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    spicy beer candied bacon – easy perfect party food

    by Michelle April 23, 2020
    by Michelle April 23, 2020

    Spicy beer candied bacon is the perfect Covid 19 social distancing party food. Trust me, you’ll be glad there’s no one around…

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    zucchini carpaccio with mascarpone and mint

    by Michelle April 22, 2020
    by Michelle April 22, 2020

    Zucchini Carpaccio has fantastic flavour, texture and aroma. I saw Zucchini Carpaccio, a server was placing it on a guest’s table, while…

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    risotto – make it perfect every time

    by Michelle April 21, 2020
    by Michelle April 21, 2020

    Risotto, like so many Italian dishes, is simple culinary perfection based on using a few high quality ingredients and following intuitive age-old…

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    bruschetta – simply stunning when made with love

    by Michelle April 16, 2020
    by Michelle April 16, 2020

    Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in…

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    French baguettes for beginners – you can do it

    by Michelle April 15, 2020
    by Michelle April 15, 2020

    French Baguettes are the perfect bread to begin your bread making career. All you need is four ingredients, an oven and a…

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    ginger beer BBQ sauce

    by Michelle April 11, 2020
    by Michelle April 11, 2020

    GINGER BEER BBQ SAUCE is sweet, tangy and finger licking fantastic! It’s Easter weekend. The whole world is faced with the risk…

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    cream of tomato soup – fill the comfort craving

    by Michelle April 8, 2020
    by Michelle April 8, 2020

    Cream of Tomato Soup rose to fame under the Campbell’s Soup moniker. We all grew up with our mothers feeding us some…

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    beer bread – Bread from beer…start to finish 50 minutes!

    by Michelle April 6, 2020
    by Michelle April 6, 2020

    BEER BREAD UPDATE: It’s April 6th, 2020 and the world has been infected with Covid – 19. In order to fight against…

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    orange glazed citrus bundt – taste the sunshine

    by Michelle April 1, 2020
    by Michelle April 1, 2020

    My Orange Glazed Citrus Bundt Cake recipe is the perfect blend of sweet and tangy, and it’s guaranteed to satisfy your cravings.…

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    cassoulet – you have the time to conquer this dish

    by Michelle January 23, 2020
    by Michelle January 23, 2020

    Cassoulet is a dish that haunts me. The more I cook, the more I search for complex simplicity. Sounds like an oxymoron…

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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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