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

Mango Gateau with peaches and cream

A Gateau is a French style sponge cake traditionally made with cream and may be a multilayered cake. I made…

Quick and Tasty Greek Cauliflower

There are times I've put the bulk of time preparing a middle east main dish and just need a quick side of…

French Bread by Bread Machine

This recipe requires the French Bread setting on my bread machine, best suited for bread doughs low in fat and sugar; this results in a crisp crust…

Lychee butter cake

Simple, yet rich and fragrant butter cake with exotic lychees and a dash of rose water.

Lasagna Italiana

Inspired from the streets of Tuscany, I developed this recipe by reducing the amount of sodium, eliminating sugar, and reducing the total fat…

Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…

Easy fennel soup

Light, refreshing and delicious soup that is exceptionally easy to make.

Weir Dough for Pizza

Scottish Shortbread

Melt in your mouth shortbread

German Meatballs and Sauerkraut

I have never thought to serve meatballs on sauerkraut until I tasted this. Wow, forget about meatballs and spaghetti ~ this is delish! Perfect for…

Cannellini bean hummus

This bean dip is similar to regular hummus, but a little creamier and smoother. Serve it with pita bread, pita crackers or vegetable dippers. It…

Sauce Diable

Serve with my Roasted Loch Duart Salmon with Chanterelle Mushrooms

Chorizo Bread Rolls

I didnt make a large loaf this time. Instead I made small ciabatta shaped litlle loaves and rolls filled with juicy chorizo.

Swedish Apple Cake (sockerkaka med applen)

This cake recipe from Sweden has been a favorite for nearly 40 years. It’s a simple but rich, buttery cake with…

Danish Aebleskivers

Æbleskiver (Danish pancake balls) are baked either plain or with an inside filling in a special pan with indentations or cups. The name comes from…