American boil recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Cream of Cauliflower Soup

Outstanding creamed soup served with sharp cheddar cheese! Yum.

Decorative Easter-Egg Chicks

Perfect centerpiece for your Easter Appetizer Table!

SHRIMP COCKTAIL

There is nothing better than a visit to my local fish monger--or Lobster Place in the City--on the weekend and purchasing beautiful shrimps in…

Smashed Red Potatoes with Gorgonzola Cheese

Thirty minutes and two steps are all that's needed to prepare this cheese and red potatoes side dish recipe.

Garlic Herbed Sweet Potatoes

TRY THIS AT EASTER - it is a signature dish! It is sweet and savory with fresh herbs, dairy products and chicken broth. This is a North…

Spicy Deviled Eggs

Traditional deviled eggs with a kick.

Red Beans & Rice

I had to find a use for my leftover ham bone from Easter.

Peter Parker's Pea Soup from Ina Garten

This is a hearty, rich pea soup that is great on a chilly evening. Serve with a salad and crusty bread.…

Spicy Red Anjou Pear Sauce:

A cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice flavored sauce made from Red Anjou Pears. A tasty side dish to have with pork, chicken or vegetarian as salad or…

Corn Chowder with Spam

A basic, simple chowder to fill those little holes in your menu. Tastes great but is always better the second day so make sure you make too much.…

Pamplemousse Martini

A light grapefruit based cocktail that even the men will enjoy. A spin on the cosmopolitan, combining grapefruit and pomegranate juice.

Cheap and Easy Pasta Salad

This is very cheap and easy to make because you can choose the flavor of the "dressing" you use to the type of pasta/noodles. It can be eaten hot,…

Quick Corn Chowder

Sweet Corn with Parmesan and Cilantro Recipe

A little tart and a touch sassy, this fun way to fix corn will be a hit. Just a few minutes of pan frying gives…

Corn and Spatzle Soup

This is a wonderful Amish soup. It makes for a wonderful dinner with a salad and some nice crusty bread. The Spatzle recipe here makes about 3…