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For an easy dinner or packable picnic meal, enjoy a pan bagnat! This French pressed sandwich is Nicoise salad on a baguette, full of jarred tuna, vegetables, and basil, drizzled with a tangy vinaigrette. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Bagnat (French Pressed Sandwich)

Make the most of flavorful summer tomatoes with this amazing Italian panzanella salad! Perfectly ripe tomatoes, smokey grilled bread, plenty of basil, and light and tangy vinaigrette all come together for a side dish you'll love all season long. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianfood #summerrecipes #saladrecipes #tomatoes #salads #grillingrecipes #veganfood

Grilled Italian Panzanella Salad

Canned tuna packed in a jar of olive oil and fresh asparagus are featured in my spring nicoise salad! Set it up on a large platter for the best presentation and enjoy all the crisp vegetables, soft boiled eggs, and creamy potatoes all drizzled with a simple lemon dressing. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #frenchrecipes #springrecipes #spring #salad #frenchfood #asparagus

Spring Asparagus Nicoise Salad

Enjoy Greek and Mediterranean flavors in my hummus bowl topped with marinated and grilled chicken souvlaki skewers, a green salad, tzatziki sauce, and crisp pita bread triangles. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #greekfood #mediterraneanfood #hummus #chickensouvlaki #greekdinners #grilledrecipes

Chicken Souvlaki Hummus Bowl

Greek farro salad has all the Mediterranean flavors you love along with healthy grains, roasted broccoli, and chickpeas for satisfying vegetarian winter meal. Serve warm or at room temperature. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #greekrecipes #mediterraneanrecipes #greeksalad #mediterraneansalads #farrorecipes #grainsalads #greek

Greek Farro Salad with Roasted Chickpeas

For a fun appetizer recipe, toss green and black olives with fresh spiced bread crumbs in this easy Spanish olive tapas! Perfect for dinner parties, holidays, and snacks. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #christmasrecipes #newyearsrecipes #holidayrecipes #tapasrecipes #spanishrecipes #tapas #olives

Spanish Olive Tapas with Spiced Bread Crumbs

Looking for some healthy weeknight comfort food? In this recipe for vegetarian Mediterranean pasta, toss spaghetti with sliced red peppers, feta, artichokes, and kalamata olives for an easy dinner full of great flavors and tasty veggies! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #mediterraneandiet #mediterraneanrecipes #greekrecipes #pastarecipes #vegetarian #vegetarianpasta

Vegetarian Mediterranean Pasta with Feta and Artichokes

My bone-in grilled breaded pork chops are pounded thin and covered in a panko and parmesan crust for a tender and juicy Italian style summer dinner. Serve with a simple sauce of black olives and basil. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #grillrecipes #summerrecipes #italianrecipes #porkrecipes #porkchops #italian #dinnerrecipes

Grilled Breaded Pork Chops

For an easy and healthy weeknight dinner you'll love crispy pan seared cod with tomatoes, olives, and capers in a white wine and lemon sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #dinnerrecipes #fishrecipes #mediterraneandiet #codrecipes #italianfood

Pan Seared Cod with Tomatoes and Olives

No-knead bread is so easy to make! Just stir everything together, let it rise, and bake. This recipe for sage and olive focaccia is baked right in a cast iron skillet for a soft and chewy interior and crispy crust. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #breadrecipes #focaccia #italianrecipe #castiron #nokneadbread

No-Knead Sage and Olive Focaccia

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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

Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder - This slow roasted pork shoulder has meltingly tender meat that pulls apart easily and wonderfully crisp skin. Perfect for a crowd! It's not a beautiful roast, but you can't beat the flavor or the simplicity of it. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder

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

Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Spiralized Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble

For the perfect holiday drink, try my vodka pomegranate martini cocktail! This easy recipe is well balanced, not too sweet, and simple to make. Great for Christmas, Valentine's Day, or any day you want a little something. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktails #drinks #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #pomegranate #martini #martinirecipes

Vodka Pomegranate Martini

Chicken stifado is a delicious and healthy Greek stew which cooks in 30 minutes, making it easy comfort food for a weeknight. In this stew chicken thighs are marinated in a red and herb marinade then browned and cooked together with artichokes, tomatoes, and plenty of onions. Great over orzo, mashed potatoes, or noodles.

Greek Chicken Stifado (Stew)

Dark Chocolate Mousse Pie - Dark chocolate whipped up into a creamy mousse layered over a crisp cookie crust and topped with mounds of whipped cream. Yum! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Dark Chocolate Mousse Pie

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Zucchini cheddar biscuits are soft, tender and full of shredded zucchini and sharp cheddar. Just drop them onto the baking tray and go. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Soft and Tender Zucchini Cheddar Biscuits

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

Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars - These one bowl bars have all the comfort of an old-fashioned butterscotch bar and the added pleasure of gooey chocolate chips in every bite. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars

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

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

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

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