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Eat Well, Spend Less: Week One Link Round-Up

by Aimee
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Thank you all for the fantastic response to yesterday’s post, Homemade Substitutes for Grocery Staples. It definitely showed that this Eat Well, Spend Less series is coming at a good time for many of you. Remember, the list of pantry staples to make from scratch is posted for inspiration, not assignment! A few commenters felt [...]

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Eat Well, Spend Less: Homemade Substitutes for Grocery Staples

by Aimee
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Has anyone else noticed the rapidly rising price of food lately? That the usual grocery run is costing more and more? I have, and I’ve been comparing receipts with several other food bloggers. The results of our research has prompted us to bring you a series to help you spend less while continuing to eat [...]

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Five Simple, Natural Recipes for Homemade Pancake Syrup

by Aimee
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Pancakes are somewhat of a religion in our household, but contrary to what most people think, we don’t enjoy them exclusively with pure maple syrup. Yes, around here it is easily accessible and somewhat affordable, but I like to change things up for pancake toppings from time to time. A favorite of ours is fresh [...]

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Spices 101: Three Options for Grinding Spices (Recipe: Quick Mojo Sauce)

by Aimee
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If you’ve got a pepper mill, then you are off to a great start to grinding your own spices. Why grind your own? Well, we’ve already discussed the benefits of buying whole spices, so now you’ve got to break them down. Fortunately it’s easy to do and well worth your time. One sniff of freshly [...]

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Ten Ingredients You Absolutely, Positively, Must Have on Your Spice Rack

by Lydia
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Today Simple Bites is honored to welcome spice enthusiast extraordinaire Lydia Walshin from The Perfect Pantry. After hearing about our Spices 101 series, she readily agreed to guest post and we are most fortunate to have her share her wealth of knowledge with us. Welcome, Lydia! My first kitchen, the one in the third-floor walk-up [...]

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