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My homemade roasted tomato sauce is made with fresh garden tomatoes slow roasted in the oven to concentrate the flavors! Perfect for pasta. Simple to make and easy to freeze or can. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Roasted Tomato Sauce

For the best homemade sauce, make my classic ragu bolognese! It's an authentic Italian recipe full of ground beef and pancetta with a little tomato all served over pappardelle pasta. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Authentic Italian Ragu Bolognese

Dip your favorite crudites and crackers into my easy garlic goat cheese spread! This cold herbed appetizer can be made in minutes and use just a few ingredients. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #appetizerrecipes #diprecipes #goatcheese #appetizers #dips #spreads

Garlic Herb Goat Cheese Spread

Learn how to make the best traditional Italian pomodoro sauce with canned tomatoes! This homemade tomato sauce is simple to prepare with authentic flavor. Perfect for pasta or as the base in many Mediterranean recipes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #italian #tomatorecipes #tomatoes #tomatosauce

How to Make Italian Pomodoro Sauce

Here is the best homemade Greek salad dressing! This classic vinaigrette with lemon juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil and other pantry ingredients is easy to shake up in a mason jar. Perfect over traditional Greek salad. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #salad #saladdressing #vinaigrette #greekrecipes #greek

Homemade Greek Salad Dressing

For the best homemade caesar dressing make it the classic way with eggs, olive oil, lemon, and anchovies! This creamy dressing comes together in minutes and is perfect for all your salad needs. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #salads #caesarsalad #saladdressing #dressingrecipe

Classic Homemade Caesar Dressing

Italian walnut parsley pesto is a quick and easy recipe great all year round and perfect in the winter! Wonderful for dinner with salmon or chicken or tossed with pasta to make a creamy sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #sauces #pesto #parsley #walnuts

Italian Walnut Parsley Pesto

For the best roast pork tenderloin, give the meat a herb rub with rosemary and mustard, sear it in a cast iron skillet, and then finish the roast in the oven until perfectly cooked. Simple, delicious, and juicy! Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #porkrecipes #dinnerrecipes #porktenderloin #porkroast #easyrecipe

Simple Roast Pork Tenderloin

My recipe for salmon piccata with a lemon and caper sauce is pan seared in a skillet then served over pasta for a healthy and easy weeknight dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #fishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #easyrecipes #salmon #dinner #salmonpiccata

Salmon Piccata with Lemon and Capers

Put away the bottled salad dressing and shake up a mason jar of the best honey balsamic vinaigrette! This thick and tangy homemade vinaigrette is great for dinner salads, marinades, and easy meal prepping for lunch. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #salads #saladdressing #vinaigrette #saladrecipes #balsamicvinegar

Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

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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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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

Simple Turnip Gratin - Thinly sliced mild turnips are layered with onion and thyme in this simple gratin, which is finished with a bit of cream and cheese sprinkled over the top just before serving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Simple Turnip Gratin with Gruyere Cheese

Comfort food at its best! Roasted red pepper and tomato soup is easy, creamy, and perfect for weeknight dinner or for company. Great with fried croutons, slices of crusty bread, or grilled cheese. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #souprecipes #tomatosoup #tomatoes #redpeppers #comfortfood

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

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

Ripe slices of pears and deep red cranberries combine with a simple custard and a dusting of cinnamon in this pear cranberry tart. Great for the holidays! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Pear Cranberry Tart

You'll love this simple, Spanish-inspired stew with shrimp and chorizo! It's quick to make and has TONS of flavor. Perfect for a weeknight dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #spanishfood #dinnerecipes #stew #comfortfood

Shrimp and Chorizo Stew

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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

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

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

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

Pear Quick Bread with Streusel Topping - What to do with those overripe pears sitting on your counter? Make an easy pear quick bread from them! Great for breakfast, for snacks, and it freezes well. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pear Quick Bread with Streusel Topping

Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb - Butterflied lamb is rubbed overnight with a flavorful herb and garlic mixture and then quickly grilled for a perfect dinner. It takes just 15 minutes to bring this roast to a beautifully seared outside and medium rare inside. Great for Easter dinner or for any cookout get-together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb with a Herb Rub

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