American bbq party recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Fresh Garden Salad with Balsamic Marinade

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

Chinese Eggplant Salad

This southwestern dish is based on the Sichuanese Fish Fragrant Eggplant.

New Orleans Butter Pralines

New Orleans pralines -- and that's pronounced PRAH-leens, to set the record straight -- are unique among pralines. They contain butter and milk to…

SIMPLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

this is a really divine taste.

Pupu-style Spareribs

Lemon Fluff Dessert

Light, fluffy, perfect for hot summer days. Found recipe on tastofhome.com/simple.

banana pudding

There is nothing better than Homemade banana pudding. It blows that boxed stuff out of the water.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

From Cuisine Magazine with some of my own tweaks, this recipe is constantly requested by my husband's co-workers. So, guys, now you can make it…

Vanilla Cupcakes

This cupcakes recipe is on my blog http://bakingdecorations.com/recipes/vanilla-cupcakes/.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

The perfect healthy dip for parties or just to munch on. Use spinach, artichoke hearts and cheese to make this quick and tasty anytime appetizer.

Four C Coleslaw

This is my version of a coleslaw I tasted many years ago at a catered event. It's close but not precisely the same. However it's a refreshing change…

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Delicious, easy, creamy mashed potatoes.

Grilled Coconut Pineapple

Perfect sweet tooth cure for a summer day.

Spicy Sweet-And-Sour Grilled Chicken

From Gourmet's Modern Menu

Therese's Barbecue Rub

This is a fantastic BBQ Rub just in time for the spring and summer bbq season it is great on chicken and ribs . The recipe makes about 3 Cups of…