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Easy Banana Cake

January 27, 2026

Roasted Cherry Tomato and Red Pepper Soup – easy vegan

January 20, 2026

Creamy Carrot Ginger Orange Soup

January 13, 2026

The Best Panettone Bread Pudding with Chocolate and Orange Marmalade

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Canelés de Bordeaux

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    what’s for lunch today?

    by Michelle September 17, 2012
    by Michelle September 17, 2012

    Lunch hangs waiting to be cooked seaside in Piso Livadi. Whenever Ralph and I are scoping out a beach for the day, we look…

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    naoussa

    by Michelle September 14, 2012
    by Michelle September 14, 2012
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    the love of my life

    by Michelle September 12, 2012
    by Michelle September 12, 2012

    Twenty years ago today, we stood at an altar with our three little girls surrounding us and  promised to love each forever……

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    a summer to remember

    by Michelle September 8, 2012
    by Michelle September 8, 2012

    a summer of beauty ice cream country church lighter foods radishes came first we lost Molly glorious buttercups lunches the barn the…

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    summer tomato jam – back on the line…

    by Michelle September 6, 2012
    by Michelle September 6, 2012

    While happily retired, the most perfect job in the world found me. I am the Italian Food Artist – a title created…

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    I made my own dish – literally…

    by Michelle September 4, 2012
    by Michelle September 4, 2012

    Ever since seeing the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, I’ve dreamed of using a potter’s wheel. As Patrick guided Demi’s…

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    panzanella – a sun-drenched salad

    by Michelle September 2, 2012
    by Michelle September 2, 2012

    Our spectacular summer has left my gardens completely sun-drenched and bursting with tomatoes. Last summer, I planted twenty four tomato plants and harvested a dozen…

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    chow – my grandmother’s recipe

    by Michelle August 31, 2012
    by Michelle August 31, 2012

    pop, pop….pop The sound of pickle jars sealing has the most profound effect on me. I am immediately catapulted back to my girlhood. I’m…

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    bread and butter pickles – it’s pickling season

    by Michelle August 29, 2012
    by Michelle August 29, 2012

    My hands smell like onions and vinegar. Not pleasant, I suppose, but to me it smells like home. It’s pickling season in…

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    oatmeal, cranberry multi-grain bread

    by Michelle August 27, 2012
    by Michelle August 27, 2012

    I’ve made a version of this bread since I was a little girl. My mom’s recipe calls for white flour, raisins and 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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