Appetizers & snacks recipes with 100 or fewer calories

Fresh Garden Salsa

Fresh Tomatoes turn into a delicious fresh salsa

All Day Apple Butter

Done in the crock pot, cooks all day.

Braunschweiger Dip

Braunschweiger turned into a creamy dip

Cabbage Please!

Here’s a tasty recipe for cabbage – a new favorite vegetable of mine. Not only is cabbage low calorie but it’s very easy to prepare. If you don’t…

Chili's Salsa

A copycat recipe of Chili's Salsa.

Onion Bhajia (or Pakora)

This is an excellent snack and goes well with beer, wine or any soft drink. Best eaten when hot from the frying pan. One could replace onion with…

La Sfoia Lorda - Pasta Pillows in Broth

A little known Pasta in Brodo home cooking dish from Romagna. It is unknown in Bologna and the Emilia part of…

Mediterranean Hummus Layered Spread

This captivating dip layered with fantastic flavors is a showstopper! Serve with toasted pita wedges. This…

Stuffed Kalamata Olives

These salty olives stuffed with a creamy Feta mixture and wrapped in prosciutto will fly off the plate! I’m saying this makes 100 olives but you…

Crab Cakes

These crab cakes come out light, flaky and delicate in taste.

Fresh Corn Pancakes

Traditional Deviled Eggs

Betty Crocker Inspired Deviled Eggs - perfect for summer!

Naples Style Meat Ragù

The other great Ragù, besides the one from Bologna, is prepared in a very different way and is much richer in tomatoes

Spaghetti with Meatballs - the original Italian recipe

Though many think this dish is Italian American, there is a traditional dish from Abruzzo that must have been…

Salsa

Salsa is easy to make fresh and tastes better than the jarred varieties. Saves a buck, too! I make mine in the Vita-mix, but most food processors…