Summer recipes with 600 or more calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

Eggplant Parmesan (Slow Cooker or Crockpot version)

This recipe based on one from Allrecipes.com served 8 and was cooked in a 5-quart slow cooker. I cut the…

Baked Beans

I found this recipe in an old recipe book from the 1940's when I was a young bride in the early 1970's. At the time, I thought, "wow this is…

Cashew Nut Masala Chicken

Role play of spices for spiciness, cashew nuts for crunchiness and generous doze of curry leaves for aroma.

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!…

Carrot Cake

Carport cake with cream cheese frosting! You cannot go wrong with this flavour. Although the ingredients are a bit long please do not be intimidated…

Spicy Sweet & Sour Meatballs

An old pot luck favorite, the sweet and sour meatball filled crock. I have given the old recipe a bit of spice and a lot of flavor. This went over…

Crunchy Floret Salad

This was a good way to get the kids to eat raw cruciferous in their diets. They all loved it.

Catalina Mexican Salad

Van Halen Poundcake (custom tropical version)

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

Grilled Banana Parfait with Rum Sauce

You all know I love to make desserts on the grill! Bananas + ice cream + rum sauce = an insanely good dessert…

Cake in a Cup

I wanted a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. But I wanted something different. So...I went searching...and found a very simple and basic cake recipe. Then…

BBQ Chicken and Rice

Chocolate-Filled, Deep-Fried Bananas

This is a warm, scrumptious treat that is sweet, chocolaty, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. In…

Tropical Beach Cake

Here is a great memory to make with any child. The complete beach cake that will make everyone smile. My seven year old niece and I made a beautiful…

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.