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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

January 6, 2026

Canelés de Bordeaux

December 30, 2025

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December 23, 2025
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    Decorating Our Victorian Home – the Christmas tree

    by Michelle November 18, 2011
    by Michelle November 18, 2011

    Every year at Christmas, I have an internal discussion as to whether I will trim our tree as I did the year…

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    brussels with pancetta

    by Michelle November 17, 2011
    by Michelle November 17, 2011

    Meaghan is not able to come home for Christmas this year. She will be celebrating the holidays with Theo, in their new…

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    My Photo Shoot with Lawson and Mackin

    by Michelle November 15, 2011
    by Michelle November 15, 2011

    I figured that it would be a good idea to have a few professional pictures taken of me so that you would…

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    Roasted Chicken Wrapped in Peppered Bacon and Fresh Sage

    by Michelle November 9, 2011
    by Michelle November 9, 2011

    Ralph and I spent Sunday putting the vegetable and flower gardens, at the farm, to bed for the winter. It’s comforting to me,…

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    Cream of Roasted Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup – sans cream

    by Michelle November 7, 2011
    by Michelle November 7, 2011

    I remember when I first introduced this style of soup at Sister’s. I had a soup line-up for days! My customers were…

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    Sugo di Carne e Fegato di Pollo – better known as meat sauce with chicken livers

    by Michelle November 3, 2011
    by Michelle November 3, 2011

    One of the things that I enjoy most about traveling is coming home and trying to recreate some of the wonderful food…

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    Roma – la dolce vita

    by Michelle November 2, 2011
    by Michelle November 2, 2011

    Before we left our beloved Italy, we thought it would be fun to prowl around Roma for a couple of days. We…

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    Siena – the quintessential Italian town

    by Michelle October 31, 2011
    by Michelle October 31, 2011

    I felt like Audrey Hepbun in “A Roman Holiday” the first time that I sat in Piazza del Campo even though she was…

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    Tuscany…ti amo

    by Michelle October 28, 2011
    by Michelle October 28, 2011

    After getting lost trying to leave the car rental in Florence and a 45 minute white knuckle drive south on the Autostrada, we eased into…

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    Verona – the beginning of a love affair

    by Michelle October 25, 2011
    by Michelle October 25, 2011

    So here I am, once again, sitting in front of my computer, coffee cup full, my camera loaded with pics and so…

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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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