American summer recipes with 600 or more calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

Broccoli Salad

Island Cookies

Chocolate chip mixed with coconut and walnuts!

Garlic Lovers Chicken

Chicken was on sale this week and Patti found a beauty, it was over 7lbs. so we had plenty left over for an awesome spontaneous picnic the next day…

Mango Spice Cashew Butter Smoothie

Cardamom spice is oh so nice! This mango spice cashew butter smoothie recipe is a new twist for a smoothie!…

Spicy Sweet & Sour Meatballs

An old pot luck favorite, the sweet and sour meatball filled crock. I have given the old recipe a bit of spice and a lot of flavor. This went over…

Crunchy Floret Salad

This was a good way to get the kids to eat raw cruciferous in their diets. They all loved it.

Tembleque (Coconut Custard)

Guest Post by Anthony Thompson This weeks post is different and special at the same time. I asked my other half to do a guest post. Anthony has…

Van Halen Poundcake (custom tropical version)

My friend Jenni Field, aka The Balanced Pastry Chef (http://pastrychefonline.com/blog/) customized her famous…

Grilled Banana Parfait with Rum Sauce

You all know I love to make desserts on the grill! Bananas + ice cream + rum sauce = an insanely good dessert…

Cake in a Cup

I wanted a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. But I wanted something different. So...I went searching...and found a very simple and basic cake recipe. Then…

Lotta Cheese Cheese Burger

We got a complaint from some friends that when they go out for burgers the meat is paper thin and the cheese, if you can find any, is tasteless. We…

Chocolate-Filled, Deep-Fried Bananas

This is a warm, scrumptious treat that is sweet, chocolaty, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. In…

Tropical Beach Cake

Here is a great memory to make with any child. The complete beach cake that will make everyone smile. My seven year old niece and I made a beautiful…

Tropical Macadamia Coconut Chunk Cookies

Love Macadamia nuts and white chocolate. This cookie adds yummy coconut to that combo!

London Broil Marinade

This is my go to recipe when ever I make London broil. This recipe is also very versatile--it can be broiled, grilled, or roasted.