American recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

Zucchini Santa Fe

This fast side is great with the green chilies. It gives this recipe a great zip.

Baked Chicken And Rhubarb

Bacon Stuffed Shell Salad

This recipe takes pasta salad to a big flavor level. Great to make ahead and serve for a simple luncheon. Serve with fresh seasonal fruit.

Canadian Bacon Brunch Pizza

This is a interesting twist on traditional breakfast pizza's. The crust is made from shredded hash browns, not a pizza crust.

Festive Bacon And Cheese Dip

This is great with crackers, vegetables and crusty bread.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Roasting garlic in the oven brings out its sweet, nutty flavor. So it doesn't overpower mellow mashed potatoes. If you're looking for a Diabetic…

Slow Cooker Chunky Vegetable Clam Chowder

Warm up a chilly fall day with this hearty soup -- satisfying enough even for the most ravenous appetite.

My Homemade Apple Butter with Apple Schnapps

Two autumn standards, pumpkin and apple. I joined Schnapps Liquor with apple in this lovely spread. Apple…

Cranberry-Orange Muffins

Host a country-style weekend breakfast with these sweet-tart muffins. A few years ago we had a harsh winter and I didn't want to run to the…

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread has a moist texture and the deep chocolate flavor which comes from unsweetened cocoa powder and semi sweet chocolate chips.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Angel Cake

Flavor combinations such as strawberry and rhubarb are classics for a reason--they taste great together! Enjoy them both in this elegant layered…

Homemade Ham Stock

Whenever I make a ham dinner I always make sure to save the ham bone because it can be used in soups or stocks to which it adds a ton of flavor.…

Triple Cranberry-Walnut Quick Bread

Perfect for an autumn coffee break, this tart and nutty bread is great with cream cheese.