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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

My creamy potato salad with peas and horseradish is tossed with sour cream and mayonnaise. Easy, homemade, and simple! Top with chives for extra zip. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #potatosalad #potatorecipes #summerrecipes #bbqrecipes #summer #potatoes

Horseradish Potato Salad with Garden Peas

Make ahead mashed potatoes are the best idea for a crowd at the holidays! You'll love these easy, creamy potatoes which you can make the day before. Heat them up in a casserole in the oven, in the microwave, or in a slow cooker (crockpot)! Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any other holiday. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #holidayrecipes #sidedishrecipes #thanksgiving #christmas #easter #mashedpotatoes #potatoes

Creamy Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

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

Spicy, creamy, and full of flavor! My Spanish potato and chorizo soup is simple to prepare and makes a satisfying and healthy dinner. Perfect for nights when you want dinner without any fuss. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #spanishrecipes #souprecipes #soup #spanish #chorizo #potatoes

Spanish Potato and Chorizo Soup

For an easy dinner, make sheet pan chicken with vegetables and potatoes! Juicy chicken thighs, roasted veggies like Brussels sprouts, carrots, and diced potatoes make for a complete meal in one pan. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #sheetpan #chickenrecipes #chickendinner #onepanmeal #chicken

Sheet Pan Chicken with Vegetables and Potatoes

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 easy weeknight comfort food use the the instant pot to make classic potato leek soup in the pressure cooker! Top this creamy, French soup with croutons and chives for a cozy dinner. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #souprecipes #frenchrecipes #instantpot #pressurecooker #potatosoup #comfortfood

Classic Potato Leek Soup in the Pressure Cooker

Wondering how to use garlic scapes? A great way to use them is to make a cold garlic scape soup! Perfect for summer and easy to make ahead. Scapes and leeks sauteed in butter and simmered with potatoes make a great twist on the classic French vichyssoise.

Cold Potato and Garlic Scape Soup (Vichyssoise)

Looking for the best potato salad? Then you need to try my potato salad with olives and capers all tossed together with a homemade mayonnaise. Lemony, creamy, buttery, and tangy!

Potato Salad with Olives and Capers

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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

Tender vanilla cake is filled with fresh cranberries and orange zest, then topped with cream cheese frosting in these cranberry orange cupcakes. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmass dessert! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Fresh Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail - This cranberry cocktail is an easy and tasty way to celebrate Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season. Just whip up a batch of the yummy cranberry syrup ahead of time and you are good to go. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail

Grab a bottle of Burgundy or Pinot Noir because it's time to make some classic French comfort food! My recipe for slow cooker beef burgundy is wonderful to come home to after a long winter's day - tender beef, bacon, lots of onions, and carrots all in a rich red wine sauce.

Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy Stew

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

Raspberry Mint Prosecco Cocktail - Holiday entertaining is the time to bring out the bubbly and this prosecco sorbet cocktail is just the thing for a celebration. 5 minutes and 4 ingredients is all you need. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Raspberry Mint Prosecco Cocktail

Puff pastry brie bites filled with grapes and honey are a fun and easy party appetizer! These baked mini tarts can be prepped ahead making them perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, coctail parties, and other holidays. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #partyfood #appetizers #thanksgiving #christmas #puffpastry

Grape and Brie Bites with Spiced Honey

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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

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

Thick cut cod is pan seared in a mixture of olive oil and butter to produce a golden brown crust and then served with a lemon, parsley, and caper sauce to make a simple and healthy weeknight meal.

Pan Seared Cod with a Caper, Parsley and Lemon Sauce

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

This easy flourless chocolate cake is amazingly dense, rich and decadent. Every bite is packed with intense bittersweet chocolate flavor. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake

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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