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Learn how to cook roasted delicata squash with parmesan, pecans, and thyme! This healthy side dish bakes in the oven to make a simple side for a fall or winter dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #delicatasquash #wintersquash #sidedishes #simplerecipes #roastsquash

Roasted Delicata Squash with Pecans

What is mizuna? What do you make with these leafy greens? What are the health benefits? Find recipes, history, and more in this ingredient spotlight.

What is Mizuna? Ingredient Spotlight

What are heirloom tomatoes? What are great recipes for heirloom tomatoes? Learn about their history, varieties, and more in this ingredient spotlight! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

What are Heirloom Tomatoes? Ingredient Spotlight

What is kohlrabi? What does it taste like? How do you cook with kohlrabi? These questions and more answered in this ingredient spotlight! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

What is Kohlrabi? Ingredient Spotlight

What are garlic scapes? How to use garlic scapes? How to cut and store garlic scapes? These questions and more answered in this ingredient spotlight. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Ingredient Spotlight: How to Use Garlic Scapes

What is farro? Where does it come from? How do you cook it? All these questions and more answered in this ingredient spotlight! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

What is Farro? Ingredient Spotlight

What are Meyer lemons? How do Meyer lemons taste? Origin, flavor, recipes and more answered in this meyer lemon ingredient spotlight. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Ingredient Spotlight: What Are Meyer Lemons?

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

What is burrata? How do you cook burrata? These questions and more answered in this ingredient spotlight on burrata cheese. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Ingredient Spotlight: What is Burrata Cheese?

Sweet, soft, and juicy fresh figs are great in both sweet and savory dishes. Check out this ingredient spotlight to learn all about them! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Ingredient Spotlight: Sweet and Juicy Fresh Figs

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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

Simple, healthy, and easy! These roasted brussels sprouts with balsamic, parmesan, and pecans are the best ever and make a great side dish. Perfect for weeknights, holidays, and parties. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #sidedish #vegetables #brusselsprouts #holidayrecipe

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic, Parmesan, and Pecans

Sweet and Spicy Sugared Pecans - Just 10 minutes and you'll have this addictive sweet and spicy snack on hand. Sugared pecans are great for parties, for gifts, or simply for munching. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sweet & Spicy Sugared Pecans

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

Have some ripe pears sitting on your counter? Make some spiced pear syrup and shake it with pear brandy and vodka for a double pear martini! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Spiced Double Pear Martini

Baked sweet potatoes, cream, spices, and a dollop of bourbon come together to make a classic bourbon sweet potato pie which is perfect for the Thanksgiving table. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

Cara Cara Orange Bundt Cake - This moist and rich bundt cake has a fine crumb and loads of orange flavor! One taste, and no matter where you are or what the season, it's summer again. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cara Cara Orange Bundt Cake

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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

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

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

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

Love making artisan bread but want it to be quick and easy? This rosemary no knead bread bakes up like a dream in your dutch oven and only takes a few minutes of work. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Olive Oil and Rosemary No Knead Bread

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