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What did you cook or eat today? (January 2026)

I used the carcass and trimmings that I saved from the other day, plus some veggies that were going soft to make 6 pints of chicken stock this morning. Nothing went to waste on this bird. I even picked the meat off of the boiled carcass and gave it the dogs. At just $1 / pound, I stretched this bird crazy far, lol.
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I even boil the bones twice...
 
I even boil the bones twice...
Hey you might as well eat the bones, some anyway. Give me an idea, maybe I’ll boil my bones twice in a crockpot and use the broth as fertilizer, why pay for bone meal and blood meal.
I’m a big believer in recycling and recycling.
 
Half a braised pork tenderloin from Thursday recycled into NewMex red green chile stew with sopapillas last night

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