European spring recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Garlic Butter Breadsticks

These irresistible and simple Garlic Butter Breadsticks are so light, airy, and crispy, you’ll make them over and over again!

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce

Pomodoro style sauce with black olives, capers and chillies adding subtle character. Rich stewed tomato depth…

Vegetarian or Vegan Sausage Bread

Vegetarian or vegan sausage bread is a braided loaf of homemade bread that is over-stuffed with Vegan sausage…

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Cinnamonroll gourmet style

(makes abt 12 large or 15 small rolls) :

Blueberry Popovers

Crunchy Green Bean Salad

Tartlets with cream and fruit

My tartlets! They are light and tasty!

Spargelgemuse (Fresh Asparagus)

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Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Stuffed Artichokes

I will never forget the first time I ate Stuffed Artichokes.......It was love at first site......25 years later I still make it the same way my mom…

Pork Chops with Bell Pepper and Caper Sauce

ONE OF MY FAVORTIES!!!!!! The combination of the bell peppers, shallots, capers sets for an AMAZING marriage to…

Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta Puttanesca is an Italian dish that is packed with flavors of tangy, spicy and saltiness. This recipe is debuting arugula - a spicy leafy green…

Risi e Bisi

This delectable spring dish, a soup with fresh pea pod stock, fresh peas and rice, was once served with great pomp and ceremony to the Magnificent…

Tzatziki

Tzatziki is traditionally served as an appetizer and can be left on the table as an accompaniment to foods throughout the meal. The key to great…