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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

For an easy side dish which makes the most of fresh summer vegetables, you'll love this recipe for a cold Italian green bean and tomato salad! Green beans, tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella are all tossed in a sweet and tangy balsamic dressing. Great for bbqs, cookouts, and family dinners. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #summerrecipes #saladrecipes #greenbeans #italianrecipes #sidedish

Italian Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Balsamic Dressing

When the weather is hot it's time to go to the farm stand and make a fresh and simple vegetarian summer pasta! Great hot or cold, full of veggies, ripe tomatoes, and basil. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #summerrecipes #pastarecipes #italianrecipes #pasta #farmstand #vegetarian #vegan

Simple Farm Stand Summer Pasta

For a healthy and easy summer side dish, try my Southwestern brown rice and black bean salad with tomatoes, avocados, cilantro and a spicy lime dressing. It's great warm or cold and both gluten-free and vegan as well. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #southwestern #ricesalad #summerrecipes #salads #glutenfree #vegan

Southwestern Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad

My Mexican-style vegetarian stuffed zucchini are full of black beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and chipotle for a simple and healthy baked dinner or side dish! Whether you use round squash or make zucchini boats, they are fun for the whole family. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #vegetarian #vegetariandinners #mexican #zucchini #summersquash

Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Zucchini

My Italian sausage pasta bake (pasta al forno Siciliana) combines rigatoni with browned sausage in a simple tomato sauce all topped with gooey smoked mozzarella cheese. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #italianrecipes #pastarecipes #bakedpasta #smokedmozzarella #italiansausage

Italian Sausage Pasta Bake (Pasta al Forno Siciliana)

For an easy and healthy cold summer or spring dinner, make chicken pesto pasta salad! It's full of the fresh flavors of tomatoes, basil, and asparagus along with simple grilled chicken thighs. Can be served warm or made ahead for a bbq or picnic. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #italianrecipes #pastasalad #pesto #summerrecipes #grilledrecipes

Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad

For a fresh take on Italian bread salad, make a spring panzanella salad with peas, arugula, mint, and cherry tomatoes all tossed in a bright, lemony dressing. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #italianrecipes #panzanella #tomatobreadsalad #springrecipes

Spring Panzanella Salad with Peas, Arugula, and Mint

Slow roasting tomatoes, shallots, and garlic together in a balsamic and olive oil dressing makes for an intensely flavored and delicious cherry tomato caprese salad! Serve this Italian appetizer or side dish with burrata cheese and crusty bread. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #saladrecipes #italianrecipes #tomatoes #caprese #farmersmarket #burrata

Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

For a great beef dinner with Greek flavors make grilled skirt steak gyros tonight! A quick marinade and homemade tzatziki sauce along with a few toppings and some pita bread are all you need. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #greekrecipes #gyros #beefrecipes #grillingrecipes #greek #skirtsteak

Grilled Skirt Steak Gyros

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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

Fall, winter, spring, or summer, you'll love sipping a simple maple lime bourbon sour! This drink is the perfect balance of sweet and sour combined with smooth whiskey to make a refreshing cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #cocktailrecipes #drinkrecipes #drinks #bourbon #cockails

Maple Lime Bourbon Sour

You'll love this easy, homemade recipe for creamy chicken fettuccine alfredo! Here is a skillet dinner all made in one pot full of tender chicken, tomatoes, and bacon. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #pasta #pastarecipe #italianrecipe #chickenalfredo #alfredo #onepotmeal #skilletdinner

One Pot Creamy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

Easy Brussels Sprout and Shallot Gratin - In this brussel sprout gratin, brussel sprouts and shallots are roasted right in the casserole dish and then topped with cheese and breadcrumbs to make for an easy and light gratin. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Easy Brussels Sprout and Shallot Gratin

For a fun variation on the classic Moscow mule, try a blood orange Moscow mule! Ginger beer, lime, and vodka are mixed with blood orange juice and pomegranate in this tasty cocktail.

Blood Orange Moscow Mule

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

Creamy and rich! My simple recipe for bacon cheddar soup is thick and comforting, made with sharp and smoked cheddar cheese along with thick cut bacon. Perfect on a cold day with a glass of beer. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #souprecipes #baconrecipes #cheddarsoup #cheesesoup #bacon #cheddarcheese #soup

Smoky Bacon Cheddar Cheese Soup

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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

Love making artisan bread but want it to be quick and easy? This rosemary no knead bread bakes up like a dream in your dutch oven and only takes a few minutes of work. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Olive Oil and Rosemary No Knead Bread

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

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

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

Pomegranate Prosecco Cocktail

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

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