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My favorite sour cream pancake batter is mixed with sauteed spiced apples in these apple cinnamon pancakes for the perfect fall and winter breakfast. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sour Cream Apple Cinnamon “Apple Pie” Pancakes

It's time to bake some rich and gooey holiday dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I have the best recipe for chocolate bourbon pecan bars featuring bittersweet chocolate, a touch of maple syrup, a sprinkle of sea salt, and a shortbread crust.

Salted Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars

Tender vanilla cake is filled with fresh cranberries and orange zest, then topped with cream cheese frosting in these cranberry orange cupcakes. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmass dessert! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These easy and tasty baked pumpkin donuts are full of pumpkin puree and warming spices for a great fall breakfast or dessert. Either top them with a maple butterscotch glaze or roll them in cinnamon sugar. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Baked Pumpkin Donuts

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

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

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

Strawberry shortcake gets a sophisticated makeover! Just in time for summer. Intensely flavored roasted strawberries and blueberries are spooned onto cinnamon spiced biscuits and topped with bourbon whipped cream in this berry shortcake. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roasted Berry Shortcake With Bourbon Whipped Cream

What to do with the bounty of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries available in the summer? Make a one crust mixed berry pie with a crunchy and sweet crumble topping! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Midsummer Mixed Berry Pie with Crumb Topping

These deep, dark double chocolate chip cookies and so soft, chewy, and rich! I love the easy one bowl method and crowd-pleasing results. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

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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

Tender vanilla cake is filled with fresh cranberries and orange zest, then topped with cream cheese frosting in these cranberry orange cupcakes. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmass dessert! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

For easy, weeknight comfort food caramelize some shredded cabbage and make this recipe for pasta with cabbage, breadcrumbs, and walnuts. Great as a vegetarian dinner or for meatless Monday! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #vegetariandinner #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #cabbage #pasta #comfortfood

Pasta with Browned Cabbage and Breadcrumbs

Italian comfort food of tomato, braised sausage, and pork shoulder ragu simmering on the stove is the perfect way to spend a chilly day. This pork ragu is easily doubled and freezes well. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Braised Pork Shoulder Ragu

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

This creamy, spicy roast pumpkin soup is full of Spanish flavors like paprika and roasted red peppers and topped with crispy pancetta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Spicy Roast Pumpkin Soup – Spanish Style

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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