Quick and easy American recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Fresh Garden Salad with Balsamic Marinade

A summertime side with plenty of garden vegetables in a pleasant balsamic marinade. Add grilled meat or fish…

Salmon and Vegetable Chowder

Creamy yet light, this veggie chowder delight can serve year-round as a stand-alone soup for lunch or dinner. To round it out, add tossed or fruit…

Half & Half Whole Wheat Bread (Machine or Hand-made)

Well it's NEARLY half and half (whole wheat flour and white bread flour.) This makes a 2-pound loaf of bread…

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Sweet and chewy bars are a cinch to make and will please most all of your hungry nibblers! The original recipe…

Pumpkin Nut Bread with Streusel Topping

The comforting smell of fall and winter is in the air as you bake this crunchy and moist pumpkin spice bread.…

Luncheon Pasta Salad

A refreshing light pasta salad for a main dish luncheon or summer potluck. I like small or medium shell pasta, but elbow, ditalini or bow tie pastas…

Chef Teddy Chocolate Swiss Roll

Chef Teddy Sopapilla Cheesecake

Chef Teddy Maple Pecan

Chef Teddy Vanilla Creme Brulee

Chef Teddy Flourless Chocolate Torte

Crunchy Chicken Rice Casserole

Putting leftovers together with pantry and fridge basics one evening I came up with this family pleaser. Water chestnuts and almonds provide the…

Deviled Ham & Cheese Sandwich Spread for a Crowd

Back in the mid 60's my roommate Joan made this deviled ham sandwich filling and what's different about it than…

Cornbread Waffles

Necessity is the mother of invention. In this instance I am going into the second month of home remodeling life without a kitchen. We either eat…

Cream of Vegetable Soup

A good base comfort soup for the winter season. Cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic predominate, but you can rifle through the veggie…