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For a light and refreshing summer cocktail add lemon and honey to the traditional ginger and vodka mule. You'll love this simple and easy recipe! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Lemon Honey Mule

For a summertime twist on a classic cocktail try my strawberry mojitos! Lime, mint, rum, fresh fruit, and sparkling water make an easy drink perfect for hot weather. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Strawberry Mojito Cocktail

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

Learn how to make homemade frozen watermelon margaritas! This easy recipe starts with fresh fruit and can be whipped up in minutes with just a little prep work. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #margaritas #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #summerrecipes #watermelon

Frozen Watermelon Margaritas

Learn how to make a cosmopolitan martini, a classic drink which is both easy and delicious! Four ingredients (including cranberry juice and vodka) are all you need to be sipping this fun pink cocktail right now. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #cosmopolitan #vodkacocktails #martinis #cranberryjuice

Perfect Cosmopolitan Martini Recipe

Try something a little different and learn how to make a blood orange margarita! Grab your tequila and mix up one or make a pitcher for a crowd. Either way you'll love this easy and delicious homemade cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktails #drinkrecipes #margaritas #bloodoranges #pitcherdrinks

Homemade Blood Orange Margarita

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

My peppermint white russian cocktail is a festive treat for the holidays! Kahlua, vodka, peppermint, and milk are mixed and poured over ice for a drink you'll love all winter long. Perfect for Christmas, New Years, or any chilly day. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #christmasrecipes #cocktailrecipes #cocktails #christmas #holidayrecipes #whiterussian #drinkrecipes

Peppermint White Russian Holiday Cocktail

Fall, winter, spring, or summer, you'll love sipping a simple maple lime bourbon sour! This drink is the perfect balance of sweet and sour combined with smooth whiskey to make a refreshing cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #drinks #bourbon #cockails

Maple Lime Bourbon Sour

Get out your blender because it's time to make your new favorite summer party drink! This frozen mango daiquiri recipe with frozen mango, ice, lime juice, simple syrup, and rum is sweet and sour and simple to make. Top with whipped cream, fresh fruit, and slices of lime. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #summerrecipes #drinkrecipes #cocktails #drinks #daiquri #mangos

Simple Frozen Mango Daiquiri

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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

My Italian sausage pasta bake (pasta al forno Siciliana) combines rigatoni with browned sausage in a simple tomato sauce all topped with gooey smoked mozzarella cheese. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #bakedpasta #smokedmozzarella #italiansausage

Italian Sausage Pasta Bake (Pasta al Forno Siciliana)

If you are looking for some cold weather dinner ideas featuring beef, chicken, or pork, you'll love this roundup of some of my best comfort food recipes! Whether you are cooking in a crockpot, instant pot, oven, or stove top, there is a delicious meal here for you. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #winterrecipes #stew #beefrecipes #porkrecipes #chickenrecipes

6 of My Best Comfort Food Recipes

Fresh cranberry sauce is the secret to these intensely flavored tart-sweet fresh cranberry margaritas. Make them by the glass or in a pitcher for parties. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Cranberry Margaritas

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

Sparkling rose sangria is made from rose still and sparkling wines, fortified with brandy and orange liqueur, then mixed with raspberries and winter citrus, like blood oranges and pink grapefruit. Great for romantic dinners, winter and spring parties, and valentine's day!

Romantic Sparkling Rose Sangria

Pecan Snowball Cookies - These Pecan Snowball Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth tender, filled with ground and chopped pecans, and covered in powdered sugar. Whether you call them Snowballs or Russian Tea Cakes or Italian Wedding Cookies, it's not Christmas without them. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pecan Snowball Cookies

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Authentic Italian marinara sauce is cooked low and slow to create a thick and flavorful sauce made in the manner of my family tradition. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Authentic Homemade Italian Marinara Sauce

Homemade buttermilk blue cheese dressing is creamy, chunky and simple to make! So much better than bottled dressing. Perfect for salads, wings, and vegetable platters.

Homemade Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

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

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

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