Kid friendly recipes with 200 or fewer calories

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…

Persimmon Cookies

Spinach Salad with Avocado and Toasted Almonds

Creamy, crunchy, spicy and sweet, this salad covers all the flavor bases and provides a wonderful base for the…

Homemade Grilled Flatbread

I couldn't find any authentic pita bread or other flat bread at my local grocery store, so I decided to try grilling my own. It turned out to be…

Garlic Buttermilk Dinner Rolls

Wonderful recipe for dinner rolls slathered with garlic parsley butter before serving. Make them any shape you want, such as knots, crescents, or…

Tilapia Broiled Egyptian Style

We adopted this recipe from our Egyptian babysitter in San Francisco named Hoda. We came to her house once to pick up our son and were greeted by…

Cream Gravy

Ahhh! Cream Gravy it has so many uses. If you’re not from the South let me point them out to you. You can pour it on biscuits, for biscuits and…

Pork Tacos cooked in a spicy green chili sauce

Yummy tacos in spicy green chili sauce! A couple of days ago I posted a recipe for my green chili salsa, well I…

Simple Sesame Green Beans

I realize that 5 stars is an awfully high rating for such a simple dish. But honestly, I end up eating a pound of green beans every time I make…

Mom’s Deviled Ham Spread / Sandwich Filling

No one will complain about the leftovers from the holiday ham when it shows up next day as a dip or spread for…

Homemade Belgium Waffles

These are delicious homemade waffles, and are very easy to make. Feel free to add fresh blueberries, strawberries, or bananas to this recipe! Also,…

Spring salad

Refreshing spring salad with greens and radish.

Roasted Cauliflower

Good as snacks

Thai Basil & Curry Shrimp - Pattaya

This is a delicious curry flavored shrimp stir fry without a heavy curry sauce. The combination of curry and…

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…