Go to the Article: Tips & Tricks: Turn Stems and Scraps Into Delicious Dishes
Thanks. But part of the bane of cooking for one is the lack of volume even of "scraps." But we persevere...
The cruciferous vegetables can have off putting aroma and flavor when overcooked in a stock. They tend to be stronger in flavor too and can take over the stock. That said, go ahead and add rutabagas and kohlrabi to a stock and have fun with it.
Hmm. Re: The teaser photo. The broccoli stem I would have done as shown in the first place, cut bite-sized and cooked right along with the trees. I've never had a cauliflower with the woody stem; it's cut flush with the head even at the "farmers'" market. Thus you've encourage me to stop discarding any cauliflower or cabbage "cores." Job well done. But: why should cruciferous vegetable parts not be used in stock?
Wonderful. I love articles on saving food waste, because instantly you understand how we underestimate our whole food. Our grandparents won't throw anything, consumistic society has influenced us so much