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French Recipes

Tender custard filled with fresh fruit! This French recipe for raspberry peach clafoutis makes a great change from pancakes for breakfast and is impressive enough for dessert. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Raspberry Peach Clafoutis

This savory tomato galette is a rustic tart in the French tradition, full of juicy, sweet heirloom tomatoes and creamy goat cheese and then folded into a simple pastry crust. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Goat Cheese and Heirloom Tomato Galette

This cold French lentil and kohlrabi salad makes a great summer recipe! The spicy kohlrabi and earthy lentils are tossed with carrots and goat cheese for a tasty weeknight side dish. Healthy, easy, and quick! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cold French Lentil and Kohlrabi Salad

These loaded potato bites make a tasty appetizer for your next party! They are boiled and baked in the oven for extra crispiness and then topped with creme fraiche, pancetta (or bacon!) and chives. Gluten-free, easy, finger food! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Crispy Potato Bites Topped with Pancetta and Chives

After years of tinkering I've developed a quick lobster bisque that is as fabulous and full of flavor as it is simple and easy to make. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fabulous Quick Lobster Bisque

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

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

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

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

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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

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

Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder - This slow roasted pork shoulder has meltingly tender meat that pulls apart easily and wonderfully crisp skin. Perfect for a crowd! It's not a beautiful roast, but you can't beat the flavor or the simplicity of it. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder

Warm White Bean, Bacon, and Spinach Salad - This is a hearty salad of baby spinach, warm white beans and a little bit of bacon which is perfect for chilly nights, all dressed in a sherry and shallot vinaigrette. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Warm White Bean, Bacon, and Spinach Salad

Grab a bottle of Burgundy or Pinot Noir because it's time to make some classic French comfort food! My recipe for slow cooker beef burgundy is wonderful to come home to after a long winter's day - tender beef, bacon, lots of onions, and carrots all in a rich red wine sauce.

Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy Stew

Meyer lemons give these chilled lemon souffles a sweeter, rather floral flavor which is just right for this elegant, make-ahead dessert. Serve them in small ramekins so the souffle climbs over the rims or in parfait glasses with whipped cream. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Chilled Meyer Lemon Souffles

Blue Cheese and Brussels Sprout Salad - Pan roasted Brussels sprouts are paired with blue cheese and tossed with a tangy mustard vinaigrette in this fast and flavorful salad. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Blue Cheese & Brussels Sprout Salad

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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