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summer Bolognese Sauce – the joy of an herb garden

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rhubarb cupcakes – century old recipe

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    rhubarb scones with strawberry butter

    by Michelle April 25, 2015
    by Michelle April 25, 2015

    Rhubarb Scones with Strawberry Butter are a delicious way to jazz up your brunch menu. I love brunch. Actually, I love brunch…

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    how long do you want to be loved

    by Michelle April 23, 2015
    by Michelle April 23, 2015

    It wasn’t a good trip. No, the trip was good, I wasn’t. I was weepy. Everything made me sad. Intellectually, I know…

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    cooking workshop may schedule

    by Michelle April 17, 2015
    by Michelle April 17, 2015

    Cooking Workshops on Wednesdays At Michelle’s offers a range of classes to suit everyone’s cooking skill set. In the intimate and relaxed…

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    ricotta nosh aka grammy’s madly in love

    by Michelle April 16, 2015
    by Michelle April 16, 2015

    Ricotta Nosh aka Grammy’s madly in, head-over-heels, love! In the past, when I visited Meg and Theo I spent half of my…

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    during the pauses we cook

    by Michelle April 13, 2015
    by Michelle April 13, 2015

    Words pour, life, work, dreams and fears articulated sometimes mumbled, unfiltered from her. She has a lot to say and we only…

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    date squares; humble but delicious – happy anniversary

    by Michelle April 10, 2015
    by Michelle April 10, 2015

    Date Squares are a humble sweet and perfect for our anniversary. Not my wedding anniversary but rather this site’s anniversary – you and…

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    purple cauliflower spring soup with crème fraiche

    by Michelle April 7, 2015
    by Michelle April 7, 2015

    Purple Cauliflower Soup is as delicious as it is stunningly beautiful. My daughter, Sara asked me to write her a recipe using…

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    win a 9-course Italian feast for 6 at your home.

    by Michelle April 2, 2015
    by Michelle April 2, 2015

    How would you like the chance to win an 9-course Italian tasting dinner for 6 at your home? A couple of weeks…

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    fish cakes – happy, happy, happy!

    by Michelle April 2, 2015
    by Michelle April 2, 2015

    Fish Cakes, Lady Ashburnham Pickles and a fried quail’s egg – oh yeah! A proper east coast fish cake – we all…

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    tarte au sucre – a stunning combination of sweet, silk and crisp

    by Michelle March 30, 2015
    by Michelle March 30, 2015

    I read somewhere that sugar pie or tarte au sucre is as old as Canada. It stands to reason that after a…

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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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