American recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $0.5 per serving

Lemon Iced Molasses Cookies

These chewy, old-fashioned cookies make it well worth getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar.

Cucumber Salad (vinegar style)

My mom's been making this since we were little, it so refreshing in the summer time. It's basic and simple and great at picnics and bbq's and with…

Zippy Tomato Soup

Wow! When my mother-in-law, Margie, introduced me to her Zippy Tomato Soup, I became an instant convert! And that's saying a lot because up until…

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

Mouthwatering chocolate cake that is gluten free! I got this recipe from a friend of mine in Germany and I have no idea where she got it from but…

Swiss Corn Bake

Creamy Chocolate Mousse Pie

Kool-Aid Marshmallows

Kool-Aid flavored Marhsmallows!

Phyllo Peach Pecan Cobbler for a Large Group

Great recipe for the pastry-challenged.

Biscuits

Old-fashioned biscuit recipe made with butter flavored Crisco.

Delightful Pudding Cake

It is amazing how the ingredients in this recipe become heavenly pudding and moist cake

Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins (with bread machine dough option)

Whole wheat, bran and honey - a perfect threesome! Regular hamburger buns and even bread slices at times have…

Easy Breakfast Oatmeal Muffins w/ Chocolate chips and Coconut

This is a great recipe for a fast breakfast, after school snack or anytime. They are fast and easy to make and…

Peach Rum Sauce

Lip-smacking delicious! A spoonful of this delicately flavored luscious sauce turns ordinary desserts into memorable treats. Warm and serve over ice…

Mexican Pot Roast