Quick and easy kid friendly American recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Old-Fashioned, Homemade Lemonade

During those hot summer days, this drink will quench your thirst!

Easy Pan Fried Tomatoes

This recipe is incredibly easy and really tasty. We're healthy eaters, so frying tomatoes isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But you have…

Buttermilk Dinner Rolls

Fluffy, soft yeast rolls. Will freeze well.

Miso Mayo dip

Healthier, lower fat dip yet flavorful! Easy to make dip, perfect for vegetable sticks.

Rosemary Baked Red Potatoes

The simplest, most elegant side dish. This is the best way to impress company without any extra effort. The rosemary and shallots combine with the…

Spice Rubbed Roast Turkey

This salty-spicy-sweet rub keeps the meat lean but still plenty of flavor. This recipe easily converts to a 3 - 4 pound roasting chicken. Just…

Baking Powder Biscuits

This classic recipe makes about 8 biscuits (2 1/2 inch diameter). I like to brush melted butter on the tops after the biscuits come out of the…

Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

Cilantro and lime in a light vinaigrette. Perfect for salads or use as a marinade

Sugar Donut Muffins

A soft and tender cake muffin with a crusty coating of sugar on the outside that will melt in your mouth like a little bite of heaven.

Easy Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken With Quick Slaw

A new twist on an old favorite - chicken and coleslaw - from Delmarva Poultry Industries Inc. I tried it using…

Tom's Creamy Scrambled Eggs

This recipe is so simple I was reluctant to post it. But I had never tasted eggs cooked this way before Tom served some to me, and I was hooked.…

Garbage Salad (not really)

This salad will make the meal, or be the meal. Broccoli, oranges, almonds, raisins, mushrooms, onion & bacon - and a fabulous classic sweet & tangy…

Jelly Bean Sugar Cookies

An adorable little sugar cookie that is sure to put a smile on anyone's face. This cookie is soft on the inside, slightly chewy with lightly crispy…

Baked Chicken with Tomatoes and Basil

Celestial Pie

Why limit a great dessert like lemon meringue pie to just one kind of citrus fruit? Thanks to orange and lemon, this lovely pie packs a bold…