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Canned fire roasted tomatoes are the secret to an easy and delicious tomato basil soup! No cream needed for a rich flavor and a great soup.

Tomato Basil Soup with a Red Wine Crouton

These homemade chocolate slice and bake cookies are rolled into a log, chilled, and sliced into tender cookies perfect for all sorts of decorations. Easy to make! Great for the holidays! Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and more. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cookies #chocolatecookies #chocolate #holidayrecipes #easterrecipes #christmasrecipes #valentinesrecipes

Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies

For classic, cheesy Italian comfort food, you'll love this simple recipe for vegetarian baked penne! It's full of marinara sauce, mozzarella, and tender pasta. Mix it up by using rigatoni or ziti in place of the penne! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #bakedpenne #bakedziti #pasta #italian

Vegetarian Baked Penne with Burrata

Hot and spicy feta dip is a tasty party appetizer which is also quick and easy to make! This whipped, creamy dip is a perfect addition to a crudites platter or as a spread for grilled meats. Have it as part of a Greek or Mediterranean meal. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #greekrecipes #diprecipes #gamedayfood #partyfood #greek #feta #dip

Greek Spicy Feta Dip (Tirokafteri)

For an easy, yet impressive breakfast pull out your cast iron pan and make a blueberry Dutch baby skillet pancake! Also known as a David Eyre pancake, this puffed breakfast treat is great topped with powdered sugar, jam, or whipped cream. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #dutchbaby #pancakes #castironrecipes #blueberries #breakfastrecipes

Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake

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

For easy weeknight comfort food use the the instant pot to make classic potato leek soup in the pressure cooker! Top this creamy, French soup with croutons and chives for a cozy dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #souprecipes #frenchrecipes #instantpot #pressurecooker #potatosoup #comfortfood

Classic Potato Leek Soup in the Pressure Cooker

Making cinnamon cocoa palmiers is a snap with prepared puff pastry! These chocolate French cookies, aka elephant ears, are tasty treats for the holidays. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #elephantears #palmiers #puffpastry #frenchrecipes

Easy Cinnamon Cocoa Palmiers

For an easy summer cocktail, try a raspberry orange margarita! Limes, orange juice, raspberry syrup, and triple sec on the rocks. Great for Cinco de Mayo or as a Valentine's drink! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #summerrecipes #cocktails #drinks #margaritas #valentines #cincodemayo

Fresh Raspberry Orange Margarita

Healthy and easy vegetarian black bean soup is a quick stove top dinner! Creamy without cream and full of flavor, its a perfect weeknight dinner. And even better with ALL the toppings - avocado, jalapenos, sour cream, diced onion, and more. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #blackbeansoup #beansoup #vegetarian #mexicanfood #easydinners

Simple Vegetarian Black Bean Soup

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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

Easy, one pan, quick clean up! My recipe for sheet pan chicken thigh dinner with sweet potatoes, apples, and onions is a healthy oven baked meal packed full of flavor and veggies. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #chickenrecipes #easydinners #sheetpandinner #chickenthighs #sweetpotatoes

Sheet Pan Chicken Thigh Dinner with Sweet Potatoes

Cauliflower au gratin is cheesy, creamy, classic comfort food with horsradish to give it a kick and buttery crumbs on top for crunch. Perfect for weekend dinners, holidays, and other special days. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #gratin #cauliflower #holidayrecipes #christmasrecipes #comfortfood

Creamy Cauliflower au Gratin

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

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

Ruby red and cinnamon spiced, this blood orange compote is a beautiful and intensely flavored sauce perfect for spooning over creamy mascarpone mousse. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cinnamon Spiced Blood Orange Compote with Mascarpone Mousse

Check out this easy recipe for homemade cranberry sauce! Fresh cranberries are simmered in port wine and mixed with diced oranges to make a great Thanksgiving recipe for Cranberry Port Orange Sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cranberry Sauce with Port and Oranges

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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