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Dip your favorite crudites and crackers into my easy garlic goat cheese spread! This cold herbed appetizer can be made in minutes and use just a few ingredients. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #appetizerrecipes #diprecipes #goatcheese #appetizers #dips #spreads

Garlic Herb Goat Cheese Spread

You can't beat homemade! These easy and fluffy herb buttermilk biscuits are the best. Quick to whip up, delicious, and can be made as drop or cut biscuits. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #breads #quickbreads #biscuits #breadrecipes #biscuitrecipes

Tender Herb Buttermilk Biscuits

For the perfect holiday drink, try my vodka pomegranate martini cocktail! This easy recipe is well balanced, not too sweet, and simple to make. Great for Christmas, Valentine's Day, or any day you want a little something. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktails #drinks #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #pomegranate #martini #martinirecipes

Vodka Pomegranate Martini

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

Learn how to make the best traditional Italian pomodoro sauce with canned tomatoes! This homemade tomato sauce is simple to prepare with authentic flavor. Perfect for pasta or as the base in many Mediterranean recipes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #italian #tomatorecipes #tomatoes #tomatosauce

How to Make Italian Pomodoro Sauce

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

Here is the best homemade Greek salad dressing! This classic vinaigrette with lemon juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil and other pantry ingredients is easy to shake up in a mason jar. Perfect over traditional Greek salad. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #salad #saladdressing #vinaigrette #greekrecipes #greek

Homemade Greek Salad Dressing

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

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

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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

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

This shrimp rice bowl is full of healthy veggies like roasted delicata squash and avocado and topped with a creamy aioli for a cozy dinner. Gluten-free. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Delicata Squash and Shrimp Rice Bowl

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

Shrimp and Chorizo Stew

This blushing meyer lemon drop is a martini with a twist! Vodka is mixed with floral Meyer lemon juice and spiked with a bit of raspberry liqueur to make a great sweet and sour cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Blushing Meyer Lemon Drop Martini

Tender vanilla cake is filled with fresh cranberries and orange zest, then topped with cream cheese frosting in these cranberry orange cupcakes. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmass dessert! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Creamy Polenta Topped with Brussels Sprouts and Pancetta - Pan roasted brussel sprouts, crispy pancetta, and creamy, cheesy polenta all in one bowl? That's the definition of yummy. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Brussels Sprouts and Pancetta Over Polenta

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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

The fresh cranberries in these fresh cranberry cookies give them such a bright and zingy flavor which is completely different from dried cranberries! Don't just use fresh cranberries for sauce. Make cookies! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Cranberry Cookies

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

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

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

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

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