While growing up, mom’s chicken soup was always the centerpiece of our special holiday meals. Nothing reminds me of the comforts of home than a bowl of chicken soup that I have learned to make that is—almost—as good as mom’s. This humble broth embodies the best of all things. It is delicious and nutritious, inexpensive to make, and easy to prepare for a group of any size. Chicken soup is also well known for its therapeutic effects, earning the designation of “Jewish penicillin” or bubbemycin. A bowl of chicken soup provides needed liquids and salts, along with easily digestible fats and …

My hometown of Buffalo, NY, has a reputation as a Rust Belt backwater. The truth be told, it happens to be a great place to eat. Buffalo is the only place you’ll find “beef on weck” – a roast beef sandwich on a salted kimmelweck roll. Ted’s hot dogs and Anderson’s custard are renown among foodies. But the food most closely linked to my home are Buffalo wings, traditionally fried wing segments tossed in hot sauce and served with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing. We don’t call them Buffalo wings in Buffalo. Just wings, as in “Are you going to eat that wing?” and “Where should we order …