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Greek pasta with shrimp, feta, olives is a great and easy skillet dinner full of tender shrimp, salty feta and olives, a good glug of olive oil, and plenty of garlic. And you get to flambe! What could be better?

Greek Pasta with Shrimp, Feta, and Olives

In this churro inspired dessert, sour cream cinnamon bundt cake is swirled with chocolate for a moist and tender marble cake. Wonderful as is, but even better when topped with a brown butter cinnamon icing!

Churro Inspired Chocolate Cinnamon Bundt Cake

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

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Braised Beef Short Rib Ragu

My creamless creamy potato carrot soup is full of flavor from buttery yellow potatoes, sweet carrots, bacon fat, and sharp cheddar cheese. Pureed until smooth and topped with crispy bacon and scallions, this soup is great comfort food for dinner on chilly nights.

Creamy Cheesy Potato Carrot Soup

Dark chocolate panna cotta is a rich, but simple, Italian dessert made from cream, gelatin, and bittersweet chocolate. Full of intense chocolate flavor, it's great for dinner parties, Valentine's day, or any day you need chocolate.

Intense Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta

Pan seared duck breast cooked until the skin is golden brown and crispy and then topped with a sweet and spicy make ahead sauce of red wine, port, raspberries, and a little bit of honey. Great for date night, dinner parties, or a romantic Valentine's day meal.

Crispy Pan Seared Duck Breast with Zinfandel Raspberry Sauce

Sparkling rose sangria is made from rose still and sparkling wines, fortified with brandy and orange liqueur, then mixed with raspberries and winter citrus, like blood oranges and pink grapefruit. Great for romantic dinners, winter and spring parties, and valentine's day!

Romantic Sparkling Rose Sangria

Looking for a new chicken recipe? Love artichokes? My pan roasted chicken and artichokes with a white wine lemon pan sauce is a great skillet dinner full of Mediterranean flavors and a great way to use fresh, baby artichokes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Mediterranean Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs and Artichokes

Looking for a healthy and fresh winter salad? Try an Italian orange salad full of sliced cara cara oranges, bitter radicchio, and toasted pecans all tossed with a lemony honey mustard dressing. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Orange, Radicchio, and Pecan Salad

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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

Turn on the slow cooker and come home to this recipe of chicken thighs cooked into a comforting stew with a rich, onion and cheese gravy. Great served over roasted winter squash or mashed potatoes! And wonderful for sandwiches the next day. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Cooker Chicken and Onions

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

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

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

This hearty, creamy Italian sausage soup with broccolini and chickpeas is quick and easy comfort food which cooks up in one pot on the stove top. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipe #souprecipe #sausagesoup #comfortfood #easydinner

Creamy Italian Sausage and Chickpea Soup

This Brussels sprouts spotlight tells you everything you wanted to know about Brussels sprouts. How to cook them, where they come from, how they taste, and more! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Ingredient Spotlight – All About Brussels Sprouts

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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

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

Pan Fried Spanish Cauliflower Tapas - These breaded fried cauliflower bites are a simple and tasty tapas dish you should make at your next get-together! Just a quick dunking in egg and breadcrumbs and a minute in a skillet and you are all done. Can be made ahead and reheated! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Fried Spanish Cauliflower Tapas

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

Zucchini cheddar biscuits are soft, tender and full of shredded zucchini and sharp cheddar. Just drop them onto the baking tray and go. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Soft and Tender Zucchini Cheddar Biscuits

Deep fried Brussels sprouts served with a sweet and tangy sauce are a yummy snack, an addictive appetizer, and a fun Thanksgiving dish. Gluten free and simple to make! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

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