Dinner party recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Plum Sherry Tart

The sherry and lemon zest give this plum tart a unique flavor. Be sure to use ripe, flavorful plums. You can use frozen plums but thaw them or heat…

Cincinnati Chili

You'll think you're at Skyline!

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce

Pomodoro style sauce with black olives, capers and chillies adding subtle character. Rich stewed tomato depth…

Cochinita Pibil

Cochinita Pibil (also puerco pibil) is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from Yucatán. Preparation of traditional cochinita or puerco…

Hazelnut Cheese Bits

Wow! These yummy bite-size bursts of flavor make an exceptionally delicious appetizer! You will need to make more than you think, because this easy…

Zippy Tomato Soup

Wow! When my mother-in-law, Margie, introduced me to her Zippy Tomato Soup, I became an instant convert! And that's saying a lot because up until…

Apple Brie Appetizer Soup

Well, this appetizer soup certainly surprised me! It's reminiscent of a Brie appetizer that's garnished with apples, but made into a soup appetizer…

Green Bean Casserole

I can't do Thanksgiving without this side dish. I like it with 1 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese added to it.

Penn Cove Mussels Provencal

Grilled Brie Sandwich

It isn't your mother's grilled cheese

Grilled Spicy Chicken

This chicken recipe is full of spice and flavor.

Beer Can Chicken

An interesting and fun, yet still delicious way to barbecue a chicken. Have fun with this one!