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    amaretto cherry pound cake

    by Michelle December 5, 2022
    by Michelle December 5, 2022

    Amaretto Cherry Pound Cake is an old fashioned dense, rich butter cake studded with glacé cherries, golden raisins and infused with amaretto.…

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    spiedini alla Romana – oozy cheesy bread appetizer

    by Michelle November 30, 2022
    by Michelle November 30, 2022

    Spiedini Alla Romana is a skewer of oozing mozzarella and crunchy bread drowning in a garlicky white wine and butter sauce. During…

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    cranberry clementine steamed pudding

    by Michelle November 21, 2022
    by Michelle November 21, 2022

    Cranberry Clementine Steamed Pudding is a much lighter, less expensive and quicker version of a traditional Christmas pudding. I discovered steamed puddings…

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    chicken cacciatore – deep, rich flavour unlocked

    by Michelle November 14, 2022
    by Michelle November 14, 2022

    Chicken Cacciatore is the Italian dish that I cut my cooking chops on. I was fascinated with the layering of flavours. How…

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    Italian Apple Cake – this grandmother’s recipe

    by Michelle November 10, 2022
    by Michelle November 10, 2022

    Italian Apple cake or more commonly known in Italy as Torta di Mele is a simple, moist, deliciously humble cake. Like many…

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    tomato sauce perfection with four simple ingredients

    by Michelle November 7, 2022
    by Michelle November 7, 2022

    UPDATE: This is the first post from my Covid Video Cooking Series. I’ve had so many of you ask me for my…

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    tzatziki sauce- easy, healthy and quick

    by Michelle November 4, 2022
    by Michelle November 4, 2022

    Tzatziki Sauce is hands down the easiest, most delicious of all the Greek dips. Although it’s readily available at most supermarkets, once…

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    gingerbread bundt – old fashion holiday cake

    by Michelle October 24, 2022
    by Michelle October 24, 2022

    Gingerbread baking, in any form; cake, cookie or loaf catapults me back in time to my grandmother’s kitchen when I was a…

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    Greek Yogurt Chicken – crazy easy – flavor packed

    by Michelle October 13, 2022
    by Michelle October 13, 2022

    Greek Yogurt Chicken will become one of your go-to dishes when you’re looking for a crazy easy, rich, tangy, delicious chicken dish.…

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    caramel apple bread pudding – perfect for a Thanksgiving crowd

    by Michelle October 7, 2022
    by Michelle October 7, 2022

    Caramel Apple Bread Pudding is a gorgeous fall dessert for a crowd. For twenty plus years I’ve belonged to a bookclub, which…

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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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