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For tender fish try slow roasted cod! Oven baked in a tomato sauce flavored with smoked paprika for an easy and flavorful dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Roasted Cod in Smoky Tomato Sauce

For a simple side or vegetarian main, we love to make white beans in tomato sauce. This Italian and Tuscan inspired dish features pomodoro, cannellini beans, and fresh herbs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #vegetarianrecipes #vegetarian #italianfood #italian #tuscan

Italian White Beans in Tomato Sauce

For a fun cosmo drink twist try this meyer lemon cosmopolitan cocktail! Great flavor, easy to make, and just a few ingredients. Make a glass or a pitcher. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktailrecipes #cosmopolitan #drinkrecipes #cocktails #drinks #meyerlemons

Meyer Lemon Cosmo Cocktail

Puff pastry brie bites filled with grapes and honey are a fun and easy party appetizer! These baked mini tarts can be prepped ahead making them perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, coctail parties, and other holidays. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #partyfood #appetizers #thanksgiving #christmas #puffpastry

Grape and Brie Bites with Spiced Honey

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

Cauliflower au gratin is cheesy, creamy, classic comfort food with horsradish to give it a kick and buttery crumbs on top for crunch. Perfect for weekend dinners, holidays, and other special days. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #gratin #cauliflower #holidayrecipes #christmasrecipes #comfortfood

Creamy Cauliflower au Gratin

You'll love my easy and quick Italian meat sauce! This homemade recipe featuring canned tomatoes and ground beef is perfect over spaghetti, pasta, or zoodles and is a great weeknight dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #tomatosauce #italianrecipes #meatsauce #italianfood

Quick Italian Meat Sauce

For a fresh and healthy summer side, you'll love this cold farro, corn and tomato salad! It's simple to make, full of whole grains, and perfect for picnics and bbqs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #summerrecipes #saladrecipes #salads #corn #farro #wholegrains

Corn, Tomato, and Farro Salad

Aunt Yolanda’s Fresh Blueberry Pie

My creamy potato salad with peas and horseradish is tossed with sour cream and mayonnaise. Easy, homemade, and simple! Top with chives for extra zip. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #potatosalad #potatorecipes #summerrecipes #bbqrecipes #summer #potatoes

Horseradish Potato Salad with Garden Peas

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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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You'll love my cheesy, creamy, slow cooker polenta! Learn the easy way to make this Italian dinner recipe with no lumps, no fussing, and no stress. Have it with your favorite ragu or as the base of a vegetarian meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #polenta #vegetarianrecipes #cornmeal #sidedishes

Soft and Creamy Slow Cooker Polenta

Homemade hot bourbon eggnog is easy to make and will warm you right through. I think it's the perfect drink for cold and snowy days by the fire! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Homemade Hot Spiced Bourbon Eggnog

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

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

You'll love this easy, homemade recipe for creamy chicken fettuccine alfredo! Here is a skillet dinner all made in one pot full of tender chicken, tomatoes, and bacon. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #pasta #pastarecipe #italianrecipe #chickenalfredo #alfredo #onepotmeal #skilletdinner

One Pot Creamy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

Blood Orange Bourbon Smash - Blood oranges give this Bourbon Smash a gorgeous ruby color. Maple syrup provides a bit of smokey, sweetness while lime and mint give the drink an extra pop of flavor. Have it as is for smooth sipping or add a splash of soda water for a lively cooler. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Blood Orange Bourbon Smash

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Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb - Butterflied lamb is rubbed overnight with a flavorful herb and garlic mixture and then quickly grilled for a perfect dinner. It takes just 15 minutes to bring this roast to a beautifully seared outside and medium rare inside. Great for Easter dinner or for any cookout get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb with a Herb Rub

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

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

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

Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars - These one bowl bars have all the comfort of an old-fashioned butterscotch bar and the added pleasure of gooey chocolate chips in every bite. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars

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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