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This easy fresh peach cake studded with raspberries is full of fruit flavor, needs no mixer, and freezes beautifully! A simple cinnamon sugar topping finishes it off. Great for breakfast or for dessert. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Raspberry and Fresh Peach Cake

For a healthy and easy weeknight dinner this Italian recipe for orecchiette pasta, broccoli rabe, and sausage delivers flavor and gets dinner on the table fast. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

My no-knead focaccia bread with garlic and thyme is made right in a cast iron skillet, giving it a soft and chewy interior and crispy edges. Easy! Great for dinner or for paninis! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Garlic Thyme No-Knead Focaccia

This Spanish inspired grilled ribeye steak is rubbed with paprika and smoked paprika and then topped with a blue cheese brandy sauce for an easy and flavorful main course. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Paprika Rubbed Steak with Brandy Blue Cheese Sauce

No cooking required! I love this easy Italian cold antipasto platter for summer's evenings when I want something simple for dinner. Great for two and can scale up for a crowd. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

No Cook Cold Antipasto Platter for Summer

Homemade root vegetable chips are a great change from the usual potato and tortilla chips! Crispy, fried, and full of flavor. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Crispy Fried Root Vegetable Chips

Corn gazpacho is a sweet and spicy cold soup which is refreshing for summer! Easy and quick, it's full of fresh corn, yellow tomatoes, and spicy peppers. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sweet and Spicy Corn Gazpacho

Lamb rib chops are coated with a thyme, rosemary, and garlic marinade then grilled to medium rare and topped with a cherry port sauce in this elegant summer dinner.

Grilled Lamb Chops with a Fresh Cherry Port Sauce

This vegetarian main course is based on a classic dish from Liguria where pesto sauce is paired with pasta, potatoes, and green beans. Easy, one pot meal! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pesto Pasta with Green Beans and Potatoes

Have some overripe peaches on the counter? Puree them up into an intensely peachy and not too sweet fresh peach margarita on the rocks! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Peach Margarita on the Rocks

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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 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

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

Hot spiced bourbon milk punch is a simple and cozy winter cocktail full of warming spices and sweetened with just a touch of maple syrup. Top with whipped cream to make it extra special! Great as for the holidays or as a Christmas drink. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktails #bourbon #holidayrecipes #hotdrink #winterrecipes

Hot Spiced Bourbon Milk Punch

Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail - This cranberry cocktail is an easy and tasty way to celebrate Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season. Just whip up a batch of the yummy cranberry syrup ahead of time and you are good to go. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cranberry Ginger Fizz 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

Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup - Comforting, creamy, cheesy, and now even easier to make, this potato leek soup delivers all the flavor for only minutes of work. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cheesy Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup

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Rich & Complex Traditional Bolognese Sauce - A long, slow simmer builds layers of flavor and makes this Bolognese sauce so rich and complex! Meaty, silky, and hearty. This is a sauce worth having on your stove all day long. Make some for today and freeze some for tomorrow. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Rich & Complex Traditional Bolognese Sauce

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

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

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

Homemade buttermilk blue cheese dressing is creamy, chunky and simple to make! So much better than bottled dressing. Perfect for salads, wings, and vegetable platters.

Homemade Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

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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