Kid friendly appetizers & snacks recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Dolce al Mascarpone

My luscious spring variation on Tiramisù, this one is made with a lemon syrup and fresh berries

Bacon & Tomato Cups

Fried Crawfish Tails

Super Fast and Delicious!

Granola Bars

This is a great snack recipe and can be made into bars or loose for snacking. The original recipe from the Weight Watchers cookbook Simple and…

Chorizo Bread Rolls

I didnt make a large loaf this time. Instead I made small ciabatta shaped litlle loaves and rolls filled with juicy chorizo.

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…

Pearl Dumpling

Steamed mince ball coated with glutinous rice. It is a great finger food for gatherings, we love it!

Sauteed Liver with Garlic Stems

For all the recipes I publish to help my vegan and vegetarian friends, I need my meat! The difference is that I tried to balance my diet as much as…

Trail Mix

Yummy trail mix for anytime

Caramelized Banana Cupcakes

These moist, dense cupcakes feature bananas caramelized with spiced rum.

Roasted almonds with Quinoa, Flax and Sunflower seed

This is a great, healthy snack that we had up in Park City this week. We all munched happily all week, and got…

Romeo and Juliet appetizers

guava paste and cheese

Grandma Libia's croquetas

Traditional children's fare and a delectable tapa

Apple / Chicken Impossible Pie

Apples and Chichken mixed with bisquick and chedder cheese works beautifully. Very tasty.

Spaghetti Pie

I've been making this for years and everyone raves about it! Hope you will, too!