July 4th recipes with 100 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

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Watermelon Jalapeno Quencher - A Happy 4th July

Know What You Eat: Tired of same old sweet watermelon juice with different fruit combinations????..try this…

Five ingredient cookies / muffins - pecan fudge pie

These are somewhere between a cookie and a muffin, and they are absolutely delicious.

Balsamic Mayonnaise

This is mayonnaise set on it's ear. I came up with it one day while making my traditional homemade mayo. I searched my pantry, and to my dismay, I…

Easy Strawberry Jam Filled Cookies

This recipe has cream cheese in the dough. Makes the dough smooth and rich tasting. I like making these with…

Hawaiian Crest Salsa

I came up with this recipe at the spur of the moment to accompany the shrimp recipe I was preparing for a late lunch get-together with several of my…

White Dry Rub

I was using my red rub for all meats. It was good but thought the beef needed to treated differantly. I came up with this rub for my red meats. Now…

My standard recipe for all of my cakes

I am sure that those of you that look over my cake recipes have noticed a certain pattern with all of my cakes.…

Fiesta Chopped Salad

I’m on a mission to find great new (to me) recipes using zucchini, and this perky salad was the first to be tried. A healthy colorful side salad,…

Banana Nut Appetizer

These quartered slices of fresh bananas with mayo and pecans make a delicious appetizer course for your holiday meal or dinner party.

Casie's Fruit Torte

My niece made this for Christmas. I was already so full I couldn't walk and still couldn't stop eating this delicious dessert. It can be made with…

Cooler Corn

Large gatherings of people who like corn on the cob requires a couple of lobster pots or a wash tub and a lot of boiling water and patience. Not…

Hard Boiled Eggs for cooks who can't boil water

Forget the boiling water, colander, cracks and boil-outs. Hard "Boiled" Eggs made in the oven are easier,…

Skinny Celebration Party Cupcakes

Here is a festive cupcake that's so easy to put together. I'm using a cake mix for this recipe. When you add…

No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Never buy jarred pizza sauce again! It’s so easy to make it homemade, you’ll save money and have a sauce that is exactly the way you like it. I’m…