Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food photographer, writer, and recipe developer with five years experience who loves cooking and sharing her love of food through photographs.

Prepare the Scalloped Potatoes ... until fragrant. Stir in the chicken broth, Parmesan cheese, and fresh thyme. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, then return the pork chops to the skillet.

(The process of defeathering chickens often removes that yellow membrane; however, if it remains, it — and the talons — can create off flavors in the broth.) Combine the chicken feet ...

Store-bought chicken broth is the Wild West of pantry staples. The flavors run the gamut from aromatic and full of umami to weak and watery, and it's hard to judge the overall quality based on the ...