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Learn how to make grilled chicken spiedies! This upstate New York specialty features cubes of meat marinated in a spicy dressing, then skewered, and cooked over a hot grill before being piled into rolls. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Grilled Chicken Spiedies

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 classic homemade meatballs! For the BEST authentic Italian meatballs and sauce mix together ground beef with fresh bread crumbs, parmesan, and spices then then pan fry and braise until tender. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #italianfood #meatballs #beefrecipes #beef

The Best Italian Meatballs – Authentic and Homemade

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

Baby yukon gold potatoes are sliced in half and tossed with olive oil and salt and finished with fresh herbs in these crispy oven roasted herb potatoes. They are an easy and delicious recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #potatoes #roastedpotatoes #thanksgivingrecipes #holidayrecipes

Crispy Herb Roasted Baby Potatoes

In this Greek dinner specialty, thinly sliced pork shoulder is marinated and then threaded into kebabs to make juicy and flavorful grilled pork souvlaki! Make a plate with rice and salad or wrap up the pork in a pita for gyros. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #greekrecipes #grillrecipes #kebabs #porkrecipes #grilledpork #dinnerrecipes

Grilled Pork Shoulder Souvlaki

This hearty, creamy Italian sausage soup with broccolini and chickpeas is quick and easy comfort food which cooks up in one pot on the stove top. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipe #souprecipe #sausagesoup #comfortfood #easydinner

Creamy Italian Sausage and Chickpea Soup

For a healthy summer dinner, try grilled Mediterranean chicken thighs, which are herb marinated then grilled and topped with a olive and tomato salsa.

Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Thighs with Olives and Tomatoes

Sicilian swordfish is an easy dinner recipe perfect for a summer's evening. Just fire up the grill to cook your summer squash and then the swordfish steaks, top it all with a tangy lemon and olive oil oregano sauce and some diced tomatoes, and you have a meal!

Grilled Sicilian Swordfish with Oregano and Summer Squash

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

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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

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

This yummy winter and holiday side dish features pan roasted brussels sprouts, crispy bacon, and sweet pomegranate seeds. Great for Thanksgiving and Christmas or as an easy, weeknight side. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate Seeds

My Italian-style pressure cooker pot roast is braised in red wine until the meat just falls apart and the potatoes and carrots are tender. Easy instant pot comfort food dinner! | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #dinnerrecipes #comfortfood #pressurecooker #instantpot #potroast

Italian Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

For simple oven roasted whole chicken with crispy skin and juicy meat, try my recipe for roasted spatchcocked chicken along with tender root vegetables! Great for Sunday dinner, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and any other holidays. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #roastchicken #chickendinner #chickenrecipes #christmasrecipes #holidayrecipes #thanksgivingrecipes

Roasted Spatchcocked Chicken with Root Vegetables

Creamy, buttery yellow potatoes and mild leeks combine with sharp cheddar and pancetta in this rich and cheesy potato leek gratin. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Potato Leek Gratin with Cheddar and Pancetta

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Rich & Complex Traditional Bolognese Sauce - A long, slow simmer builds layers of flavor and makes this Bolognese sauce so rich and complex! Meaty, silky, and hearty. This is a sauce worth having on your stove all day long. Make some for today and freeze some for tomorrow. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Rich & Complex Traditional Bolognese Sauce

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