Recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Yellow Indian Woman Bean Soup

RanchoGordo Beans are the best! This was originally in the NYT. Not sure why CES isn't picking up the canned tomatoes but their calories are…

Pear Cobblouti

I had pears from Harry & David, so I made this. I sprinkled cinnamon sugar on the top but otherwise ....pretty straight forward. And if you don't…

Hemp Seed Balls

Powerful little protein bombs.

Tuna Stuffed Eggs

I first had these as part of a beautiful salad that also included fried eggplant rounds and several types of olives, at the Locanda Rosati near…

Jacques Pepin's Ravigote Sauce

Including this here so I can always find it -- wonderful on poached salmon.

Moosewood Antipasto Salad

An attractive and tasty Italian style salad. With a crusty bread this dish can be a satisfying meal in itself or can be served as a first course…

Blender Banana Cake

Title says it all. This is easy and a good idea for kids in the kitchen. I have added some lavender flowers (about 1T) to the batter with lovely…

Sweet Potato-Poblano Soup

from Dr. Weil's True Food Kitchen

Cafe Flora Asparagus Tarragon Scramble

Super simple for Springtime, asparagus and eggs. I use their recipe for Sundried Tomato Aioli with this, a…

Tuscan White Bean Spread

So good, so easy, so adaptable ... Make it the way YOU like it.

Giada's White Bean Dip/Spread

She calls this a sort of Italian version of hummus. It's excellent for dipping with pita bread or spreading on crostini.

Giada's Tomato Vegetable Casserole

Great for using up what's in the fridge. You can use whatever you may find, as long as you keep everything cut…

Porcini and Sweet pepper Sauce

From the Madonna del Piatto blog and Letizia Matiacci, with gratitude.

Easy Whole Grain Flatbread (Mark Bittman)

This is beyond easy, and beyond delicious. I have only done it with chickpea flour, for a gluten free version.

Breakfast smoothie