Quick and easy dinner party recipes with 200 or fewer calories

Baked Rice Pudding

We enjoyed this version of rice pudding, brought to a family dinner by my sister-in-law. For my tastes it’s best the day it’s made, so when there’s…

Creme de Menthe Pillows

Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs

Dinner on the table in 30 minutes - perfect! Easy sweet and sour sauce make chicken thighs lip-smacking tasty. Double the amount of glaze if you…

Banana Nut Appetizer

These quartered slices of fresh bananas with mayo and pecans make a delicious appetizer course for your holiday meal or dinner party.

Chicken Asparagus Soup

Take comfort with a refreshing chicken asparagus soup.

Apple Muffins ( no butter)

These apple muffins are moist and mildly sweet. Oil is substituted for butter.

Tomato filled with sardines in olive oil.

Butter Pecan Bars

A fun treat for dessert or a special after school snack. Source: www.rhodesbread.com/recipes/view/butter-pecan-strips

Grilled Cajun Steaks

Grilled Cajun Steaks is an easy and quick 21 minute recipe that you'll want to consider for your outdoor grilling rotation. Beef strip steaks with a…

How to mae black garlic

On several occasions have you heard of black garlic and its almost miraculous properties for our body, but ...... You know it is and as it occurs ?.…

Crispy Onion Rings

They’re rich, crispy, and delicious, and surprisingly sweet. However, something about breading them in a flavorful coating and deep-frying them in a…

Fried cauliflower.

You know that I love cauliflower, I had the whole day dedicated to cauliflower in my ***good food*** section on Helen’s Cooking Facebook fan page.…

Steamed Green Beans with Lemon & Dill

Delightfully easy and refreshing, these lemon-laced green beans compliment chicken, pork, beef or vegetarian…

Asian Style Cucumber Salad

I love Seaweed Salad! But, I wanted to be able to make it at home for less money than it costs at my favorite sushi restaurant! So this is my take…

Lapis Surabaya (Spiku)

Indonesia's signature layer cake, Lapis Surabaya or Spiku, is so dear to most of Indonesians. The cake is commonly used for the base cake of…