Summer recipes with 600 or more calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

Fish Batter

This homemade batter is light and fluffy and perfect to coat your favourite fish fillets. Tastes like the crispy fish usually found in good fish…

Black Swan Muffcakes...."Mmmmm, So Pink, So Pretty!"

I'm a little late, okay about 4 or 5 days to the Muffcake party, but ever since Salty Seattle suggested them I…

Catalina Mexican Salad

London Broil Marinade

This is my go to recipe when ever I make London broil. This recipe is also very versatile--it can be broiled, grilled, or roasted.

Monkey Bread

Van Halen Poundcake (custom tropical version)

My friend Jenni Field, aka The Balanced Pastry Chef (http://pastrychefonline.com/blog/) customized her famous…

Indian Fry Bread

What is Isleta? Who is Isleta? Isleta is a Navajo Indian Reservation South of Albuquerque. The Indian Village at the NM State Fair was the place to…

The Best Carrot Cake Ever

Rosalie Williams made the best carrot cake when I was a child. It was her specialty at church dinners. As an adult, I got her recipe because I…

Peanut and Vegetable Linguine

A recipe for a meatless Monday meal of healthy whole grain pasta, fresh vegetables and peanuts for a bit of Mediterranean cuisine. Adapted from…

Vegetable Bowtie Pasta Salad

Growing up, my Mother fixed a pasta salad that was so awesome. Well, I did a makeover of that pasta salad with my own twist...by changing the pasta…

Basic Easy Pie Crust

For my grandmother, Eva Koehler, this was what passed for "easy." For me, easy means opening the box and removing the sleeve, cutting the end and…

Mango Spice Cashew Butter Smoothie

Cardamom spice is oh so nice! This mango spice cashew butter smoothie recipe is a new twist for a smoothie!…

Caramel Banana Poke Muffins

Caramel Banana Poke Muffins are RIDICULOUSLY moist, delicious and loaded with pockets of sweet gooey caramel and fluffy banana.

Sponge Cake

Sponge cake is the mother of the cake, it is the most basic cake recipe. For those who are new into baking it is one of the must learn cake.