American mother's day bake recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

*Using shortening instead of butter produces a thicker more ‘cake-like’ cookie. Don’t use margarine or butter substitutes!

Canadian Bacon Brunch Pizza

This is a interesting twist on traditional breakfast pizza's. The crust is made from shredded hash browns, not a pizza crust.

Garden Salmon Loaf

Crustless Tomato Pie

From the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen (July 2013), this easy recipe met my needs for a novel and nutritious way to use up the last of the season…

Apple Pie Dip

Apple Pie Dip-is a delicious, easy and quick (22) minute recipe for a dip which tastes exactly like apple pie. This is a great dip for any holiday…

Skinny Red Velvet Cake

It’s one of my favorites! So rich tasting and super moist. The skinny for 1 slice of this dreamy cake is 250 calories, 6.7 grams of fat and 7 Weight…

Spinach Ball Appetizers

Spinach Ball Appetizers is an easy and delicious recipe for a holiday, event or any large family gathering and is also a healthy, low fat, low…

Sour Cream Streusel Muffins

A personal-size coffee cake in a muffin - these are seriously addicting! Increase the streusel topping if you’re crazy about the heavenly crunch on…

Chocolate Chip, Coconut and Almond Cookies

Chocolate, coconut and almonds are the core of a favorite candy bar, and in this recipe the flavors and…

Baked Eggs in Avocado with Bacon

Avocado is prized for its high nutrient, & do you know that this fruit can lower your cholesterol &…

Best Crispy Waffles

This is my favorite recipe for a crisp waffle. If that’s the way you like them, don’t reduce the oil, cause that’s what makes them crispy! Lazy soul…

Skinny Denver Omelette and Hash Browns Casserole



Wait until you taste this skinny breakfast casserole! It’s sooo hearty and includes the fabulous Denver…

Favorite Oatmeal Muffins

No, not just my favorite oatmeal muffin, these are actually my Number 1 Favorite Muffin ~ period! I love that they are comparatively low-fat and…

Easy Go Poppy Seed Cake

So many forget how good this cake is. It is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation. It is also great to dunk into coffee, wine etc. It…