Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

How to Prevent a Domestic Disturbance

by Danny
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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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Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

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

by Aimee
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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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Link Love

Weekend Links and Tattler Winner

by Aimee
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It’s a new year, a new canning season, and you all are excited to start preserving! Yesterday’s giveaway from Tattler received a terrific response, thank you very much. I loved reading through your answers to my canning question and hearing what you’ll be putting up in jars next. Talk about inspiring! So the grand winner, [...]

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Giveaways

Weekend Giveaway: Tattler Reusable Canning Lids

by Aimee
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This giveaway is now closed. Check back soon for the winner! Today’s fantastic weekend giveaway is from Simple Bites sponsor, Tattler Reusable Canning Lids, and it’s a good one! One winner will take home a giveaway package of 100 regular lids AND 100 wide mouth lids with reusable rubber rings! I’d say someone is about [...]

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Cooking School

How to Cook Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oats in a Slow-Cooker

by Aimee
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This week I wholeheartedly embraced the slow-cooker challenge along with dozens of other bloggers. I stewed beans all day, simmered a vegetable stock, and combined ginger, coconut and chicken into a fragrant dinner. I even used my slow-cooker for breakfast, something I’m going to be doing a whole lot more of, thanks to an ingenious technique [...]

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