Chef dumping vegetable scraps into a pot to make stock - Marsbars/Getty Images It's no secret that vegetable scraps are a frugal, zero-waste tool for making excellent homemade soups. But what ...

To prepare the vegetable stock in the microwave, first, focus on cleaning the vegetables. Clean a yellow onion, cut it in half (1), and then slice it into wedges (2). Clean a shallot and cut it into ...