Broth

The old adage “the better the broth, the better the soup” is true. Sure, you can use canned broth or stock. But if you’ve got a slow cooker or a soup pot, making homemade broth is as easy as boiling water, and the payback for letting a pot of homemade broth bubble away for a few hours is great: Your home will smell absolutely wonderful and your soups will have a deep, rich homemade flavor. You’ll also be consuming a healthier food—homemade broths have a fraction of the sodium of packaged broths.