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Keep the oven temperature low for a low-stress slow roasted Greek lamb leg which is tender and juicy and pink all the way through! Add some potatoes to the pan for a great, Greek-style meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Roasted Greek Lamb Leg and Potatoes

Ruby red and cinnamon spiced, this blood orange compote is a beautiful and intensely flavored sauce perfect for spooning over creamy mascarpone mousse. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cinnamon Spiced Blood Orange Compote with Mascarpone Mousse

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

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

Looking for a simple and elegant soup? You'll love this Spanish garbanzo bean soup made from canned chickpeas and pureed until it's silky smooth. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Creamy Spanish Garbanzo Bean Soup

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

Light, fluffy, and crispy! These Spanish salt cod croquettes with aioli are bite-sized fish fritters perfect for a tapas party. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Gluten Free Spanish Salt Cod Croquettes

This recipe for creamy buttermilk garlic mashed potatoes topped with chives is super easy comfort food great for holidays or any day. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Creamy Buttermilk Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Crispy, seared duck breast is paired with a sweet and spicy port cherry sauce and tender broccolini sauteed in the duck fat for this romantic dinner menu. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Seared Duck Breast with Port Cherry Sauce

Thinly sliced winter squash and yellow potatoes are layered with brie, then baked until meltingly tender in this winter comfort food recipe for butternut squash potato gratin. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Butternut Squash Potato Gratin with Brie and Thyme

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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

For a fun variation on the classic Moscow mule, try a blood orange Moscow mule! Ginger beer, lime, and vodka are mixed with blood orange juice and pomegranate in this tasty cocktail.

Blood Orange Moscow Mule

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

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Fritters - A snap to make, these apple fritters are little pillows of happiness full of chopped apples and covered in cinnamon sugar. And you just need one, little easy trick to turn out perfectly shaped fritters every time. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Fritters

Check out this easy recipe for homemade cranberry sauce! Fresh cranberries are simmered in port wine and mixed with diced oranges to make a great Thanksgiving recipe for Cranberry Port Orange Sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cranberry Sauce with Port and Oranges

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

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

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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

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

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

My Favorite Bread and Sausage Stuffing - This classic combination of bread, pork sausage, aromatics, and lots of sage produces a stuffing that says Thanksgiving to me. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

My Favorite Sausage Bread Stuffing

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

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

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