400 or fewer calories, American Recetas

German Potato Pancakes

I loved these “pancakes” when I was a child and visited my grandmother’s house. My mother made them occasionally, but they were always a staple at…

Spiced Sesame Bar Cookies

Miniature chewy bars with a foreign and exotic flair make a special sweet with coffee or tea. Sesame seeds form a nut-like crust to bottom and top…

Brined Chicken Thighs

Chipotle Sauce

Chipotle chiles (smoked, dried jalapeño's), bacon and beef broth give this unusual tomato-based sauce its deep flavor. Use it in Braised Meat Loaf…

Sweet Pepper Poppers

Welcome to our month of tailgating goodies! We love jalapeno poppers at our house and bacon AND cheese and when I was recently doing my weekly food…

Easy Sweet French Cassoulet

The French know cassoulet as a classic, long-simmered dish consisting of white beans and various -- sausages, pork or goose. This version is a less…

Delicious Cannellini Bean Dip

Pumpkin Harvest Chocolate Torte

The spicy pumpkin filling compliments the chocolate cake layered in this festive dessert. It's topped off with a wonderful chocolate glaze people…

Roasted Vegetable Succotash

Of all traditional Thanksgiving dishes, succotash is the most likely one that was served at the first feast. Introduced to colonial cooks by the…

Chick Pea Dip

Crock Pot Irish Tribute

I think we all know that cabbage and potatoes are part of the Irish food heritage. But, shrimp, or “prawns” as they are more often called in…

Lightened Up - Crustless Cottage Cheese Quiche

Blueberry Muffin Bread

Not wanting to take the time to make muffins and needing to use some blueberries I had fresh-frozen... I decided to use my favorite blueberry muffin…

Savory Baked Sweet Corn

A farm dish makes it to the city table. Use fresh sweet corn for a tasty creamy hot side dish with fried chicken and green beans. ©2007-2014…

Healthy Zucchini Chips

These are a great snacking food. Cut them thinner and cooke longe for extra crispy slices to replace chips!