in depth air fryer recipe post for chicken thighs. The article is very informative. Thank you Jillian! I am a subscriber to her newsletter and everyone should too!
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Pastina is one of my favorite childhood foods. Maybe the fascination was the little tiny star noodles, however, it was also very delicious.
It conjures up memories of my nana in the kitchen taking care of everyone. Pastina would be served to anyone who had the flu or a cold, even though I would ask for it on a normal day. Guess you could call it italian chicken soup.
It has been decades since I've had Pastina since I have had no idea of how to make it. My mom doesn't even remember. It was one of those things that was so normal, the mindset was that it would always be there, like my nana. We all loved it. This reminds me how much I miss my precious nana, she was a treasure.
Now, thanks to Roz at La Bella Vita Cucina, I can make pastina myself. I would love to make a large batch and freeze it in portions.
I mentioned Pastina to The Captain all the time and told him how special it was. It makes me sad that he will never know.
Click here to go to the recipe page source. Thank you so much Roz!
