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This 20 minute Italian arrabbiata sauce full of chunky tomatoes and red peppers is a simple recipe great for a quick, weeknight meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Spicy Italian Arrabbiata Sauce

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

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

Grilled shrimp scampi packets are a fun way to make single serving portions of scampi. Grill them up and then pour them out over pasta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Shrimp Scampi With Mixed Vegetables

Pasta with Raw Tomato Sauce - In this recipe ripe, flavorful tomatoes are tossed with freshly cooked pasta along with fruity olive oil and thinly sliced basil. You can have dinner done in just a few more minutes than the time it takes to boil the water. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Summer Pasta with Raw Tomato Sauce

Grilled Breaded Chicken Breast - This recipe has one simple secret that makes juicy and tender grilled boneless chicken breast. So simple, so easy, and so good. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Tender and Juicy Grilled Breaded Chicken Breast

Easy Shrimp and Mango Tacos - Spicy sauteed shrimp are paired with a quick and flavorful mango salsa in this recipe which will have dinner on the table in a flash. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Sauteed Shrimp and Mango Tacos

Avocado Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps - My favorite, simple egg salad recipe is paired here with avocado slices and wrapped in butter lettuce leaves. This is a wonderfully light and gluten-free way to enjoy egg salad. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Avocado Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps

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

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

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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 fig and sausage stuffed turkey breast roulade makes an impressive main course which is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner. And while it rests you can make a white wine gravy from the drippings!

Turkey Breast Roulade with Sausage Fig Stuffing

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

My cranberry goat cheese spread is an easy make ahead holiday appetizer! This cold dip is made of whipped goat cheese, fresh cranberry sauce, and toasted pecans. Wonderful for Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, and more.| justalittlebitofbacon.com #christmasrecipes #holidayrecipes #thanksgivingrecipes #appetizerrecipes #appetizer #cranberry #goatcheese

Pecan Cranberry Goat Cheese Spread

Simple Roasted Mixed Vegetables - Roasting vegetables is one of the best ways to cook vegetables since it makes them all caramelized and crispy on the outside while leaving them tender in the middle. Simple enough to have as a side on a weeknight and tasty enough to serve to company. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Simple Roasted Mixed Vegetables

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 smooth and creamy cauliflower soup is swirled with blue cheese and topped with truffle oil for great comfort food on a chilly day! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Creamy Cauliflower Blue Cheese Soup with Truffle Oil

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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

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

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

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

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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