So, we've saved our leftovers from our chicken roast, or one-pot cook.  Bones, skin, as much meat as possible.  Let's make chicken stock and get creative. Homemade Chicken Stock Try and do this every time you have a whole chicken. Or buy a load of chicken wings from the butcher, roast them in oven on about 140 °C for 25-30 minutes and follow the same instructions as below – you’ll get plenty of meat from them if you use your fingers to remove it after the boiling process. Homemade chicken stock freezes beautifully or you...

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Rule 1: Never buy an unhappy chicken.  Rule 2: Never waste leftovers.  The second of these two recipes uses the leftovers from the first to make a delicious soup. Chickens are such useful creatures and funny too. I like them to look at, to eat and I like eggs. My neighbour has a small flock which regularly escape into my garden and peck around looking lost. 'Encouraging' them back home is hilarious.  Wafting, rather than flapping, an apron at them is quite helpful. I like their funny little grumbly noises as they noodle about looking...

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