500 or fewer calories, American, 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…

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…

Shrimp, Avocado and Grapefruit Salad

Tangy salad for warm summer days

Watermelon Smoothie

Inspired from the National Watermelon Promotion Board!

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus

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

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Brown Butter Pancakes with Sheet Pan Berries

Brown butter pancakes with sheet pan berries are super fluffy, simple, and delicious. They look like you spent…

Grilled Scallops and Papaya Salsa

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

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…

Strawberry Colada Smoothie

Loaded with Vitamin C and potassium, this smoothie is great for a quick immune boosting breakfast on the go.

guacamole

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

Quick Banana Breakfast To Go