Spring recipes with 300 or fewer calories

Fresh Corn Pancakes

Spicey Pulled Pork

This is a braised pulled pork that makes a great sandwich or use it for a tex-mex taco salad. Use an inexpensive cut of pork as it will cook…

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

Caramelized Banana Cupcakes

These moist, dense cupcakes feature bananas caramelized with spiced rum.

Saint Hildegard Cookies of Joy

Hildegard von Bingen was born in 1098. She was a visionary, a Benedictine abbess, a scholar and correspondent with popes, scholars, kings and…

Pão de Ló - Portuguese Sponge Cake

I have always loved this recipe, especially when one is able to cook in in such a way that the middle part is…

Ravioli with Peas and Prosciutto

This is a dish we made on a cooking class about a week ago using the first fresh peas of the season. Vibrantly…

Baby Clams á la "Bulhão Pato"

A very good and quick appetizer for those who like the taste of sea. Cook it for an informal meal as it is better eaten with your fingers. Choose…

Potatoes, Fried Home Style

This recipe is similar to the way my Father would cook potatoes on a Sunday morning. I added the Bell Peppers. If it was good weather, we would…

Kuskara

This is a great snack/breakfast and a good use of left over Chapatis/Rotis. This is also known as Kuskara and Fodnichi poli. This is a typical…

Bean Soup, a Simple One

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the…

Craby Celery Sticks with Bacon Bits

Tickle your taste buds with these charming Celery Sticks topped with Bacon Bits! Also known as imitation…

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe was given to me by a friend.

Crown of Roast Pork

Stuffed Artichokes

I will never forget the first time I ate Stuffed Artichokes.......It was love at first site......25 years later I still make it the same way my mom…