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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

Creamy, on the table in 30 minutes, and with a nice bite from the mustard, one pot chicken thighs dijon is comfort food perfect for a weeknight meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs Dijon

What to do with leftover roast beef? Layer it up on sourdough bread with apples, cheddar, and horseradish sauce for a roast beef panini! Great for lunch or dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cheddar, Apple, and Roast Beef Panini

Boneless pork shoulder rubbed with herbs and garlic, then rolled and roasted makes a simple, rich, and intensely flavored pork porchetta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roast Pork Shoulder Porchetta Style

Orecchiette is tossed with sauteed cauliflower and toasted pine nuts, then topped with crispy bread crumbs, in this easy Italian vegetarian weeknight pasta dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Orecchiette with Cauliflower and Pine Nuts

Turkey stuffing croquettes with a cranberry vinaigrette are a great way to transform your Thanksgiving and holiday leftovers into a new meal! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Leftover Turkey and Stuffing Croquettes

Great and easy one pot meal which starts on the stove and finishes in the oven! Greek lamb meatballs and brown rice is a healthy, complete meal full of the flavors of mint and thyme and finished with a crumble of feta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Greek Lamb Meatballs and Rice – One Pot Meal

Thick slices of eggplant and halloumi are grilled up and slathered with tapenade mayonnaise in this open faced grilled eggplant sandwich. Great for lunch or for dinner! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Eggplant and Halloumi Sandwich

Grill your turkey this year! Tuscan grilled turkey is rubbed with rosemary and citrus zest, then grilled to golden brown on the outside and juicy on the inside. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Tuscan Style Turkey

Beef short ribs are browned on the stove top and then oven braised for hours in red wine until they are meltingly tender in this recipe for french short ribs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

French Short Ribs Braised in Red Wine

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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

Learn how to make classic homemade meatballs! For the BEST authentic Italian meatballs and sauce mix together ground beef with fresh bread crumbs, parmesan, and spices then then pan fry and braise until tender. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #italianfood #meatballs #beefrecipes #beef

The Best Italian Meatballs – Authentic and Homemade

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

Hasselback Potato Gratin - All the yummy, crispy edges of hasselback potatoes and all the cheesy, creaminess of potato gratin contained in one casserole dish. With an Italian twist! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Spiralized Hasselback Potato Gratin

Looking for a great fall and winter side? My recipe for butternut squash and Swiss chard is quick, healthy, and full of caramelized cubes of winter squash and tender chopped chard. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #butternutsquash #sidedish #wintersquash #swisschard #healthyrecipes

Easy Sauteed Butternut Squash with Swiss Chard

Italian walnut parsley pesto is a quick and easy recipe great all year round and perfect in the winter! Wonderful for dinner with salmon or chicken or tossed with pasta to make a creamy sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #sauces #pesto #parsley #walnuts

Italian Walnut Parsley Pesto

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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

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

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

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

This easy flourless chocolate cake is amazingly dense, rich and decadent. Every bite is packed with intense bittersweet chocolate flavor. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake

Throw out everything you know about making pie crust to make the best easy flaky pie crust you've ever made. Simple, all butter, no fail! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

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