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My spicy vegetarian tortilla soup is easy, healthy, AND quick! This is a pantry meal you can make in 30 minutes for a delicious and satifying dinner. Rich broth, smoky chipotles, plenty of black beans, and crunchy tortilla chips. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #mexicanfood #mexicanrecipes #souprecipes #pantryrecipes #soup #mexican #blackbeans #vegetariandinners

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

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

My creamless creamy potato carrot soup is full of flavor from buttery yellow potatoes, sweet carrots, bacon fat, and sharp cheddar cheese. Pureed until smooth and topped with crispy bacon and scallions, this soup is great comfort food for dinner on chilly nights.

Creamy Cheesy Potato Carrot Soup

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Fritters - A snap to make, these apple fritters are little pillows of happiness full of chopped apples and covered in cinnamon sugar. And you just need one, little easy trick to turn out perfectly shaped fritters every time. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Fritters

Simple, healthy, and easy! These roasted brussels sprouts with balsamic, parmesan, and pecans are the best ever and make a great side dish. Perfect for weeknights, holidays, and parties. | justalittlebitofbacon.com #sidedish #vegetables #brusselsprouts #holidayrecipe

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic, Parmesan, and Pecans

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

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

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

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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

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

Beer Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos - These tacos feature slow cooked chicken braised in beer and finished with adobo sauce all layered with spicy coleslaw and guacamole. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Beer Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos

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

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

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

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