Posts by Aimee

Cooking has always been Aimée's preferred recreational activity, creative outlet, and source of relaxation. After nearly ten years in the professional cooking industry, she went from restaurant to RSS by trading her tongs and clogs for cookie cutters and a laptop, serving as editor here at Simple Bites.

Dinner

Super Bowl Sandwiches (Recipe: Chicken Parmesan Heroes with Basil)

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For all the lentil soups and beet salads I post in this space, you’d never know I have a weakness for sandwiches. Good sandwiches, with crusty bread, moist filling, and crunchy condiments. Sandwiches reign around here during all seasons. In the spring we tuck thinly sliced radishes and a creamy feta between bread for a [...]

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How to Plan a Snow Picnic

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Excerpts from this post were originally published in January, 2011. We’ve had a mild winter so far, brilliant sunlight, crisp cool air, and a peaceful blanket of white snow – now that is the mix for a perfect outing. We’ve been getting outdoors every day out of sheer necessity; it’s far too easy to go [...]

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Link Love

Weekend Links: Eat Well, Spend Less Recap

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With ‘Food Resolutions’ as our theme for January, the ladies of our Eat Well, Spend Less monthly series didn’t hold back. Things got personal, as they should when one is closely examining one’s eating and cooking habits. Shaina bravely threw open her pantry to expose the need for more organization. Jess shared her desire to [...]

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Pantry & Spotlight Ingredients

Spotlight Ingredient: Beets (Recipe: Beet & Orzo Salad with Feta)

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Last November, when roadside produce stands were closing down shop for the winter, I snagged a ten-pound bag of young beets for ninety-nine cents. Thrilled at the great deal I had just made, I imagined the beets lasting us through the winter – and all for pennies. They were gone by Christmas. Apparently I like [...]

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Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

Eat Well Spend Less: Food Resolutions (Recipe: Baked Brown Rice Pilaf)

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We’re a little over three weeks into the new year which is long enough to put your food resolutions to the test – if you made any. In this January edition of our Eat Well, Spend Less series, we’re taking a look at those goals and how we’re measuring up. I recently shared my intentional [...]

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