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Spring recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving added by professional chefs

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps This is one of those dishes that I have to order every single time I go to Chinatown and see them on the menu. I love the crunch of the lettuce,…	Joanne Weir Jul 2008 Professional	56 votes 24 reviews 14 comments 105903 views
Lemon Pastry Squares (a.k.a Lemon Brownies) - a new take on Lemon Bars! This recipe has been circulating around the Internet as “Lemon Brownies”,…	Salad Foodie May 2013 Professional	17 votes 5 reviews 6 comments 32011 views
Cornbread, Jalapeno Maple Bacon When the daytime temperature hits around 50 degrees and the evening plunges to 30 or lower, it is time to begin the annual maple syrup processing in…	Amos Miller Feb 2011 Professional	12 votes 10 reviews 16 comments 22553 views

Creole Rice Pudding NEVER throw day-old rice away! Next time you have that extra-large Chinese take out and you have some of that white rice left over, you have the…	Amos Miller Feb 2011 Professional	7 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 12238 views
Creole Pralines Better than a cookie (sorry bakers, but this is a Creole group) and with the true taste of New Orleans, Creole Pralines are one of the signature…	Amos Miller Feb 2011 Professional	5 votes 2 reviews 4 comments 10219 views
Everything Goes Oatmeal Coookies This is an original recipe. I was making them, years ago, because my children wanted a "loaded" oatmeal cookie…	J. Gino Genovesi Dec 2013 Professional	5 votes 5 reviews 2 comments 17998 views
Good Stuff Dessert (a chocolate pudding trifle) Years ago a friend gave me this recipe saying it is as the name says, truly “Good Stuff.” Layers start with a…	Salad Foodie Jun 2012 Professional	5 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 19721 views
Fabulous 3 Cherry Pie Most folks don't have the luxury of owning a personal cherry orchard, so I modified this recipe using ingredients available at most stores.…	Amos Miller May 2011 Professional	4 votes 1 review 7 comments 7112 views
Garbage Salad (not really) This salad will make the meal, or be the meal. Broccoli, oranges, almonds, raisins, mushrooms, onion & bacon - and a fabulous classic sweet & tangy…	Amos Miller Dec 2011 Professional	4 votes 3 reviews 9 comments 13923 views
Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese Everyone will thank you for this one make double if you have big eaters this has never failed me .... This is a very heavy, creamy filling side…	dp Dec 2009 Professional	4 votes 1 review 1 comment 24153 views
Guacamole Tex-Mex Super simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality…	Amos Miller May 2015 Professional	4 votes 1 review 5 comments 9525 views
Easy Candied Pecans A snack for the gods! Sprinkle atop your favorite greens, blue cheese topped or chicken salad. For holiday entertaining leave the pecans in halves…	Salad Foodie Oct 2012 Professional	4 votes 1 review 2 comments 16994 views
Southwestern Shell Pasta Salad Chop, chop, chop and get your frustrations out making this pasta salad with south-of-the-border appeal. Choose your heat level by amount of peppers,…	Salad Foodie Dec 2012 Professional	4 votes 3 reviews 2 comments 10029 views
BEST EVER PEANUT BRITTLE I never knew how good peanut brittle was until I made this and I also never knew how easy it was. You just need to make sure you have a candy…	Claudia lamascolo Jan 2014 Professional	4 votes 2 reviews 1 comment 9190 views
Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Dip Still snowed in and entertaining the stranded! So I tried another Ellie Krieger recipe for a game day or appetizer dip option. Even though Ellie…	Amos Miller Feb 2011 Professional	3 votes 3 reviews 5 comments 12780 views