Quick and easy kid friendly recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving added by professional chefs

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Mini Cakes

Mini-cakes with oatmeal, buttermilk, bananas and mini-chocolate chips......what’s not to like here? These make…

Basic Pickling Brine

I think pickling is the easiest preservation method for saving your garden harvest. I learned a simple recipe for brine this weekend at a…

Chocolate Dreams

CCB Salad

with cucumber carrot and beetroots this is one healthy and easy to make salad

Buttermilk Pancakes with Whole Wheat & Orange

This recipe uses half all purpose and half whole grain flour - my choice for the whole grain is white whole…

S’mores Snowballs (a no-cook confection)

This is a variation of Graham Cracker Snowballs and one way to get your “s’mores fix” any time of the year!…

Low Calorie and Delectable, Skinny Mini Reuben Appetizers

Here’s a classic deli sandwich turned into a bite-sized appetizer. I love serving these all throughout the…

A Summer Event Salad

In the summertime, one is always looking for a refreshing dish, light, tasty and low fat. This salad is great and is a great' tag-a-long' for…

Sourdough English Muffins

This is my first attempt at making English muffins, so will see what happens. Update: used a biscuit cutter. They puffed up and we're kind of…

Easy Refrigerator Pie from Moody's Diner for a Large Group

Use any flavor instant pudding for this pie. This would work with a graham cracker crust, too.

Peanutty Oatmeal Cookies

A different take on peanut butter cookies. The oatmeal adds chewiness, and the chopped peanuts add extra crunch. For an over-the-top serving, spread…

Light Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

These rolls turn out pillow soft and delicious. Also, they keep for several days in a plastic bag.

Gluten Free Flax Pizza Dough

A low Carb, Gluten Free pizza crust that is Real Yummy!

Peanut Butter Fudge

Easy to prepare dessert for peanut butter lovers.

Taco Skillet

It's sort of like hamburger helper, only it doesn't involve noodles or a box mix. And it tastes a whole lot better Variations: Add 1/2 cup…