500 or fewer calories Recetas

BOTTLE GOURD DESSERT (Lauki Ka Halwa)

This is so tasty Indian/Pakistani dessert... Lauki Ka Halwa. Lauki is a Hindi word for bottle gourd or upo in…

Pistachio Baklava with Orange-Cardamom Syrup and Dried Lavender

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Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

Mouthwatering chocolate cake that is gluten free! I got this recipe from a friend of mine in Germany and I have no idea where she got it from but…

Swiss Corn Bake

Homemade Grilled Flatbread

I couldn't find any authentic pita bread or other flat bread at my local grocery store, so I decided to try grilling my own. It turned out to be…

Lychee butter cake

Simple, yet rich and fragrant butter cake with exotic lychees and a dash of rose water.

Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins (with bread machine dough option)

Whole wheat, bran and honey - a perfect threesome! Regular hamburger buns and even bread slices at times have…

Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…

Calypso Blondies

I so love blondies! Blondies are basically brownies without the cocoa and contain brown sugar instead of white sugar. Brownies seem so “old hat”…

Easy fennel soup

Light, refreshing and delicious soup that is exceptionally easy to make.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Quick to make, these bar cookies are a sister version of drop cookies (the dough can actually be made into…

Fabulous Skinny Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins, Great for Mother’s Day

We really love these coffee cake muffins and know you will too! They’re…

Macaroni and slaw salad

This recipe comes from my Taste of Home cookbook. It is a delicious, easy to make and my go to salad recipe for potlucks.

Black Beans and Rice

A Cuban classic, this goes perfectly with all pork dishes, and also with poultry and fish.