North american, BBQ party, 500 or fewer calories Recetas

Chicken, Tomatoes & Rotini Salad

Hearty pasta salad to help use up leftover roast chicken or turkey. I've a bumper crop of grape tomatoes which…

Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Mushroom Caps

A great appetizer with plenty of flavor!

Italian Linguine Salad

This is a family favorite all summer long. With all the different pasta's out there, feel free to it change up.

Easy Go Poppy Seed Cake

So many forget how good this cake is. It is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation. It is also great to dunk into coffee, wine etc. It…

Spinach-Romaine Lettuce Salad

This was a 'gourmet' salad from Bon Appetit, 1978. It now is a favorite in my recipes. Sliced red onions and/or feta cheese make good additions to…

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I’ve tried many recipes of oatmeal raisin cookies but settled on this as the best one yet. It’s from Joy of Cooking (1997). The cookies are…

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Sweet and chewy bars are a cinch to make and will please most all of your hungry nibblers! The original recipe…

Magically Delicious Marshmallow Crunch Brownie Bars

The Best Coffee Cake

I absolutely love those fresh baked coffee cakes that you find at a good bakery and I was on a hunt for a recipe similar to have at home. I wanted…

Mom's Peach Cobbler

This is not super sweet. The corners of the "crust" are chewy and my favorite part. It is really good served hot with vanilla ice cream or cold by…

Basic Barbeque Sauce

This sauce is adapted from Cookshack's Spicy Barbeque Sauce. Theirs uses a mix they sell. I have used a basic rub instead as a base which is…

Date Nite/Movie Nite In Deep Dish Pizzas

These pizzas are just plain awesome!! I made these over the weekend for the kids and grown-ups alike!! There…

Snappy Stuffed Tomatillos

What a wonderful treat at parties. Friends and family will request this time and time again. Feel free to substitute cherry tomatoes for the…