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Pithivier – holiday entertaining

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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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strawberry rhubarb crisp – time to breathe

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    vegan roasted autumn chili – waiting for the stork

    by Michelle September 23, 2014
    by Michelle September 23, 2014

    Yesterday, we grocery shopped for three hours for supplies so that I can fill their freezer with soups, casseroles, lasagnas and chili.…

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    top 10 food shots from summer 2014

    by Michelle September 21, 2014
    by Michelle September 21, 2014

    Of the hundreds of shots that I took over the summer, these are my favourite. I love the way… the setting sun cast…

  • chicken/poultryitalian food

    forty clove chicken with tomato, oregano and lemon

    by Michelle September 19, 2014
    by Michelle September 19, 2014

    For years, I’ve read recipes about roasting all kinds of fowl with forty coves of garlic. Knowing that garlic mellows as it…

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    vegan roasted cherry tomato and sweet pepper soup

    by Michelle September 16, 2014
    by Michelle September 16, 2014

    In four days, I leave for Calgary to be with Meggie and Theo as they wait for the arrival of their first…

  • salads and vegetables

    tomato cobbler with parmesan crust – the moments when we dance

    by Michelle September 12, 2014
    by Michelle September 12, 2014

    It’s our twenty second wedding anniversary. The girls played this song for me several years ago, while we were searching for music…

  • breakfast

    granola breakfast bowls

    by Michelle September 11, 2014
    by Michelle September 11, 2014

    I’m not much of a cereal eater. Fruit Loops would have been my go-to until I was well into my twenties. In…

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    naked ravioli with homemade ricotta and beet greens

    by Michelle September 9, 2014
    by Michelle September 9, 2014

    NAKED RAVIOLI or gnudi as they’re lustily referred to in Italy are delicately poached dumplings from the innards of a ravioli. Basically, ravioli with…

  • salads and vegetables

    yotam ottolenghi adapted and inspired salads

    by Michelle September 3, 2014
    by Michelle September 3, 2014

    Kaitie was home for the long Labour Day weekend. Four perfectly lazy days filled with long talks, meandering walks, card games, restful…

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    bread and butter pickles – as summer fades…

    by Michelle September 1, 2014
    by Michelle September 1, 2014

    An overcast Sunday morning at the farm, as summer starts to fade away… I don’t know where the time went this summer.…

  • italian food

    how NOT to make homemade mozzarella

    by Michelle August 30, 2014
    by Michelle August 30, 2014

    I’m my own worst enemy. It took three tries to, finally, be successful. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong.…

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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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