Kid friendly july 4th recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Homemade Chocolate Milk Shakes

A frugal way to make a homemade chocolate milk shake when you don't have any ice cream on hand. You will not believe how delicious these shakes are!

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…

Easy Gluten Free Baked Chicken Breasts

Ever single time we do a survey on the blog and ask what kinds of new recipes readers would like to see, the #1…

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.…

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Orange Marjoram Carrots

It can be hard to come by a vegetable dish both children and adults enjoy. You'll appreciate this recipe because it found that middle ground.…

Colourful Slaw

An eye catching slaw using green and red cabbages, yellow and red peppers and orange carrot for colourful salad to bring to a BBQ or a potluck.

Molasses Cookies

A modernized version of my grandmother's (Eva M. Koehler) molasses cookies--without the pearl ash. One of the great cookie treats of all time.…

Pineapple Slice

This is another one of my grandma’s recipes, and one of my favorites. Oh, fine, they are all my favorites. It’s a given. This is a light, airy, just…

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…

Skinny Sliders with Caramelized Onions, Yum!

Minimizing is the new super-sizing and these little sliders are terrific. No need to heat up the barbecue…

Banana boats

Camping in the summer is a fun and inexpensive vacation you can take with friends, family or your loved one. You can camp at the beach, state park,…

My Taco Salad

An easy recipe on a hot summer night that doesn't heat up the house.