Kid friendly American bbq party recipes with 500 or fewer calories

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…

Strawberry Almond Cupcakes

Strawberry Cupcakes with a hint of almond topped with an Almond Buttercream Frosting

Low Yolk Egg Salad

This is a lighter "Skinny" version of Egg Salad, using mostly egg whites and cutting out alot of the yolk used in traditional Egg Salad! It tastes…

Grilled Chicken Pesto Open Faced Sandwich

May is sandwich month at Carolina HeartStrings. I love sandwiches. All kinds and I love looking in my fridge…

White Dry Rub

I was using my red rub for all meats. It was good but thought the beef needed to treated differantly. I came up with this rub for my red meats. Now…

Strawberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Strawberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing is the perfect dressing for this salad. This is my all-time favorite…

Mac & Cheese

PA pickles

This is a recipe my dad used to make in the summer. I completely forgot about it until recently when I went back to my hometown and was served it…

My Orange Salad

Super simple dessert salad for a hot summer night!

Pineapple Heaven

My boyfriends grandmother introduced me to this recipe. I adore it! It is so simple, even your children can help.

Tropical Snowdrops

The dried fruit can be anything you'd like, that's "Tropical". Cashews are also good to use....

Easy Broccoli Salad

A basic broccoli salad, easy to make and delicious as either an entree or side salad.

Chocolate Lava Cake

Do you know how we can’t eat actual lava because it’ll melt our face-off? Well, here’s a chance for you to enjoy an edible version of lava! A…