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Winter Comfort

Cold soups for summer dinners and appetizers are so refreshing! I have here four healthy cold soups packed full of vegetables like corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peas. Each perfect to make ahead and to make the most of spring and summer bounty.

Four Cold Soups for Summer

Love Olive Garden's zuppa toscana and want to make it at home? I've adapted the recipe to create a slow cooker zuppa toscana perfect to make on busy days! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana

Corn gazpacho is a sweet and spicy cold soup which is refreshing for summer! Easy and quick, it's full of fresh corn, yellow tomatoes, and spicy peppers. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sweet and Spicy Corn Gazpacho

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Shrimp and Chorizo Stew

January 18, 2021 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

You'll love this simple, Spanish-inspired stew with shrimp and chorizo! It's quick to make and has TONS of flavor. Perfect for a weeknight dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #spanishfood #dinnerecipes #stew #comfortfood

There is nothing like a pot of stew on a cold winter’s day! And I especially love this version with shrimp and chorizo for weeknight meals. Fast, flavorful, and fabulous – everything you could want.

Smooth and creamy cold asparagus bisque is a recipe you'll want to make all year long! This classic French soup is easy to make, takes only a handful of ingredients, and comes together quickly. Perfect as a first course or as a vegetarian main. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cold Asparagus Bisque

March 27, 2023 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

A perfect recipe for a hot, summer’s day or any day you would want a cold soup! Cold Asparagus Bisque has everything you would want from French country cooking – simple, seasonal, rich, and creamy.

My homemade roasted tomato sauce is made with fresh garden tomatoes slow roasted in the oven to concentrate the flavors! Perfect for pasta. Simple to make and easy to freeze or can. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roasted Tomato Sauce

July 25, 2022 By justalittlebitofbacon 3 Comments

Oven roasted tomato sauce is an amazing way to enjoy garden fresh tomatoes! Thick, rich, full of concentrated and intense flavors. This is summer in a bottle.

For an easy dinner or packable picnic meal, enjoy a pan bagnat! This French pressed sandwich is Nicoise salad on a baguette, full of jarred tuna, vegetables, and basil, drizzled with a tangy vinaigrette. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Bagnat (French Pressed Sandwich)

July 18, 2022 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

For a delicious meal perfect for a picnic or a dinner on the patio, try a pan bagnat! This pressed sandwich from Nice is not only easy to make, but it improves with age as the bread soaks up the dressing.

Heat up the grill to make a salad full of summer zucchini and peppers tossed with Italian sausage and drizzled with a bright lemon dressing. Complete this easy meal with some grilled bread and burrata. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Italian Sausage Salad

July 4, 2022 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

My Italian sausage salad is full of fresh summer vegetables, creamy burrata, and juicy sausage for a perfect summertime bowl dinner without heating up the kitchen! Add a bright, lemony dressing and you have meal worthy of putting into regular rotation.

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All The Pasta

Easy Spinach Manicotti - This manicotti full of spinach and ricotta and topped with cheese is a great and easy vegetarian meal or a crowd-pleasing side dish. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Spinach Manicotti

For classic, cheesy Italian comfort food, you'll love this simple recipe for vegetarian baked penne! It's full of marinara sauce, mozzarella, and tender pasta. Mix it up by using rigatoni or ziti in place of the penne! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #bakedpenne #bakedziti #pasta #italian

Vegetarian Baked Penne with Burrata

For easy, weeknight comfort food caramelize some shredded cabbage and make this recipe for pasta with cabbage, breadcrumbs, and walnuts. Great as a vegetarian dinner or for meatless Monday! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #vegetariandinner #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #cabbage #pasta #comfortfood

Pasta with Browned Cabbage and Breadcrumbs

Make your own homemade pasta dough! I have an easy recipe and illustrated step by step instructions on how to make fresh egg pasta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

How to Make Fresh Egg Pasta Dough – A Step by Step Guide

Learn how to make a simple spring greens pasta with whatever greens, pasta, beans, and herbs you have in the house! White beans or red; kale, spinach, or arugula; and your favorite fresh herbs all combine into a delicious sauce and a quick dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #pastarecipes #greens #pasta #vegetariandinners #pantrydinners

How to Make Spring Greens Pasta

Crispy, mozzarella stuffed and juicy! These chicken parmesan meatballs are full of gooey mozzarella and rolled in breadcrumbs to make a crispy crust. Serve with marinara sauce and pasta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Crispy Chicken Parmesan Meatballs Stuffed with Mozzarella

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Quick Dinners

Pasta with garlic and olive oil is simple and classic recipe which comes together quickly for a great weeknight meal. Add in some lemon juice and zest to give it brightness and anchovies to provide umami, and you'll have a pasta dish you'll want to make again and again. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Simple and Quick Anchovy, Garlic, and Lemon Pasta

Creamy, on the table in 30 minutes, and with a nice bite from the mustard, one pot chicken thighs dijon is comfort food perfect for a weeknight meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs Dijon

For a quick weeknight meal try my creamy lemon ricotta pasta! This simple cheese sauce mixed with fresh basil and mint will have dinner on the table in minutes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #pastarecipes #italianfood #easydinners #italian #ricotta

Lemon Ricotta Pasta with Fresh Herbs

Thick slices of eggplant and halloumi are grilled up and slathered with tapenade mayonnaise in this open faced grilled eggplant sandwich. Great for lunch or for dinner! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Eggplant and Halloumi Sandwich

Thick cut cod is pan seared in a mixture of olive oil and butter to produce a golden brown crust and then served with a lemon, parsley, and caper sauce to make a simple and healthy weeknight meal.

Pan Seared Cod with a Caper, Parsley and Lemon Sauce

Pull out your pressure cooker and make instant pot butternut squash soup with apples, sage, and bourbon! This sweet and spicy soup is easy, quick, and healthy. Perfect for fall and winter dinners. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #souprecipes #butternutsquash #instantpot #pressurecooker #falldinners

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

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Mediterranean Diet

Sparkling rose sangria is made from rose still and sparkling wines, fortified with brandy and orange liqueur, then mixed with raspberries and winter citrus, like blood oranges and pink grapefruit. Great for romantic dinners, winter and spring parties, and valentine's day!

Romantic Sparkling Rose Sangria

Ripe slices of pears and deep red cranberries combine with a simple custard and a dusting of cinnamon in this pear cranberry tart. Great for the holidays! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Pear Cranberry Tart

One great way to enjoy fava beans is in this healthy spring inspired fresh fava bean and parmesan salad, which is tossed lightly with a little olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Simple, but oh so good! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Fava Bean and Parmesan Salad

Easy and quick! This Mediterranean chicken skillet combines tender chicken breast with olives and oranges for a spicy/sweet dinner recipe. Great with roasted potatoes or over rice. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Mediterranean Chicken with Olives and Oranges

Caesar salad becomes satisfying meal in a bowl with the addition of spicy grilled chicken thighs, farro, tomatoes, and edamame. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Chicken and Farro Caesar Salad Bowl

Love making artisan bread but want it to be quick and easy? This rosemary no knead bread bakes up like a dream in your dutch oven and only takes a few minutes of work. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Olive Oil and Rosemary No Knead Bread

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Hello, I’m Annemarie

Welcome to my kitchen! I’m a Italian-American girl who loves fresh foods, local ingredients, and all sorts of comfort foods. Here you will find Mediterranean flavors and recipes from a New England perspective.

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Winter Recipes

Check out this easy recipe for homemade cranberry sauce! Fresh cranberries are simmered in port wine and mixed with diced oranges to make a great Thanksgiving recipe for Cranberry Port Orange Sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cranberry Sauce with Port and Oranges

My Italian sausage pasta bake (pasta al forno Siciliana) combines rigatoni with browned sausage in a simple tomato sauce all topped with gooey smoked mozzarella cheese. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #bakedpasta #smokedmozzarella #italiansausage

Italian Sausage Pasta Bake (Pasta al Forno Siciliana)

Fall, winter, spring, or summer, you'll love sipping a simple maple lime bourbon sour! This drink is the perfect balance of sweet and sour combined with smooth whiskey to make a refreshing cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #drinks #bourbon #cockails

Maple Lime Bourbon Sour

This yummy winter and holiday side dish features pan roasted brussels sprouts, crispy bacon, and sweet pomegranate seeds. Great for Thanksgiving and Christmas or as an easy, weeknight side. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate Seeds

This pear bourbon cocktail smashes together overripe pears with maple syrup, allspice, and bourbon to make a great fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pear Bourbon Smash Cocktail

Looking for a healthy and fresh winter salad? Try an Italian orange salad full of sliced cara cara oranges, bitter radicchio, and toasted pecans all tossed with a lemony honey mustard dressing. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Orange, Radicchio, and Pecan Salad

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Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup - Comforting, creamy, cheesy, and now even easier to make, this potato leek soup delivers all the flavor for only minutes of work. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cheesy Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup

Easy, delicious, and full of bubbles! This pomegranate prosecco cocktail has everything you need for a great holiday drink. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

Pear Quick Bread with Streusel Topping - What to do with those overripe pears sitting on your counter? Make an easy pear quick bread from them! Great for breakfast, for snacks, and it freezes well. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pear Quick Bread with Streusel Topping

My Favorite Bread and Sausage Stuffing - This classic combination of bread, pork sausage, aromatics, and lots of sage produces a stuffing that says Thanksgiving to me. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

My Favorite Sausage Bread Stuffing

Rich & Complex Traditional Bolognese Sauce - A long, slow simmer builds layers of flavor and makes this Bolognese sauce so rich and complex! Meaty, silky, and hearty. This is a sauce worth having on your stove all day long. Make some for today and freeze some for tomorrow. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Rich & Complex Traditional Bolognese Sauce

Parmesan Truffle Fries - Use frozen, bagged fries to have tasty truffle fries, covered in truffle oil, parmesan, and parsley on the table in less than 15 minutes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Quick and Easy Parmesan Truffle Fries

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