Skinny Valentine’s Day Dinner Recipes to Wow Your Sweetheart by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Nothing says, “I love you” like a home cooked meal. I’m sharing numerous recipes so you can design your own memorable, romantic dinner. From sexy cocktails to start the evening with to main course recipes and side dishes, you can create a delicious…

Frito Bandito Pie by myra byanka

Absurdly easy, delicious meal that is ready in 15 minutes, if you use canned chili or leftovers.

Chile con Queso #2 by myra byanka

Based on El Rancho's recipe (Austin, TX). Use it as a dip, on nachos, or cheese sauce for tortilla dishes.

Asian-inspired Mini-Meatballs by Amos Miller

A perfect appetizer, great hot or cold, and can be easily made the day before the party in a large crock pot. All you’ll need is toothpicks and tiny plates! I’ve built upon an interesting recipe I found for meatballs with a teriyaki sauce and the inclusion of, yes, dried cranberries. This was so tasty when I first made my…

Skinny Mini Passover Potato Pancakes Appetizer by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Everybody loves these little potato appetizers for Hanukkah but they’ll be perfect for Passover too. Best of all-they’re baked not fried! We’re removing the flour and using matzo meal instead. All the other ingredients work just great! The skinny on 4 of these little gems is 64 calories, 1 gram fat and 2 Weight Watchers POINTS.…

raspberry custard pie by Chez la mere

Chocolate Candy Nutella Cake with Buttercream Frosting by myra byanka

Since I only recently discovered Nutella, I am finding excuses to make things with it, so here's a cake mix recipe that contains Nutella, plus some chopped milk chocolate candy bars. Am using buttercream frosting so there will be some contrast between the frosting and the decorations, but chocolate buttercream would work with…

Roasted Picante Salsa by myra byanka

Easy to prepare chunky salsa for dips and other dishes.

Skinny Sliders with Caramelized Onions, Yum! by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Minimizing is the new super-sizing and these little sliders are terrific. No need to heat up the barbecue because these mini burgers are best made on a George Foreman grill, Panini maker or in a pan. The deep, subtle sweetness of the caramelized onions really add a wonderful flavor to these little gems. To make them skinny, I’m using…

Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce by myra byanka

Try this sauce with fried shrimp, bbq chicken wings, chicken fingers or nuggets. Copycat recipe.

Buttermilk Sourdough Pancakes by myra byanka

If you want to begin your fresh air sourdough starter, summer is the time (see link for directions.) I usually add blueberries to these.

Tex-Mex Meatloaf by myra byanka

Meatloaf with a kick.

Almonds roasted (Mustard Balsamic savoury-sweet) flavoured by Foodessa

Egg white based, sweet and salty spiced roasted almonds serve as a perfect snack. For a dedicated post...please refer here: http://www.foodessa.com/2014/07/my-mint-mojito-and-roasted-almond-snack.html

Cheddar Bay Drop Biscuits by myra byanka

In searching for an easy biscuit recipe, I happened on this one somewhere and fooled with it a bit. It's super easy and takes little time to prepare. These biscuits disappear in a flash, especially if served with butter.

Easy Orange Chocolate Candy Cake by myra byanka

My mother used to buy orange chocolate candy shaped like an orange, and cut in wedges. Since orange and chocolate pair well, I created this recipe this afternoon, having had some oranges and a box of cake mix, and it's yummy. (For the photos, I used canned chocolate buttercream, heated in microwave 25 seconds, which turns it…