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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

Homemade Greek Pita Bread isn't hard to make! You simply need a hot oven, fresh yeast, and a few tricks to make yummy pocket bread. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

How to Make Homemade Greek Pita Bread

This parsley infused olive oil is a quick condiment which is wonderful drizzled over soups, bruschetta, grilled foods, and more! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Parsley Infused Olive Oil

Quick and easy to make, paprika infused olive oil adds a great smokey flavor and colorful red garnish to all sorts of recipes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Paprika Infused Olive Oil

Pull out the Meyer lemons to give this classic NoLa cocktail a twist as you celebrate Fat Tuesday (or any day) with a cognac French 75. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Meyer Lemon and Cognac French 75 Cocktail

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

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)

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

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

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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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

Small holiday gathering or Sunday dinner? Try my easy cast iron roast chicken! Less than an hour in oven and you'll have browned skin and juicy meat. Try my recipe for easy cast iron roast chicken! Less than an hour in oven and you'll have browned skin and juicy meat with no fuss. Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and more! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #roastchicken #castiron #easydinner #thanksgiving #christmas #easter #sundaydinner

Cast Iron Roast Chicken

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

Looking for an easy but impressive dessert? Puff pastry and blood oranges make these orange galettes both beautiful and a snap to bake. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Puff Pastry Blood Orange Galettes

My favorite sour cream pancake batter is mixed with sauteed spiced apples in these apple cinnamon pancakes for the perfect fall and winter breakfast. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sour Cream Apple Cinnamon “Apple Pie” Pancakes

My Italian-style pressure cooker pot roast is braised in red wine until the meat just falls apart and the potatoes and carrots are tender. Easy instant pot comfort food dinner! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #dinnerrecipes #comfortfood #pressurecooker #instantpot #potroast

Italian Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

Classic Potato Gratin with Gruyere Cheese - In this classic and simple version of potato gratin, thinly sliced yellow potatoes alternate with layers of shredded gruyere, which is all bound together with garlic infused milk and baked to perfection. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Classic Potato Gratin with Gruyere Cheese

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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

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

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

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

Cold sweet potato salad is topped with dried cranberries and pecans, then tossed with a maple syrup and mustard dressing. Perfect for summertime picnics and for the Thanksgiving table. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cold Sweet Potato Salad with Cranberries and Pecans

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