Summer recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Traditional Deviled Eggs

Betty Crocker Inspired Deviled Eggs - perfect for summer!

Blackened Mahi Mahi

Pink Lemonade Poke Cake

Cake mix recipe for a party cake for kids, bridal or baby shower. Decorate with sprinkles, strawberries, raspberries, or pink sugar.

Spaghetti Salad

Fresh garden veggies are the stand-out in this pasta salad recipe -perfect for summer's garden harvest. Pretty as a picture when served in a clear…

Cool and Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad

This is a simple as 1-2-3. Only a few ingredients and a quick 30 minute chill and you are good to go. Great…

Savory Meatloaf with Zucchini

In planning a birthday dinner for a mutual friend, a fellow-foodie and I devised this juicy meatloaf with prominent herb flavors. We started with 3…

Japanese “Rare” Cheesecake

No bake cheesecakes are called “rare cheesecakes” in Japan. It is a soft type of cheesecake and usually gelatin is used to harden the filling. Rare…

Cooler Corn

Large gatherings of people who like corn on the cob requires a couple of lobster pots or a wash tub and a lot of boiling water and patience. Not…

Skinny Party Turkey Meatloaf

I call this party meatloaf because it’s fancy enough to serve for company but you really don’t have to wait for company to make this yummy meatloaf.…

Spinach Strawberry Salad

This is an unusual blend of ingredients but they work so well together making it a wonderful, healthy salad. It's a summer salad so file it - then…

Asian-Style Grilled Black Bass

This fish is simply delicious. The flesh is like butter and the flavor is from heaven. I know that sounds extreme, but it's true. I was in Costco…

Carrots & Orange Wholewheat Muffin's/Cup Cakes..;)

Let them eat cup cakes...Put the carrot's on Top..;) When it comes to getting your toddler to eat healthy…

Zeera Raita (Cumin seeds Raita)

Raita is a famous and delicious side dish in subcontinent. This mouth watering dish is prepared at every home in Pakistan with pulao and biryani…

Cucumber Salad (vinegar style)

My mom's been making this since we were little, it so refreshing in the summer time. It's basic and simple and great at picnics and bbq's and with…

Chicken Kabobs

These kabobs are colorful, tasty, and make a great dish for any summertime party.