European bake recipes with 200 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving added by professional chefs

Whole Grain Pita Bread

Out of pita bread one day and too lazy to go shop, I decided to haul out the bread machine and make pita bread dough. The recipe is whole grain, but…

Lemon-Cranberry Biscotti

The biscotti had its origin in Roman times They are a dry, crunchy cookie that contains no fat and quite nourishing. .A food with sustenance and…

Scottish Currant Scones

Warm Scottish Scones with sweet Currants are a treat for breakfast any time of year, or for that matter any time of day.

creme caramel

Apricot Clafoutis copyright 2011 art of living.PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

This recipe is from my latest book and winner of the Gourmand World…

Irish Fruit Bread (Barm Brack)

Barm Brack is an Irish fruit bread eaten on St. Brigid’s Feast Day, February 1. Golden raisins predominate, along with citron or other dried fruit.…

Basil shortbread biscuits

Delicate, crumbly shortbread with a hint of basil

World's Best Pecan Shortbread

The closest some people will ever get to tasting real “Scottish” shortbread is the pecan style in the grocery store. Here’s my version. It’s easy…

Almond Biscotti

A very traditional recipe from my wifes Italian grandmother.

Creme Brulee

My claim to fame. Not quite so traditional, I use whole eggs and milk to lighten it up a little bit.

lebkuchen copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

This is a recipe I discovered visiting the Alto Adige Christkindlmarkts…

Anginetti copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

Anginetti Bite-Sized Italy copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

Italian Short Pastry Dough

This a great short dough for bases of hors d'ouvres or simpley as a stand alone galleta or cracker.

stuffed mushroom

with colored bell pepper stuff in mushroom and gratinated