European summer recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Zuccini (courettes) in wine dough

This is a recipie from Austria, my mom send it to me yesterday (28th of july 2007) :-) thanks mom!

Brown Rice Greek Salad

This recipe is my modified version of Martha Stewart's Brown Rice Salad. I made adjustments by adding oregano and feta and omitted her version which…

Chicken Parmesan

It is easy to prepare and it is nice to serve it at lunch time with well chilled bottle of white wine. bon apetit.

Summer Vegetable soup

Eating 5 vegetables a day is easy with this vegetarian summer soup. Some would call it summer minestrone. This can be made a day ahead,…

plum chocolate pudding

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and grease an 8 1/2-inch square ovenproof dish with butter. Drain the plum and arrange them on the base of the…

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…

Parmesan-Coated Sweet Potato Fries

These are oh so delicious, and super kid friendly !! My grandson still calls them "Nonnie's Cool French Fries"

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…

Berry Galette

Here's the summery pairing to the Galette Dough, largely inspired by Julia Child. Galette's aren't hard to make by any means, but they are just a…

Pan Bagnat

Literally translated to "Bathed Bread"

penne pasta with chicken

a good healthy meal that is easy to make in about an hour.

Italian Shrimp Salad