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My creamy Tuscan white bean soup is flavored with pancetta and rosemary and uses canned cannellini beans for delicious and easy weeknight dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Tuscan White Bean Soup

Have dinner in a bowl with pan seared halibut over creamy white beans and sauteed spinach! You'll love that this Mediterranean recipe is healthy, delicious, and quick. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #mediterraneanrecipes #halibut #fishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #easydinner

Pan Seared Halibut with White Beans

For a simple side or vegetarian main, we love to make white beans in tomato sauce. This Italian and Tuscan inspired dish features pomodoro, cannellini beans, and fresh herbs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #vegetarianrecipes #vegetarian #italianfood #italian #tuscan

Italian White Beans in Tomato Sauce

Have dinner on the table in 30 minutes with these homemade black bean burgers! This recipe is quick and easy to make with pantry ingredients. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #blackbeans #beanburgers #burgerrecipes #beans #burgers

Quick and Easy Black Bean Burgers

Learn how to make a simple spring greens pasta with whatever greens, pasta, beans, and herbs you have in the house! White beans or red; kale, spinach, or arugula; and your favorite fresh herbs all combine into a delicious sauce and a quick dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #pastarecipes #greens #pasta #vegetariandinners #pantrydinners

How to Make Spring Greens Pasta

My spicy vegetarian tortilla soup is easy, healthy, AND quick! This is a pantry meal you can make in 30 minutes for a delicious and satifying dinner. Rich broth, smoky chipotles, plenty of black beans, and crunchy tortilla chips. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #mexicanfood #mexicanrecipes #souprecipes #pantryrecipes #soup #mexican #blackbeans #vegetariandinners

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

You'll love this simple and fast vegetarian dinner! Pesto is tossed with pasta and white beans and a little pasta water for a creamy sauce and a satisfying meal. Use store-bought pesto for a super quick meal or make your own pesto. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #vegetarian #vegetariandinners #pasta #pastarecipes

Pesto Pasta with White Beans

For a healthy and easy summer side dish, try my Southwestern brown rice and black bean salad with tomatoes, avocados, cilantro and a spicy lime dressing. It's great warm or cold and both gluten-free and vegan as well. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #southwestern #ricesalad #summerrecipes #salads #glutenfree #vegan

Southwestern Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad

My Mexican-style vegetarian stuffed zucchini are full of black beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and chipotle for a simple and healthy baked dinner or side dish! Whether you use round squash or make zucchini boats, they are fun for the whole family. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #vegetarian #vegetariandinners #mexican #zucchini #summersquash

Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Zucchini

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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Pumpkin baked oatmeal is a healthy and filling breakfast for those days when you can't have enough pumpkin pie in your life. Great for a crowd! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal

This blushing meyer lemon drop is a martini with a twist! Vodka is mixed with floral Meyer lemon juice and spiked with a bit of raspberry liqueur to make a great sweet and sour cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Blushing Meyer Lemon Drop Martini

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

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

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

Pecan Snowball Cookies - These Pecan Snowball Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth tender, filled with ground and chopped pecans, and covered in powdered sugar. Whether you call them Snowballs or Russian Tea Cakes or Italian Wedding Cookies, it's not Christmas without them. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pecan Snowball Cookies

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Easy, delicious, and full of bubbles! This pomegranate prosecco cocktail has everything you need for a great holiday drink. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

Beer Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos - These tacos feature slow cooked chicken braised in beer and finished with adobo sauce all layered with spicy coleslaw and guacamole. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Beer Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos

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

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

Parmesan Truffle Fries - Use frozen, bagged fries to have tasty truffle fries, covered in truffle oil, parmesan, and parsley on the table in less than 15 minutes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Quick and Easy Parmesan Truffle Fries

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