Written by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque of Simple Bites. There is always plenty of opportunity for munching over the holidays. Whether it be at parties, open houses or church functions, trays of finger food are constantly inviting us to nibble. It’s easy to fill up fast but not really eat anything substantial. One culprit that is responsible [...]

Day One of cooking school introduced me to “clean as you go“: the practice of combining cooking and cleaning to help free up valuable work space, eliminate visual mess, and make for manageable post-cooking clean-up. Since then, I have rigorously embraced the clean as you go motto for all cooking and baking, ensuring that I clean [...]

All photos are by Aimee The following post is written by food columnist Aimée Wimbush-Bourque. My first attempt at making jam was memorable, for all the right reasons. I was a newlywed, eager to wear the old-fashioned housewife hat, and making my own jam seemed like something I would enjoy, more so than, say sewing [...]