American picnic bake recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Southern Dump Cake

This quick desert will have your friends oohing and ahhing at your next get together. It is also a great any-time desert to surprise family with. 4…

Healthy Chickpea Recipes - Gluten Free Goldfish Crackers

Here's a childhood favorite that's actually healthy. Using the powerhouse vegetable chickpea. Yes, it's used…

Grandma's Cheese Macaroni Casserole

Creamy southern style Macaroni and Cheese with a crunchy cracker topping. Great make ahead dish for events and…

Ground Chicken and Bean Bake

I’ve had a dish like this many times before, usually at potlucks or picnics, but this was the first time that I tried to make it with chicken…

Best Ever Macaroni and Cheese

A family favorite that I've been making for 15 years.

Sauerkraut and Sausage Casserole

I found this in the Lititz Church of the Brethren Cookbook credited to Helen Forry. I love sauerkraut and this…

Peanutty Oatmeal Cookies

A different take on peanut butter cookies. The oatmeal adds chewiness, and the chopped peanuts add extra crunch. For an over-the-top serving, spread…

Honey-Almond Popcorn

Here's a great anytime snack for kids and adults a like. Honey-Almond Popcorn is a combination of fluffy popcorn, crunchy almonds and golden honey.…

White Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

My son suggested adding white chocolate chips to my peanut butter cookie recipe and let me just say I don't see…

Jo Rooney's Buttermilk Biscuits (from NYT)

From NYT Recipes - Jo Rooney's Buttermilk Biscuits Biscuits are easy to make, as long as you follow two basic…

Best Almond Butter Brownies Recipe

If gooey brownie are your thing then this is a delicious gluten-free decadent brownie recipe that you will…

Honey Chicken Wings

This recipe from honey.com makes a simple tasty snack or appetizer for fall events.

Apple, Date, Cinnamon Cookies

Very moist and delicate cookies will a low sugar content.

Great Grandma Rose's Banana Bread

Old family recipe making use of over ripe bananas and spoiled milk. I have omitted the spoiled milk and…

Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies