Quick and easy recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving with photo added by professional chefs

Sylvia's Easy Cheesecake Pie

Very easy prep dessert and it's delicious. Courtesy of a dog park friend named Sylvia.

Fresh Garden Salad with Balsamic Marinade

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

Breakfast Burrito's

Best served with salsa, guacamole and or sour cream

English Shortbread

Use for cookies, pie dough, excellent medium for a high end product.

Leftover 2-Bean Stew

A quick bite using odds & ends was WAY too delicious not to post. Forget 8-bean and even 18-bean soups - 2 cans of beans, a few veggies and a…

Skinny Greek-Style Meatballs over Whole Wheat Couscous

Wonderful, flavorful, Greek-style turkey meatballs… A delicious change from Italian meatballs over spaghetti!…

Roasted Butternut Squash

To roast butternut squash you can either roast cut in half, cut side down, in a pan with a little water for about 1-1½ hours and then scoop out of…

Cranberry Orange Nut Muffins and Holiday Brunch Menu

HOLIDAY BRUNCH MENU: Cranberry Orange Nut Muffins Bacon Sweet Potatoes/Yams Coffee or Cocoa (Slice…

Delightfully Light Chicken and White Bean Chili

Don’t be fooled by the look of this pale colored chili. Yes it’s not a traditional chili but it’s really great…

Roasted Ranchero Sauce (Salsa Ranchera)

Easy to prepare recipe for a salsa that goes with huevos rancheros, egg dishes, and tortilla dishes.

Lacycakes - Best Pancake Recipe!

This is the recipe for pancakes that I used at my cafe, Lacy's Kitchen Cafe, and currently use for breakfast &…

Bacon Mac (Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon)

It's hard to improve on an American classic, but I think this recipe based on Cooking Light Magazine (9/09)…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These peanut butter cookies have crunchy chopped peanuts and either chopped semisweet chocolate chunks or jumbo…

Moist Chocolate Layer Cake

Chia Surprise Muffins

I've discovered Chia seeds lately. Full of protein and a good source of Fibre? I'm In. My Mother used to make Surprise Muffins Which is a basic…