Birthday party recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Cranberry Fluff

This is a great alternative to the classic Cranberry dish served at the Holiday meal. It is easy to make and uses fresh ingredients. Your guests…

Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi is very rich and royal summer drink with yogurt and mangoes. It is perfect summer drink when served chilled.

Spinach-Romaine Lettuce Salad

This was a 'gourmet' salad from Bon Appetit, 1978. It now is a favorite in my recipes. Sliced red onions and/or feta cheese make good additions to…

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I’ve tried many recipes of oatmeal raisin cookies but settled on this as the best one yet. It’s from Joy of Cooking (1997). The cookies are…

Side order of sliced fruit and watermelon

Side order of sliced fruit and watermelon

Veggie Party Puff Pastries

Chop everything up as small as you can! This makes about 15 bite-sized pastries.

Creme de Menthe Pillows

Sinful Saltines

Saltine Crackers at their finest...sweet, salty, crunchy and gooey. Wow!

Snappy Stuffed Tomatillos

What a wonderful treat at parties. Friends and family will request this time and time again. Feel free to substitute cherry tomatoes for the…

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies are for an after school snack for your children or coffee break at work with your co-workers. They provide extra nutritive…

Mexican Coleslaw

I looked over a lot of Mexican flavored coleslaws and this is what I came up with...we wanted full flavor to go with our fish tacos and this fit the…

Crispy Onion Rings

They’re rich, crispy, and delicious, and surprisingly sweet. However, something about breading them in a flavorful coating and deep-frying them in a…

Cardamom Carrots

This side of sweet carrots with a hint of cardamom blend well. They're particularly nice during the holiday's, served up with poultry.

Oat Pecan Praline Cookies

Chewy, slightly soft texture with a hint of caramel pecan, these attractive cookies make a nice snack for company with coffee, tea or milk.…

Giggling Gourmet's "Don Quixote's Boca de Fuego!" Hot Sauce

For those that like it hot: Here's a hot sauce personal favorite of my own design that I have been working on…