Dreamy, Skinny Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

I recently tested this festive, super moist cake on some of my girlfriends. Several of us get together once a month to eat, drink and laugh until it hurts! When everybody gave it a two thumbs up, I couldn’t wait to share it with you. The best part, it’s so simple to make because I starting with a cake mix. Super rich and decadent…

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies by Salad Foodie

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my youth - until I came across this one in an Old Farmer's Almanac. The first batch I made convinced me the recipe was the one from my early baking years. Ah - answered prayers!

Creole Crabmeat Pie by Amos Miller

While this wonderful recipe is often used as a stuffing for everything from zucchini to fish to chicken and pork, try it iinside your favorite pie crust for a show stopping entree. You can also use it as an appetizer in minature pie shells for a great party treat. This treat can be served out of the oven or out of the refrigerator.…

Meat Loaf with Sweet Potatoes and Pineapple by Salad Foodie

No boring meatloaf dinner here! Sweet potatoes and pineapple slices baked with meatloaf make for an unusual twist in this meal-in-one-dish. Use all beef, or part ground pork, reduced-fat pork sausage, veal, etc. Tomato paste may seem an odd ingredient for meatloaf and too concentrated, but it works well here for flavor, sweetness and…

Garden Salmon Loaf by BearNakedBaker

Skinny Au Gratin Potatoes by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Wait until you taste this amazing potato dish! Perfect for Easter dinner…It's pretty much the richest low fat or regular potato dish I’ve ever tasted. No one will ever guess it’s made with reduced-fat cottage cheese and buttermilk to replace the heavy cream. The skinny for 1 serving, 177 calories, 2 grams of fat and 4 Weight Watchers…

Favorite Banana Nut Bread by Salad Foodie

From a friend long ago, this is definitely my banana bread recipe fav. Next time you’ve got ripe bananas to use up, give this one a try!

Cheddar Garlic Chicken by J. Gino Genovesi

There are many chicken recipes available, but to get one that is easy and good is sometime tough. In Italian this is sometimes referred as : L'aglio, il formagio cheddar/Romano Polio

Potluck Apricot Cobbler by Salad Foodie

An old-fashioned cobbler makes a hit with crowds and one of my favorite cobbler fruits is apricots. These perky golden first fruits of summer have a nice balance of sweet and tart. Fresh in-season fruit is preferred, but I have often used my stash of frozen cots from season’s past, and they work well for cobblers, as do canned. This…

CREOLE LASAGNE by BearNakedBaker

Double Corn & Green Chile Muffins by Salad Foodie

Whole kernel corn adds texture, flavor and moistness to ordinary cornmeal muffins. Add to that sharp cheddar cheese, green chiles plus your choice and amount of "heat" seasoning and you've a nice accompaniment to a bowl of beans, chili, or southwestern soup.

Potato Crusty Chicken by J. Gino Genovesi

Potato flakes coating gives the chicken a crusty surface and keeps the chicken juicy and tender. The taste is amazing.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake by Salad Foodie

Mmmmm - peanut butter and chocolate are a tempting duo in this this moist and tender cake. Mini chocolate chip morsels and chunky peanut butter help give texture to the topping. A welcome snack or breakfast treat with your favorite warm beverage.

Sour Cream Streusel Muffins by Salad Foodie

A personal-size coffee cake in a muffin - these are seriously addicting! Increase the streusel topping if you’re crazy about the heavenly crunch on top (1 ½ times streusel topping ingredients should do it.) Be prepared for these gems to disappear quickly.

Date and Walnut Chews by Salad Foodie

This confection is perfect for special occasions or holiday socials. The dates provide chewy aspects while the nuts give it crunch! A sweet treat that is easy to make and keeps well.