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Easter Dinner

For a delicious and fork-tender oven braised beef brisket, cook it low and slow in red wine and onions. Then let it cool for easy slicing and puree the sauce for a thick and rich onion gravy. Great holiday roast!

Braised Beef Brisket with Rich Onion Gravy

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes - Peeled yellow potatoes are simmered in salted water and then mashed with cream cheese and a splash of heavy cream in these amazingly tasty mashed potatoes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Keep the oven temperature low for a low-stress slow roasted Greek lamb leg which is tender and juicy and pink all the way through! Add some potatoes to the pan for a great, Greek-style meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Roasted Greek Lamb Leg and Potatoes

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Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pancakes

November 23, 2016 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

Light, fluffy and full of mashed sweet potatoes, these sweet potato buttermilk pancakes are a tasty and tangy way to start your day. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sweet potato buttermilk pancakes are so moist and flavorful from the roasted sweet potatoes! And you need zero added sugar in the batter – since sweet potatoes are, well…sweet! Just a bit of natural maple syrup on top and you’ll be in pancake heaven.

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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Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

June 20, 2022 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

Creamy, smooth, and studded with fresh berries! My blueberry cheesecake bars are not too fussy while having all the delicious flavor you expect. The perfect make-ahead dessert to bring to a party.

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Fast Food

Have some overripe peaches on the counter? Puree them up into an intensely peachy and not too sweet fresh peach margarita on the rocks! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Peach Margarita on the Rocks

Winter Romaine Salad with Yogurt Dressing - Cold weather doesn't mean the end of yummy salads! It just means that it's time to make robust salads featuring heartier ingredients. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Winter Romaine Salad with Yogurt Dressing

Spicy Jalapeno and Lime Coleslaw - This creamy, spicy coleslaw has a bit of a kick and is a great side dish to bring to a bbq or have on taco night. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Spicy Jalapeno and Lime Coleslaw

Italian salsa verde is a fresh and easy homemade green sauce made from parlsey and basil. It's great on everything from pasta to seafood and chicken to steak! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #saucerecipes #sauces #parsley #anchovies

Italian Salsa Verde

For an easy and quick side dish, cook my oven roasted asparagus with parmesan! This delicious Mediterranean recipe makes delicious use of spring produce with crispy cheese, tender veggies, and a sprinkle of balsamic. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #italianfood #mediterraneanfood #springrecipes #asparagus #spring

Oven Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan

Chilled strawberry soup is a great cold summer appetizer. It's full of ripe fruit, Greek yogurt, and just enough mint to be tangy, sweet, and refreshing.

Chilled Strawberry Yogurt Soup

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All The Veggies

Healthy, easy, and quick! This broccoli rabe and smoked mozzarella frittata is packed full of flavor and cooks in only 15 minutes. Pull out your cast iron pan and make some dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Broccoli Rabe and Smoked Mozzarella Frittata

Winter Romaine Salad with Yogurt Dressing - Cold weather doesn't mean the end of yummy salads! It just means that it's time to make robust salads featuring heartier ingredients. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Winter Romaine Salad with Yogurt Dressing

5 Minute Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip - Creamy and tangy. This easy, flavorful dip is the perfect party appetizer, a great burger topper, and wonderful as a sauce for shrimp or chicken. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip

Roasted Turnips and Radishes - Sweet Hakurei turnips and young radishes are tossed with olive oil and roasted with their greens in this simple and satisfying side dish. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roasted Hakurei Turnips and Radishes

Hubbard Squash with Cornbread Stuffing - Looking for an impressive vegetarian centerpiece or side dish for your Thanksgiving table? Look no more! Filling a Hubbard squash with delicious cornbread stuffing is sure to produce oohs and ahhs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

How Do I Cook This? Hubbard Squash with Cornbread Stuffing

Homemade root vegetable chips are a great change from the usual potato and tortilla chips! Crispy, fried, and full of flavor. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Crispy Fried Root Vegetable Chips

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Italian Ideas

Cinnamon infused thick Italian hot chocolate is a not too sweet take on hot cocoa which is rich and decadent and intensely chocolaty. It's like drinkable bittersweet pudding! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cinnamon Infused Thick Italian Hot Chocolate (Cioccolata Calda)

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

Lemon basil risotto is topped with a luxurious swirl of creamy burrata in this flavorful Italian main course. Vegetarian and gluten-free! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Lemon Basil Risotto with Burrata

Meyer lemons provide a great, complex, floral flavor to this easy recipe for crumb topped blueberry ricotta muffins. Great for breakfast or any time of the day! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Meyer Lemon and Blueberry Ricotta Muffins

No-knead bread is so easy to make! Just stir everything together, let it rise, and bake. This recipe for sage and olive focaccia is baked right in a cast iron skillet for a soft and chewy interior and crispy crust. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #breadrecipes #focaccia #italianrecipe #castiron #nokneadbread

No-Knead Sage and Olive Focaccia

Bucatini all'amatriciana is a classic Italian sauce! This Roman pasta recipe will quickly become a weeknight favorite in your house as it is in mine since it is both delicious and fast. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianfood #dinnerecipes #pasta #bucatini #tomatosauce

Bucatini all’Amatriciana Sauce

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Spring Recipes

Roasted cauliflower and sweet potato combine with tender French green lentils and peppery arugula in this delicious warm salad all topped with a creamy yogurt and tahini dressing. Perfect for a healthy Mediterranean vegetarian dinner! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #mediterraneanfood #lentilrecipes #frenchlentils #cauliflower #sweetpotatoes

Cauliflower, Sweet Potato, and Lentil Salad with Creamy Yogurt Dressing

Strawberry Lime Vodka Collins - Throw away the collins mix! Homemade strawberry syrup is the secret to this seriously tasty and seriously refreshing strawberry collins. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Strawberry Vodka Collins

Freekeh is an earthy grain with a complex flavor which you should try! And this vegan freekeh salad buddha bowl with baby kale, radicchio, avocado, and mint is great way to add some freekeh to your diet.

Kale, Radicchio and Freekeh Salad Buddha Bowl

Healthy and easy! This roasted shrimp, asparagus, and potato sheet pan dinner will have food on the table in no time, but without a pile of pots to wash. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roasted Shrimp, Asparagus, and Potatoes – Sheet Pan Dinner

For a fresh take on Italian bread salad, make a spring panzanella salad with peas, arugula, mint, and cherry tomatoes all tossed in a bright, lemony dressing. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #italianrecipes #panzanella #tomatobreadsalad #springrecipes

Spring Panzanella Salad with Peas, Arugula, and Mint

Swiss Chard Chips - Don't know what to do with chard? Family won't eat it? Try this recipe where Swiss chard leaves are tossed in bacon fat and baked to crispness to make addictively yummy chard chips. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Swiss Chard Chips

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Learn how to make the best homemade butterscotch sauce! This easy dessert sauce needs only a few minutes and a few ingredients for delicious old fashioned flavor! Use on ice cream, over cake, in buttercream frosting, and more. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #butterscotch #butterscotchsauce #dessertrecipes #dessertsauce #dessert

Old Fashioned Homemade Butterscotch Sauce

These gluten-free Italian pignoli cookies, adapted from Lidia Bastianich, are a great holiday cookie full of almonds and pine nuts! A great addition to a Christmas cookie tray. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Lidia’s Italian Pignoli Cookies

Beer Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos - These tacos feature slow cooked chicken braised in beer and finished with adobo sauce all layered with spicy coleslaw and guacamole. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Beer Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos

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

Dinner comes together in a flash with this recipe for kid-pleasing, one-pot ground beef pasta skillet topped with pesto and ricotta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Ground Beef Skillet Pasta with Pesto and Ricotta

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

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