Summer, 300 or fewer calories, European Recetas

Basil Pesto Chicken

yummy pesto sauce mixed with your choice of pasta along with cherry tomates and bites of chicken.

Brown Sugar Caramel Souffles

I first made these in culinary school for extra credit with one of my Final Practical meals. *The cooking time noted reflects the (approximate)…

Strawberry Ice Cream

More like gelato because there is little cream in it. It really highlights the strawberries. You may reduce sugar if your strawberries are sweet…

Mediterranean Nachos (Greek Nachos)

Yummy Greek flavors in nacho form. Instead of sour cream you could use some tzatziki sauce or slice some raw…

Garlic Butter Breadsticks

These irresistible and simple Garlic Butter Breadsticks are so light, airy, and crispy, you’ll make them over and over again!

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce

Pomodoro style sauce with black olives, capers and chillies adding subtle character. Rich stewed tomato depth…

Fried zucchini with mayo-dill sauce and tomato

This is a traditional recipe in my family, as well as in pretty much any Ukrainian family fried zucchini with…

Salmorejo

A less known cousin of gazpacho, thicker but also refreshing.

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Banana and chocolate pudding

Bananas, bananas and again bananas! Don’t blame me because I love these sweet creamy fruits! I always make up some kind of dessert when I have…

Spectacular Summertime Fresh Roasted Marinara Sauce

This is one of the most delicious tomato sauces we’ve ever tasted. You’ll want to make this sauce using…

Crunchy Green Bean Salad

Brown Rice Greek Salad

This recipe is my modified version of Martha Stewart's Brown Rice Salad. I made adjustments by adding oregano and feta and omitted her version which…

Summer Vegetable soup

Eating 5 vegetables a day is easy with this vegetarian summer soup. Some would call it summer minestrone. This can be made a day ahead,…

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.