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    rhubarb pudding cake – a perfect dessert to make with your kids

    by Michelle June 14, 2020
    by Michelle June 14, 2020

    Rhubarb Pudding Cake is an old fashion quick cake that requires no fancy equipment other than an oven. All you need is…

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    fresh ricotta – you can make your own cheese

    by Michelle June 5, 2020
    by Michelle June 5, 2020

    Fresh Ricotta is a delicious creamy soft Italian cheese often used for pasta fillings such as ravioli or manicotti. As a filling…

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    rhubarb barbecue sauce

    by Michelle May 29, 2020
    by Michelle May 29, 2020

    Rhubarb Barbecue Sauce is way more fun than rhubarb jam. This time of year, when rhubarb is plentiful, jams and pies are…

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    lemon poppy seed loaf – use up all that extra sour dough starter

    by Michelle May 16, 2020
    by Michelle May 16, 2020

    Lemon Poppy Seed is one of my favourite quick bread combinations. Over the last few months of social distancing, I got the…

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    lobster risotto – break the rules and watch the magic happen

    by Michelle May 13, 2020
    by Michelle May 13, 2020

    Lobster Risotto is my husband, Ralph’s signature dish which our family requests on special occasions. Because Ralph only gets to cook when…

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    brisket – slow cooked, spicy beef fajitas to heat things up

    by Michelle May 9, 2020
    by Michelle May 9, 2020

    Brisket is so often attributed to Jewish delis it’s easy to forget that smoking is not the only option for cooking this…

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    baked ziti arrabiata – easy, decadent and perfect for Mother’s Day

    by Michelle May 5, 2020
    by Michelle May 5, 2020

    Baked Ziti Arrabiata isn’t really a thing. Depending where you are in Italy will dictate what they call their cuts of pasta.…

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    fresh pasta – myth busted – you can so do this!

    by Michelle May 4, 2020
    by Michelle May 4, 2020

    Fresh Pasta has such a sexy reputation for being unattainable to the home cook. The culinary myths surrounding this two ingredient staple…

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    pasta e fagioli – the perfect covid – 19 dish

    by Michelle May 2, 2020
    by Michelle May 2, 2020

    Pasta E Fagioli means ‘pasta and beans’ in Italian. It’s poor man’s food made from simple ingredients. The origin of pasta e…

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    fettuccine alfredo – thick, rich and creamy

    by Michelle April 28, 2020
    by Michelle April 28, 2020

    Fettuccine Alfredo can be a heavenly gastronomic moment of an insipid, cloying disappointment. An authentic Alfredo sauce calls for butter, grated Reggiano…

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Hey there, welcome to Bite by Michelle, the place where I celebrate food, love and life. My name is Michelle Hooton. I’m a self trained chef, photographer and writer all of which happened because of this blog. I’ve been cooking for 50 years. It’s crazy to say that out loud but true. Somewhere in the thousands of recipes I’ve tested and food that I’ve made, I realized, there is always something that sets a recipe apart from all the others. A particular ingredient or a secret technique that takes an ordinary dish to extraordinary - good food to great food. This is where I share secrets to great food and stories about life. Glad you found me.

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