American appetizers & snacks recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

Roasted Butternut Squash Dip

This is a tasty Thanksgiving dip that your guest can enjoy until the meal is served. Make it up to 3 days ahead and stir in parsley at serving time.…

Baked Jalapeno Dip

This dip is irresistible. If you're looking for a light, healthy appetizer, this isn't it. But if you want something that's easy to make, tastes…

Turkey stuffed jalapenos

I love spicy food and turkey goes great with spicy give these a try as a thanksgiving appetizer

Corn Fritters

Stuffed Mushrooms with Feta & Spinach

I adapted these mushrooms from a bon appetit recipe. They are delicious and always a crowd pleaser. They have…

Crab Cakes

Avocado and Feta Salad

This recipe works as a guacamole when served with tortilla chips, or can stand alone as a salad, or used as a chutney.

Stuffed Zucchini with Italian Sausage and Parmesan Cheese

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…

BBQ Sauce 101

This is a delicious on its own basic bbq sauce that you can easily tweak. To experiment, divide it in 4 parts, and add different ingredients to…

Microwave Cleaning Tip

Clean food splatters easily using this non-chemical method.

Reese's Peanut Butter bites

These are the best! In fact....I am going to whip up a batch for the kids and send them for Valentines Day!

Guacamole Tex-Mex

Super simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality…

Cannellini Bean Dip

This is a wonderful dip for veggies, chips or just a spread on toast. Enjoy with Love, Catherine

Mom’s Deviled Ham Spread / Sandwich Filling

No one will complain about the leftovers from the holiday ham when it shows up next day as a dip or spread for…