Quick and easy kid friendly recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Creamy Noodles & Peas

This is a quick and easy side dish that makes peas yummy to eat and is the result of experimenting on a cool fall evening 25 years ago.

Decadent and Skinny Pumpkin Cheesecake

Tired of the same old pumpkin pie year and year? Why not “wow” your guests with this stellar dessert. It’s…

Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes

SLAPPY COOKIE OR SAD HAPPY

THE NAME COMES FROM MY KIDS AND MY WIFE. THIS RECIPE, MY GRAND MOTHER ALWAYS MADE FOR US AS A SNACK. THERE SO GOOD YOU WANT TO EAT ALL OF THEM. THE…

Easy Fudge Recipe

I use this recipe, which is practically idiot-proof (catering can be stressful), and it's delicious. Freezing fudge is not a good idea, as it…

Vegan Rice Flour Bread with Poppy Seeds Made Easy

Rice flour bread recipes are a good alternative for those who do not like or cannot eat refined flour bread. It…

Low Fat, Three Cheese Mac and Cheese, Made From a Box But Healthier

For years I’ve been on the quest for a decadent tasting classic macaroni…

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes)

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab…

Skinny Orange Shredded Chicken, Baked or Crock-Pot

Oh my this chicken dish is wonderful! It can be baked in the oven or made in a crock-pot. The sauce is super…

Lacycakes - Best Pancake Recipe!

This is the recipe for pancakes that I used at my cafe, Lacy's Kitchen Cafe, and currently use for breakfast &…

Bacon Mac (Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon)

It's hard to improve on an American classic, but I think this recipe based on Cooking Light Magazine (9/09)…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These peanut butter cookies have crunchy chopped peanuts and either chopped semisweet chocolate chunks or jumbo…

Peanut Butter Pie

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cayenne Butter Cream

Frosted Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Frosted peanut Butter are great healthy Treats any time of the year and for Halloween you can you can decorate with sprinkles or any thing your…