I’d like you to meet my “Ugly Broth Bag.”

I know, it’s not exactly the most photogenic item to showcase on the internet, but this beat-up plastic bag is so much more than it appears at first glance.

And what’s inside this bag, you ask?

Onion skins
The tiny ends of garlic cloves
Celery bottoms and tops
Carrot peels
Mushroom stems
Wilted scallion tops
The tops of tomatoes that I sliced off
The bones from the chicken thighs we had for dinner last week
The rind from that block of parmesan I finished last month
You get the picture—just a collection of kitchen scraps.

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