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My spicy vegetarian tortilla soup is easy, healthy, AND quick! This is a pantry meal you can make in 30 minutes for a delicious and satifying dinner. Rich broth, smoky chipotles, plenty of black beans, and crunchy tortilla chips. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #mexicanfood #mexicanrecipes #souprecipes #pantryrecipes #soup #mexican #blackbeans #vegetariandinners

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Here is a collection of pantry meals! These recipes use the pantry, freezer, and long shelf life fresh items to create satisfying dinners for the family. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #pantrymeals #pantrydinners #freezermeals #dinnerideas

Pantry Meals for Staying In

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

Greek farro salad has all the Mediterranean flavors you love along with healthy grains, roasted broccoli, and chickpeas for satisfying vegetarian winter meal. Serve warm or at room temperature. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #greekrecipes #mediterraneanrecipes #greeksalad #mediterraneansalads #farrorecipes #grainsalads #greek

Greek Farro Salad with Roasted Chickpeas

You'll love this simple Italian recipe for chicken with green olives! Flour coated chicken breast is pan fried and then served with a gremolata sauce made from orange and lemon zest, green olives, and chopped parsley. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #chickenrecipes #chickenbreast #easydinner #italian #chicken

Chicken Breast with Green Olive Gremolata

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Italian Pasta al Pomodoro

Learn how to cook a perfect pan seared steak like a pro! This easy method is done on the stove top in a cast iron skillet and takes only a few minutes for medium rare. Great for ribeye, strip steak, sirloin, t-bone and more! Serve with my favorite horseradish sauce recipe. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #dinnerrecipes #easydinners #steakrecipe #steak #castiron #searedsteak

Pan Seared Steak with Horseradish Sauce

For simple oven roasted whole chicken with crispy skin and juicy meat, try my recipe for roasted spatchcocked chicken along with tender root vegetables! Great for Sunday dinner, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and any other holidays. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #roastchicken #chickendinner #chickenrecipes #christmasrecipes #holidayrecipes #thanksgivingrecipes

Roasted Spatchcocked Chicken with Root Vegetables

Easy, one pan, quick clean up! My recipe for sheet pan chicken thigh dinner with sweet potatoes, apples, and onions is a healthy oven baked meal packed full of flavor and veggies. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #chickenrecipes #easydinners #sheetpandinner #chickenthighs #sweetpotatoes

Sheet Pan Chicken Thigh Dinner with Sweet Potatoes

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

Oven Fried Cod with Cara Cara Oranges - Thick-cut cod is breaded on one side, browned on the stove top and finished in the oven before being topped with a Cara Cara orange and avocado salsa. Yum! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Oven Fried Cod with Cara Cara Oranges

Tender, moist orange cranberry scones combine fresh cranberries and orange zest for plenty of zing and a white chocolate glaze to put them over the top. They make a great holiday treat, perfect to share with friends and family on Christmas morning or Thanksgiving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cranberries #thanksgivingrecipe #christmasrecipe #holidayrecipe #whitechocolate #cranberryscones #scones

Orange Cranberry Scones with White Chocolate Glaze

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

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

Looking for a great and easy Thanksgiving or holiday dessert? Butterscotch apple crisp bars are a crisp in the form of a bar cookie. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Apple Crisp Bars with Butterscotch Sauce

Homemade hot bourbon eggnog is easy to make and will warm you right through. I think it's the perfect drink for cold and snowy days by the fire! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Homemade Hot Spiced Bourbon Eggnog

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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

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

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

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

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

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