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Looking to up your pie game or maybe you're not sure where to start? Here is a collection of pie tips and tricks to improve your pie baking from organization to finishing touches. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #thanksgiving #thanksgivingpie #thanksgivingdessert #holiday #holidaydessert #pie

Pie Baking Tips and Tricks

My cranberry apple cake is a simple and moist dessert made with fresh cranberries, diced apples, and ground pecans! This recipe is a great snack cake and is perfect for the holiday table at Christmas and Thanksgiving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cakerecipes #applerecipes #christmas #thanksgiving #holidayrecipes #apples #cranberries

Simple Cranberry Apple Pecan Cake

Learn how to cook roasted delicata squash with parmesan, pecans, and thyme! This healthy side dish bakes in the oven to make a simple side for a fall or winter dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #delicatasquash #wintersquash #sidedishes #simplerecipes #roastsquash

Roasted Delicata Squash with Pecans

For the best homemade caesar dressing make it the classic way with eggs, olive oil, lemon, and anchovies! This creamy dressing comes together in minutes and is perfect for all your salad needs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #salads #caesarsalad #saladdressing #dressingrecipe

Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing

My mom's homemade fresh apple cake is the best! This easy, old fashioned dessert is full of chopped apples, pecans, and cinnamon for a moist and delicious snack cake which freezes well if you have any left to freeze. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #applecake #dessertrecipes #cakerecipes #apples #cakes #desserts #fallrecipes

Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake

Crispy, chewy, and salty! Learn how to make homemade fried croutons from rustic dinner bread, olive oil, and garlic. They take only a few minutes in a skillet on the stovetop. Great with sourdough, ciabatta, and other dinner breads. Perfect on soups and salads. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #croutons #breadrecipes #soups #salads

Olive Oil Fried Croutons

You'll love this simple and fast vegetarian dinner! Pesto is tossed with pasta and white beans and a little pasta water for a creamy sauce and a satisfying meal. Use store-bought pesto for a super quick meal or make your own pesto. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #vegetarian #vegetariandinners #pasta #pastarecipes

Pesto Pasta with White Beans

Italian walnut parsley pesto is a quick and easy recipe great all year round and perfect in the winter! Wonderful for dinner with salmon or chicken or tossed with pasta to make a creamy sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #sauces #pesto #parsley #walnuts

Italian Walnut Parsley Pesto

Make ahead mashed potatoes are the best idea for a crowd at the holidays! You'll love these easy, creamy potatoes which you can make the day before. Heat them up in a casserole in the oven, in the microwave, or in a slow cooker (crockpot)! Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any other holiday. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #holidayrecipes #sidedishrecipes #thanksgiving #christmas #easter #mashedpotatoes #potatoes

Creamy Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Sweet and tender, these glazed honey roasted carrots are tossed with balsamic, toasted walnuts, and fresh thyme to make a simple holiday side dish! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #holidayrecipes #sidedishrecipes #carrotrecipes #carrots #thanksgiving #christmas #easter

Honey Roasted Carrots with Balsamic and Walnuts

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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

Blue Cheese and Brussels Sprout Salad - Pan roasted Brussels sprouts are paired with blue cheese and tossed with a tangy mustard vinaigrette in this fast and flavorful salad. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Blue Cheese & Brussels Sprout Salad

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

Pull out your cast iron skillet to make these amazing breaded cheese stuffed pork chops for two! Start these Italian style bone-in chops on the stove top then move to the oven and finish up by making a quick sauce to serve over pasta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #porkchops #porkrecipes #italianrecipes #datenightrecipes #dinnerfortwo

Herb and Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops with Pasta

Creamy and rich! My simple recipe for bacon cheddar soup is thick and comforting, made with sharp and smoked cheddar cheese along with thick cut bacon. Perfect on a cold day with a glass of beer. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #souprecipes #baconrecipes #cheddarsoup #cheesesoup #bacon #cheddarcheese #soup

Smoky Bacon Cheddar Cheese Soup

Tender, moist orange cranberry scones combine fresh cranberries and orange zest for plenty of zing and a white chocolate glaze to put them over the top. They make a great holiday treat, perfect to share with friends and family on Christmas morning or Thanksgiving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cranberries #thanksgivingrecipe #christmasrecipe #holidayrecipe #whitechocolate #cranberryscones #scones

Orange Cranberry Scones with White Chocolate Glaze

My homemade apple raspberry pie is the best! It's packed full of sliced apples and fresh, sweet raspberries then covered with a buttery streusel crumb topping. Perfect for holidays, Christmas, and Thanksgiving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #christmasrecipes #thanksgivingrecipes #holidayrecipes #dessertrecipes #applepie #raspberrypie #pie

Apple Raspberry Pie with Crumb Topping

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Deep fried Brussels sprouts served with a sweet and tangy sauce are a yummy snack, an addictive appetizer, and a fun Thanksgiving dish. Gluten free and simple to make! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

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

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

Italian comfort food of tomato, braised sausage, and pork shoulder ragu simmering on the stove is the perfect way to spend a chilly day. This pork ragu is easily doubled and freezes well. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Braised Pork Shoulder Ragu

Pan Fried Spanish Cauliflower Tapas - These breaded fried cauliflower bites are a simple and tasty tapas dish you should make at your next get-together! Just a quick dunking in egg and breadcrumbs and a minute in a skillet and you are all done. Can be made ahead and reheated! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Fried Spanish Cauliflower Tapas

Leftover Lamb Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce - What to do with leftover lamb roast? Make these incredibly yummy lamb gyros and top them with a 5 minute tzatziki sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Leftover Lamb Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

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