American recipes with 600 or more calories costing less than $3.0 per serving added by professional chefs

Peanut Butter Pattie ( a famous knockoff)

A combination of creamy peanut butter, buttery cookie and a milk chocolate. Tag along with me to see part two…

Brad's Blue Ribbon Potato Soup

This is hands down the best potato soup I have ever had. Nothing fancy or chef style, just good homemade soup. Shared by a friend, it's now our…

Garlic Lovers Chicken

Chicken was on sale this week and Patti found a beauty, it was over 7lbs. so we had plenty left over for an awesome spontaneous picnic the next day…

Nan's Dumplings

This is my grandmother's (Margaret Rudis) recipe.

Japanese White Sauce

Its served at Japanese restaurants but its totally an American invention...Shrimp Sauce, Yum Yum Sauce, White Sauce...its all the same...

Bacon Cheddar Soup

Perfect for those cold days.

NY Cheesecake

Tasty NY style Cheesecake

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

A trifecta of ingredients, peanut butter-oats- chocolate chips, and whole wheat flour make this one terrific…

Exquisite Banana/apple bread

The taste when one combines bananas and apples, along with spices is exquisite. It is fun to experiment with a variety of fruits and vegetables.…

Lotta Cheese Cheese Burger

We got a complaint from some friends that when they go out for burgers the meat is paper thin and the cheese, if you can find any, is tasteless. We…

CHOCOLATE CLOUD CAKE

Intensely chocolatey but amazingly light, this dessert makes a perfect ending to even a substantial meal

Vegan Black Bean Salad with Peppers, Sweet Corn and Cilantro

A healthy vegan/vegetarian dish packed with flavor!

Tropical Beach Cake

Here is a great memory to make with any child. The complete beach cake that will make everyone smile. My seven year old niece and I made a beautiful…

COOKIE/ PECN BARS

A very special recipe for some very special guests...

What’s this, you ask? A simple syrup? No. It’s Hummingbird nectar. What prompted me to write this is the…