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

Date and Nut Quick Bread

Date and Nut quick bread is quite an old fashioned favorite, it could be relished plain with tea/coffee or slathered with spoonful of fresh cream.…

Romaine Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing

A simple but fantastic salad with a very nice dressing. Oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes add depth and flavor to…

Peach Cobbler

This is a great old fashioned cobbler recipe defiantly worth the extra effort. My family enjoys this in their own unique ways. My hubby enjoys his…

Copper Carrots

Apricot Walnut Squares (A Bar Cookie)

CRUNCHY, CHEWY and MOIST. That sums up this pleasing amber-color bar cookie. The bottom crust gets extra crunch…

Collard Greens, corn and Tortilla Strata

A layered casserole of vegetables and flour tortillas. A vegetarian side dish to be enjoyed with or without a…

Cabbage Apple Slaw - Netta Belle's Choice

A heart healthy crispy salad of cabbage, apples, celery, walnuts and raisins. A salad for all seasons.…

Red Cabbage Coleslaw

Think outside the box for your next slaw with this creamy deep red cabbage version. The dried cranberries are camouflaged by the cabbage color and…

Happy Kids Guacamole

This makes my kids happy. It is homemade guacamole. A pretty basic, nutritious, delicious recipe. Try it, you might love it!

Skinny Shredded Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches, No Crock Pot Needed

I’ve trimmed the fat and calories by making the coleslaw with a skinny…

Applesauce Honey Cookies

These sweet, moist, spice-scented cookies are a cinch to make.

Potatoes au Gratan

This recipe was adapted from a little booklet put out in the 1930s by Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. for the new electric range…

Cheesy Bacon Sausage Egg Hash Brown Skillet

Cheesy Bacon Sausage Egg Hash Brown Skillet is a scrumptious, easy breakfast loaded with bacon, sausage, hash…