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For a fresh and healthy summer side, you'll love this cold farro, corn and tomato salad! It's simple to make, full of whole grains, and perfect for picnics and bbqs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #summerrecipes #saladrecipes #salads #corn #farro #wholegrains

Corn, Tomato, and Farro Salad

Charred leeks, bacon, and sweet summer corn combine together in this quick, summer comfort food recipe for orecchiette pasta with leeks and corn crema.

Orecchiette Pasta with Leeks, Pancetta, and Corn Crema

Corn gazpacho is a sweet and spicy cold soup which is refreshing for summer! Easy and quick, it's full of fresh corn, yellow tomatoes, and spicy peppers. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Sweet and Spicy Corn Gazpacho

Fresh Corn and Fava Bean Salad - This fresh and flavorful salad of corn and fava beans is a great way to take that tiny pile of fava beans which you extracted from a giant pile of bean pods and turn it into a satisfying side dish. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Corn and Fava Bean Salad

Toasted Corn and Edamame Salad - Quick, healthy and flavorful! Toasted corn, creamy cheese, spicy scallions, and yummy edamame all tossed with a honey lime dressing will have you going back for seconds. Perfect for a summer picnic or cookout. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Toasted Corn and Edamame Salad

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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Looking for a great and easy Thanksgiving or holiday dessert? Butterscotch apple crisp bars are a crisp in the form of a bar cookie. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Apple Crisp Bars with Butterscotch Sauce

If you are looking for some cold weather dinner ideas featuring beef, chicken, or pork, you'll love this roundup of some of my best comfort food recipes! Whether you are cooking in a crockpot, instant pot, oven, or stove top, there is a delicious meal here for you. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #winterrecipes #stew #beefrecipes #porkrecipes #chickenrecipes

6 of My Best Comfort Food Recipes

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

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

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

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini - Intense strawberry flavor is balanced with chocolate and a bit of cream which combine to make an amazing chocolate strawberry martini that is perfect for a romantic night in or a girl's night get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Martini

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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

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

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

Authentic Italian marinara sauce is cooked low and slow to create a thick and flavorful sauce made in the manner of my family tradition. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Authentic Homemade Italian Marinara Sauce

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

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

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