Seasonal Eating

7 Favorite Do-Ahead Dinners for Winter (recipe: Chocolate-Chip Chili)

by Aimee

A little blogging conference called Blissdom is happening in a few weeks in Nashville and I’m skipping the country to attend. I’ll also be skipping out on four days of laundry, lunch-packing and cooking. Woo-hoo! Hmm, the last time I traveled internationally on my own? It was over a decade ago and included sights such [...]

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Quick Bites

14 Ways to Enjoy Ripe Tomatoes

by Aimee

Tomatoes have arrived. Tomatoes that actually have flavor, that taste sun kissed, and have ripened naturally. I herald the arrival of the fresh summer tomatoes just as enthusiastically as flip-flops and sundresses. Like most produce, they are best enjoyed simply adorned. Marinated Tomatoes Here’s what I’m suggesting you do right now. Yep, before you’ve had [...]

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Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

Warmer Weather Batch Cooking

by Aimee

For some, batch cooking tends to go out the window when the thermometer rises outside, because, well, most batch cooking is not ideally suited to hot weather. Who wants to simmer a stew on the stove all day when you’re trying to keep the kitchen cool? And while we’re asking questions, who wants to spend [...]

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Dinner

Been to a Farm Lately? (Recipe: Asparagus & Cherry Tomato Pizza)

by Cheryl

Much can be said about the environmental and economic benefits of eating locally sourced foods. More can be said about the adage that a local food advocate from my town often uses: Eat food you know from people you know. Every summer my family makes more than a handful of pilgrimages to local farms. These trips [...]

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Simple Bites is a family-oriented community dedicated to all things food and drink. We believe in the importance of bringing the whole family together around the table on a daily basis, to prepare real food, and to eat seasonally and locally.