American, 500 or fewer calories, Vegetarian Recetas

Italian Spinach Soup

Suprise, surprise. Another amazing recipe adapted from Marcella Hazan's Essential's of Italian Cooking. This is one of my bibles. Not only did I…

Creamed Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes

Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our…

Sauteed Pineapple Salad

Delicious sauteed pineapple slices with a hint of cinnamon and sugar, served on a bed of fresh green lettuce and sprinkled with grated cheddar…

Chow-Chow Relish

Fall's green tomatoes are a perfect base for a batch of chow-chow. This pickled relish or condiment is lip-smacking good on hotdogs, hamburgers,…

Kumquat Marmalade

Simple marmalade to make. This recipe is not to sweet,so keep it refrigrated. The amount of sugar can be increased if you like your marmalade…

Red Bell Peppers Stuffed with Beans and Rice

A nutritious meal in a vegetable cup: red bell pepper stuffed with beans and rice. It is a good way to use…

Lemon Caper Asparagus

Fresh asparagus with an olive oil, lemon juice and caper vinaigrette; easy, healthy, low fat and delicious!

Luncheon Pasta Salad

A refreshing light pasta salad for a main dish luncheon or summer potluck. I like small or medium shell pasta, but elbow, ditalini or bow tie pastas…

Grilled Scallops and Papaya Salsa

Great light dinner or lunch. Make sure to have some good crusty bread with it.

Shrimp, Avocado and Grapefruit Salad

Tangy salad for warm summer days

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus

A very simple and delicious asparagus, lightly accented with parmesan.

Watermelon Smoothie

Inspired from the National Watermelon Promotion Board!

Gratin of Spinach and Roquefort

Bubbling with warm, creamy Roquefort, this gratin brings together the classic combination of spinach, blue cheese and eggs. Comforting like a…

Chocolate Smoothie

guacamole

this guacamole is fairly mild, but goes great with blue corn chips it is a perfect dip.