Summer recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving with photo added by professional chefs

Fresh Garden Salad with Balsamic Marinade

A summertime side with plenty of garden vegetables in a pleasant balsamic marinade. Add grilled meat or fish…

Healthy Chickpea Recipes - Gluten Free Goldfish Crackers

Here's a childhood favorite that's actually healthy. Using the powerhouse vegetable chickpea. Yes, it's used…

Turkey Apple Patties

These breakfast or brunch sausage patties are moist and savory. No need for beef or pork here, the turkey is ideal for lighter meals. The apple and…

Chef Teddy Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake

Red Cabbage Coleslaw

Think outside the box for your next slaw with this creamy deep red cabbage version. The dried cranberries are camouflaged by the cabbage color and…

Ham, Peas & Pasta Salad

A nice choice for a summer cookout or picnic, this pasta salad can be made up to a day ahead for convenience. My pasta choice for this is ditalini,…

Yogurt Pancakes with Blueberries

Light and sublime, these pancakes are perfect for summer’s bounty of blueberries. Whole wheat pastry flour is…

Quick Meatloaf & Potatoes

Start to finish this can be on the table in 30 minutes, which represents 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes cook time in the microwave. This…

Orange & Black Olive Salad

A Moroccan favorite, as made by my friend, Chef Paula Wolfert, as found in one of my very favorite books 'Couscous and Other Good Food from…

FRYING BACON THE BEST WAY

I KNOW I PUT THIS ONE ON BEFORE BUT I DIDN'T EXPLAIN IT VERY WELL.SOME PEOPLE PUT THEM IN DRINKS SOME PUT CHO. OR KIDS LOVE IT THAT WAY.

Guacamole Tex-Mex

Super simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality…

Faux Chocolate Silk Pie

A chocolate lover’s delight and so easy for Easter or Mother’s Day dessert. Rich and smooth, this take on French chocolate silk pie has a secret -…

Mom's Pickled Beet and Egg Salad

I've fond memories of my mother's salads but have few written recipes of hers. Relying on memory alone for…

Creamy Cucumber Salad

This refreshing salad is a departure from traditional marinated cucumbers, and perfect for summer cookouts and picnics. Cucumbers may be peeled or…

Ruby Red Strawberry Pie

Couldn't be an easier pie to make - and perfect for summer's lighter menu fare. A nice do-ahead gelatin dessert that takes just minutes to prepare.…