Yesterday’s post was on roasting chicken and I promised to share some ideas to help you get the most from your leftovers. The first thing was to remove and refrigerate or freeze most of the meat for sandwiches, salads, casseroles or soup. My next recommendation is to make your own stock for your soup or for use in recipes that call for broth/stock.

Notice I used, and many people do, “stock” and “broth” interchangeably. There is a difference (although when I buy it in the grocery store, I don’t notice much difference): “stock” is made by cooking the meat and bones (and sometimes vegetables) in water extracting the fat from the meat and skin as well as the gelatin from the bones. The stock will tighten up when chilled, thanks to the gelatin. When it is warmed up again, it will return to its liquid. Stock also has a more intense flavor to it than broth.