Quick and easy picnic bake recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Garden Salmon Loaf

Grandma Snyders Oatmeal Cake

This cake is better the next day! (if you have any left!!) It is excellent hot but just as good when cooled.

Quadruple Chocolate Muffins

For chocolate lovers .. here there are almost all existing types!

Tater Wedges

Crispy and delicious tater wedges to compliment any meal. Simple and easy to prepare--and frugal on the budget! It's a win-win all the way around…

Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Five ingredient cookies / muffins - pecan fudge pie

These are somewhere between a cookie and a muffin, and they are absolutely delicious.

Big Ole Southern Biscuits w/ Flax Seeds

Nothing says southern hospitality like big, hot and buttery biscuits. I learned the basics of "ho' cakes" by…

FRESH APPLE CAKE

I love this cake. Anything with fruit and nuts is wonderful as far as I'm concerned. This cake is great without frosting, however, if you wish,…

Nut Tree Drop Cookies

The Nut Tree (Vacaville CA, off I-80) has been a landmark tourist stop for over eighty years. The restaurant, at its zenith in the 70's and 80's,…

Yellow Squash Cornbread

An easy way to sneak veggies in your child's meals. Moist, delicious, cheesy cornbread with a healthy twist-Squash!

Orange Deuce Muffins

My 3rd attempt to find the perfect orange muffins. Third time was the charm!

S'mores Bar Cookies

One of my most requested recipes. Much better than a plain ole s'more!

Date Nite/Movie Nite In Deep Dish Pizzas

These pizzas are just plain awesome!! I made these over the weekend for the kids and grown-ups alike!! There…

Aunt Birdie’s Easy Sour Cream Coffee Cake (Two Versions)

This recipe brings fond memories of a favorite aunt who was a terrific cook. (My cousin and I used to say the…

Solar-Baked Banana Bread

Too hot to bake nut breads? Get the solar cooker out and keep your cool! Just about anything you bake in the conventional oven has a complimentary…