French mother's day recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Mon Gateau Au Chocolat

An absolutely wonderful cake; most traditionally served without icing. If you're including kids, might want to add your favorite, but I love it the…

Fresh Spinach Quiche

Perfect for brunch or company, and one way to use up leftover fresh spinach. Use half Swiss cheese and half mozzarella if preferred. Do not bake…

Classic French Bread Recipe

A small loaf of crusty Classic French Bread to go with summer salads and winter hearty soups. It can be made easily without a mixer or food…

Semisweet Chocolate Mousse

“Mousse au chocolat” is French for chocolate mousse. Ask anyone to describe a chocolate mousse and they will generally answer with a texture…

Faux Chocolate Silk Pie

A chocolate lover’s delight and so easy for Easter or Mother’s Day dessert. Rich and smooth, this take on French chocolate silk pie has a secret -…

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This recipe is from my latest book and winner of the Gourmand World…

Spinach and cheddar quiche

I had a leftover pie crust from a custard peach pie, and leftover heavy cream from a Russian cream dessert. I also had some spinach on hand so I…

Madeleines

I had been longing to make madeleines or small French Sponge Cake for quite some time. All this while, I postponed the idea of making madeleines…

Brown Sugar Caramel Souffles

I first made these in culinary school for extra credit with one of my Final Practical meals. *The cooking time noted reflects the (approximate)…

Fondue - Gouda/Gruyere & Bacon

A really tasty (albeit decandent) fondue. I've done this for a cocktail party & for an X-mas appetizer. It always goes over well (though if only a…

Crab Meat Broussard

Petits Choux au Fromage

* A savory version of Pate A Choux that many upscale restaurants use as a filler at the beginning of a meal or as an appetizer for those who are…

Pan Bagnat

Literally translated to "Bathed Bread"

Mini Quiche

Most people believe that the quiche originates from France, and it is fair to say that in its traditional form, attributing origin to the French is…