Posts by Danny

Danny Bourque is a mechanical engineer who is known at both home and work as either “the geek” or “the numbers guy”. He is very methodical and genuinely loves to analyze almost anything that piques his interest – including food.

Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

How to Prevent a Domestic Disturbance

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Written by Danny. As the loving husband of your favorite Simple Bites Editor (Aimee), I’ve got the inside scoop on what really happens around here and today, I’m going to spill the beans and tell you one of our family secrets. We have a serious problem in our home, one that could very well lead [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

Hot Spiced Apple Cider

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Written by Danny. I am convinced that Spiced Apple Cider sold our house.  Sure we had a good agent, staged it pretty well, kept it tidy with 2 VERY young kids for almost 2 consecutive months – but the aromas of the cider simmering on the stove on one particular visit made it feel like [...]

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Giveaways

Giveaway: The Barista Express by Breville

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**This giveaway has ended. Check back on Sunday for the winners!** We’re back for another Home for the Holidays giveaway, and this time, the home wannabe barista (Danny) is going to introduce the last item of the week here on Simple Bites! Aimée’s family introduced me to coffee-culture, and it is pretty much here to [...]

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Preserving

How to Keep Your Freezer Cold

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Written by Danny Bourque. Rotten food stinks. Bad. You know how you feel when someone gets you a surprise present?  Pretty good, I bet.  Now imagine if you got a present, and when you went to use it a few days later, it was broken, spoiled, just turned into garbage.  Just awful, I’m sure. A [...]

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Cooking School

Help Me Help You: Sharing the Cooking Load

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Written by Danny. This post was birthed a few weekends ago when Aimée was gone to BSP in Pennsylvania.  I had the kids for an extended weekend – on holidays – and it was both wonderful for the bonding and closeness I got with my boys and terrible as I realized that I rely on [...]

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