Get the latest Meatoption recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/meatoption When I learned to make stock from a recipe in the Fields of Greens cookbook by Annie Somerville, it absolutely changed my soups and my kitchen ethos forever. I now make infinite variations, but almost always start soups with my own homemade stocks. There is nothing like homemade soup made completely from scratch with nothing but the freshest ingredients. And it's a great way to reduce kitchen waste by tossing vegetable (and meat) scraps into a pot with water. This is my own version, based loosely off the Fields of Greens recipe. I personally make it almost always with chicken as well as the vegetables. http://www.grouprecipes.com/14794/vegetable-stock.html