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Freekeh is an earthy grain with a complex flavor which you should try! And this vegan freekeh salad buddha bowl with baby kale, radicchio, avocado, and mint is great way to add some freekeh to your diet.

Kale, Radicchio and Freekeh Salad Buddha Bowl

Looking for a healthy and fresh winter salad? Try an Italian orange salad full of sliced cara cara oranges, bitter radicchio, and toasted pecans all tossed with a lemony honey mustard dressing. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Italian Orange, Radicchio, and Pecan Salad

My creamy broccoli apple salad is full of flavor! It's tossed with a tangy buttermilk dressing and has a nice balance between sweet and savory. Great for summer bbqs or for the holiday table. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Creamy Broccoli Apple Salad with Pistachios, Cranberries, and Red Onion

It's time to bake some rich and gooey holiday dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I have the best recipe for chocolate bourbon pecan bars featuring bittersweet chocolate, a touch of maple syrup, a sprinkle of sea salt, and a shortbread crust.

Salted Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars

This cold French lentil and kohlrabi salad makes a great summer recipe! The spicy kohlrabi and earthy lentils are tossed with carrots and goat cheese for a tasty weeknight side dish. Healthy, easy, and quick! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cold French Lentil and Kohlrabi Salad

Punch up your spinach salad with seasonal summer fruits, creamy cheese, and glazed walnuts in this peach and blueberry spinach salad. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Peach and Blueberry Spinach Salad

No ice cream machine? Try no churn ricotta ice cream! It's spiced with cinnamon and topped with toasted pistachios and chopped chocolate. Cannoli filling in frozen form which you can make in minutes. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

No Churn Cannoli Ricotta Ice Cream

This easy strawberry yogurt cake is topped with sliced almonds and cooks right in your cast iron skillet! It's great as a breakfast cake or for an evening dessert with some vanilla ice cream. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Strawberry Yogurt Skillet Cake

This chocolate baklava is packed full of pistachios and bittersweet chocolate, then drizzled with a honey syrup to make wonderfully rich Greek dessert! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Rich Pistachio and Chocolate Baklava

These rhubarb muffins are packed full of fruit and toasted walnuts and then sprinkled with cinnamon sugar to make a great, family-pleasing breakfast. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Rhubarb Muffins with Cinnamon and Walnuts

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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

Cinnamon infused thick Italian hot chocolate is a not too sweet take on hot cocoa which is rich and decadent and intensely chocolaty. It's like drinkable bittersweet pudding! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cinnamon Infused Thick Italian Hot Chocolate (Cioccolata Calda)

Tender, moist orange cranberry scones combine fresh cranberries and orange zest for plenty of zing and a white chocolate glaze to put them over the top. They make a great holiday treat, perfect to share with friends and family on Christmas morning or Thanksgiving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cranberries #thanksgivingrecipe #christmasrecipe #holidayrecipe #whitechocolate #cranberryscones #scones

Orange Cranberry Scones with White Chocolate Glaze

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

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

Cara Cara Orange Bundt Cake - This moist and rich bundt cake has a fine crumb and loads of orange flavor! One taste, and no matter where you are or what the season, it's summer again. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cara Cara Orange Bundt Cake

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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

Throw out everything you know about making pie crust to make the best easy flaky pie crust you've ever made. Simple, all butter, no fail! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

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

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

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