Welcome to Simple Bites, a family-oriented community that believes in the importance of bringing the whole family together around the table on a daily basis.

Our desire is to enable you to prepare unprocessed, nourishing food and foster a desire to eat seasonally and locally. To help with that, we offer a wealth of comprehensive recipes, simple preserving tutorials, and honest tips for cooking with kids.

Oh, and we’re kind of jazzed about urban homesteading.

Bourque family canning party | Simple Bites

Read Simple Bites to discover delicious recipes, read captivating stories, and find an encouraging perspective to help you provide great food for your family.

Welcome, and tie on your apron.

Aimée Wimbush-Bourque is the editor, main writer, chief cook and bottle washer around here. She’s wife to Danny, mom of three kids and boss of two cats. A former chef-turned modern homesteader and food blogger, Aimée chronicles her family food life from the dining room table surrounded by toy cars and cookie crumbs.

Aimée could never cook without good quality spices, olive oil and sea salt and loves dabbling in gardening, foraging, and canning. When she’s not scrolling through Instagram, that is.

Head here to learn more about Aimée.