American summer recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Three Berry Dessert

grilled shrimp and mushrooms

good with hot cooked rice or green noodles(spoon remaining sauce over,if desired) steamed vegetables in season and a spinach salad

APPLE TUNA SALAD

Marinated Roasted Pepper Canape

The pepper mixture can be made ahead of time.

SPECULOOS

Be prepared: The rolled-out dough needs to be chilled for at least 3 hours. Makes about 70 cookies

Pinwheels

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

The first gluten free recipe I tried really developing myself was Chocolate Chip Cookies. By this I mean…

Slow Cooked Pulled Barbecue Chicken

From Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two page 108 Cooker size: 1 1/2-3 qt Setting and Cooking…

Flaxseed Shortcake

This is a simple, easy shortcake that may be used with any fruit topping, cobbler or as a breakfast biscuit served the preserves and butter.

SLAPPY COOKIE OR SAD HAPPY

THE NAME COMES FROM MY KIDS AND MY WIFE. THIS RECIPE, MY GRAND MOTHER ALWAYS MADE FOR US AS A SNACK. THERE SO GOOD YOU WANT TO EAT ALL OF THEM. THE…

Grandma Beckeys Macaroni Salad

This Macaroni salad has a sweet and sour taste to it because of the olives and sugar that are in it.

Avocado all dressed up for the New Year

Well, it's finally 2013 and we're still here. December 21st came and went just like any other day, ticking…

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes)

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab…

Italian Vegetable Stew Recipe

Here is a large pot of stew that feeds many people and get a few loaves of bread your going to need it to sop up the juices.

Olive Oil Coconut Cookies

A change in the old fashioned sugar cookie. I used extra virgin olive oil since I was out of butter and shortening. It makes a firm cookie. and…