North american, Birthday party, 500 or fewer calories Recetas

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…

Dungeness Crab Cakes with Herb Salad

With the price battle between crab captains and seafood wholesalers over, crab season is finally here! The…

Creme de Menthe Pillows

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…

Sinful Saltines

Saltine Crackers at their finest...sweet, salty, crunchy and gooey. Wow!

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…

Apple Muffins ( no butter)

These apple muffins are moist and mildly sweet. Oil is substituted for butter.

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies are for an after school snack for your children or coffee break at work with your co-workers. They provide extra nutritive…

Apple Bacon Cheddar Crostini

Great fall appetizer, party food or fun snack.

Butter Pecan Bars

A fun treat for dessert or a special after school snack. Source: www.rhodesbread.com/recipes/view/butter-pecan-strips

Mexican Coleslaw

I looked over a lot of Mexican flavored coleslaws and this is what I came up with...we wanted full flavor to go with our fish tacos and this fit the…

Chocolate Mousse in Chocolate Cups

Chocolate cups are filled with Alton Brown's recipe for Chocolate Mousse. blog:…