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From the Kitchen is a space for kitchen exploration, stories, recipes, and reflections that highlight the deeper role food plays in our lives. Through essays, interviews, and Michelle’s own recipes, this section explores food, cooking and how it connects us to family, community, and the everyday moments that have us gather around the table.

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(Compound) Butter Makes It Better

“I’m so tired of needing only a tablespoon of fresh thyme for a recipe and throwing out the rest. Where else can I use it, or can it be saved?” My friend Lori Goldberg was definitely asking the right person. As a trained chef with a large patio garden, I am routinely a personal cooking coach. Conversations like this are pure joy for me.

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Celebrating the sweet spot of Michigan produce: Summer corn and tomatoes
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Celebrating the sweet spot of Michigan produce: Summer corn and tomatoes
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I wait all year to stalk the aisles of the farmers market to hunt for ripe, peak-season fruits and vegetables.

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Using Your Melon — and Tomatoes
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Using Your Melon — and Tomatoes
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Gardens are a lot of work, and there’s always more to be done.

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Cucumbers, Zucchini and Squash, Oh My!
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Cucumbers, Zucchini and Squash, Oh My!
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My backyard is home to an expansive herb and vegetable garden, and all season, it’s my happy place.

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(Compound) Butter Makes It Better
From the Kitchen, Feature
(Compound) Butter Makes It Better
From the Kitchen, Feature

As a trained chef with a large patio garden, I am routinely a personal cooking coach.

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From the Kitchen, Feature